Chukyo Kinen
中京記念
Grade 3 race
Greater London wins the 2018 Chukyo Kinen
LocationChukyo Racecourse
Inaugurated1953
Race typeThoroughbred Flat racing
Race information
Distance1600 metres
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
Qualification3-y-o+
WeightHandicap
Purse¥84,740,000 (total), ¥39,000,000 (winner)

The Chukyo Kinen (Japanese 中京記念) is a Grade 3 horse race for Thoroughbreds aged three and over, run in July over a distance of 1600 metres on turf at Chukyo Racecourse.[1]

It was first run in 1953 and has held Grade 3 status since 1984. The race was usually run over 1800 metres before being reduced to its current distance in 2012. It was run at Kokura Racecourse in 1991, 1993, 1994 and 2011.

Winners since 2000

Year
 Winner
 Age
 Jockey
 Trainer
 Time
2000 Meisho Doto 4 Yasuhiko Yasuda Isao Yasuda 1:59.1
2001 Lord Cronos 6 Yukio Okabe Kazuo Fujisawa 1:59.7
2002 Tsurumaru Boy 4 Hiroshi Kawachi Kojiro Hashiguchi 1:59.4
2003 Tagano My Bach 4 Katsumi Ando Hiroyoshi Matsuda 2:00.1
2004 Meisho Kio 7 Shinichiro Akiyama Masaru Fukushima 1:58.6
2005 Mega Stardom 6 Mikio Matsunaga Shoji Yamamoto 1:59.5
2006 Machikane Aura 4 Yuga Kawada Yuji Ito 1:58.2
2007 Rosenkreuz 5 Yusuke Fujioka Kojiro Hashiguchi 1:56.9
2008 Tascata Sorte 4 Eiji Nakadate Hideaki Fujiwara 1:58.4
2009 Sakura Orion 7 Shinichiro Akiyama Yasuo Ikee 2:00.4
2010 Shadow Gate 8 Katsuharu Tanaka Yukihiro Kato 2:02.0
2011 Narita Crystal 5 Yutaka Take Kazuyoshi Kihara 2:00.0
2012 Fragarach 5 Ryo Takakura Mikio Matsunaga 1:35.1
2013 Fragarach 6 Ryo Takakura Mikio Matsunaga 1:33.5
2014 Sadamu Patek 6 Katsuharu Tanaka Masato Nishizono 1:37.1
2015 Smart Orion 5 Mirco Demuro Yuichi Shikato 1:33.4
2016 Garibaldi 5 Yuichi Fukunaga Hideaki Fujiwara 1:33.6[2]
2017 Win Gagnant 5 Akihide Tsumura Masato Nishizono 1:33.2[3]
2018 Greater London 6 Hironobu Tanabe Masahiro Otake 1:32.3[4]
2019 Groove It 3 Kohei Matsuyama Mikio Matsunaga 1:33.6
2020 Meikei Die Hard 5 Manabu Sakai Kazuya Nakatake 1:32.7
2021 Andraste 5 Yuga Kawada Mitsumasa Nakauchida 1:46.2
2022 Belenus 5 Atsuya Nishimura Haruki Sugiyama 1:45.9
2023 Selberg 4 Kohei Matsuyama Takashi Suzuki 1:33.0

Earlier winners

  • 1984 - Hashi Rody
  • 1985 - Power Cedar
  • 1986 - Shining Ruby
  • 1987 - Tosho Leo
  • 1988 - Topcoat
  • 1989 - Inter Animato
  • 1990 - Osaichi George
  • 1991 - Lets Go Tarquin
  • 1992 - Movie Star
  • 1993 - Arashi
  • 1994 - Shimano Yamahime
  • 1995 - Chokai Carol
  • 1996 - Inazuma Takao
  • 1997 - Aloha Dream
  • 1998 - Toyo Rainbow
  • 1999 - Erimo Excel

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Chukyo Kinen". Horse Racing in Japan.
  2. ↑ "2016 result". Racing Post. 24 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "2017 result". Racing Post. 23 July 2017.
  4. ↑ "2018 result". Racing Post. 22 July 2018.
  5. ↑ "中京記念". Netkeiba.
  6. ↑ "Chukyo Kinen". Netkeiba.
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