Chunichi Shimbun Hai Explained

Surface:Turf
Class:Grade 3
Horse Race:Chunichi Shimbun Hai
中日新聞杯
Location:Chukyo Racecourse
Inaugurated:1965
Race Type:Thoroughbred Flat racing
Distance:2000 metres
Track:Left-handed
Qualification:3-y-o+
Weight:Handicap
Purse:1st: ¥43,000,000 (as of 2023)

The Chunichi Shimbun Hai (Japanese 中日新聞杯) is a Grade 3 horse race for Thoroughbreds aged three and over, run in December over a distance of 2000 metres on turf at Chukyo Racecourse.[1]

It was first run in 1965 and has held Grade 3 status since 1984. The race was usually run over 1800 metres before being moved up to its current distance in 2006. It was run at Kokura Racecourse in 1991, 1993, 1994, 2010, and 2011.

Winners since 2000

Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
OwnerTime
2000Tosho Andre4Koichi TsunodaSakae WatanabeTosho Sangyo1:46.4
2001Grand Pas de Deux4Eiji NakadateHiroyuki NagahamaSunday Racing1:48.0
2002My Sole Sound3Masaru HondaKatsuichi Nishiura Kiyoshi Sano1:47.9
2003Precise Machine4Hiroki GotoKiyoshi HagiwaraSeiichi Iketani1:47.6
2004Precise Machine5Hiroki GotoKiyoshi HagiwaraSeiichi Iketani1:46.3
2005Gran Rio5Yuichi ShibayamaTakehisa SasakuraHareo Tanaka1:46.4
2006Toho Alan3Christophe LemaireHideaki FujiwaraToho Bussan1:57.8
2007Sunrise Max3Mirco DemuroYutaka MasumotoTakao Matsuoka1:58.5
2008Yamanin Kingly3Mirco DemuroHiroshi KawachiHajime Doi1:59.5
2009Earnestly4Tetsuzo SatoShozo SasakiKoji Maeda1:57.4
2010To The Glory3Mirco DemuroYasutoshi IkeeCarrot Farm1:58.7
2011Cosmo Phantom4Takano OnoToru MiyaBig Red Farm1:59.6
2012Smart Gear7Kohei MatsuyamaMasaru SayamaToru Okawa2:02.2
2013Satono Apollo5Masayoshi EbinaSakae KuniedaHajime Satomi1:59.6
2014Martinborough5Dario VargiuYasuo TomomichiKazumi Yoshida2:01.7
2015Decipher6Hirofumi ShiiFutoshi KojimaH. H. Sheikh Mohammed2:01.2
2016Satono Noblesse6Yuga KawadaYasutoshi IkeeHajime Satomi2:01.3[2]
2017Maitres d'Art4Cristian DemuroHirofumi TodaCarrot Farm1:59.3[3]
2018Gibeon3Cristian DemuroHideaki FujiwaraShadai Race Horse1:59.3[4]
2019Satono Garnet4Ryusei SakaiYoshito YahagiSatomi Horse Company1:59.2
2020Boccherini4Kohei MatsuyamaYasutoshi IkeeKaneko Makoto Holdings2:00.1
2021Shonan Bardi5Yasunari IwataTakeshi MatsushitaTetsuhide Kunimoto1:59.8
2022Killer Ability3Taisei DannoTakashi SaitoCarrot Farm1:59.4
2023Yamanin Salvum4Kousei MiuraNaoya NakamuraHajime Doi1:58.8

Earlier winners

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chunichi Shimbun Hai. Horse Racing in Japan.
  2. Web site: 2016 result . Racing Post. 12 March 2016.
  3. Web site: 2017 result . Racing Post. 9 December 2017.
  4. Web site: 2018 result . Racing Post. 8 December 2018.
  5. Web site: 中日新聞杯 . Netkeiba.
  6. Web site: Chunichi Shimbun Hai . Netkeiba.