| Surface: | Turf |
| Class: | Grade 2 |
| Horse Race: | Hanshin Daishōten 阪神大賞典 |
| Location: | Hanshin Racecourse, Takarazuka, Hyogo |
| Inaugurated: | 1953 |
| Race Type: | Thoroughbred Flat racing |
| Distance: | 3000 metres |
| Track: | Right-handed |
| Qualification: | 4-y-o + |
| Weight: | Special Weight |
The Hanshin Daishōten (阪神大賞典, hanshin daishōten) is a Japanese Grade 2 flat horse race in Japan Thoroughbred colts and fillies aged four and over run over a distance of 3,000 metres at the Hanshin Racecourse, Takarazuka, Hyogo. The race was run in late November or early December until 1987 when it was moved to a date in March. The race now serves as a trial for the spring edition of the Tenno Sho.
It was first run in 1953.
The race is run at Hanshin Racecourse over a distance of 3,000 meters on turf using the inner curve.
56 kg for four-year-olds, and 57 kg for five-year-olds and above.[1]
Allowances:
Penalties (excluding two-year-old race performance):
| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Narita Brian | 4 | Katsuyuki Minai | Masaaki Ookubo | 3:08.2 | |
| 1996 | Narita Brian | 5 | Yutaka Take | Masaaki Ookubo | 3:04.9 | |
| 1997 | Mayano Top Gun | 5 | Seiki Tabara | Masahiro Sakaguchi | 3:07.2 | |
| 1998 | Mejiro Bright | 4 | Hiroshi Kawashi | Hidekazu Asami | 3:09.3 | |
| 1999 | Special Week | 4 | Yutaka Take | Toshiaki Shirai | 3:13.4 | |
| 2000 | T M Opera O | 4 | Ryuji Wada | Ichizo Iwamoto | 3:09.4 | |
| 2001 | Narita Top Road | 5 | Kunihiko Watanabe | Hidenori Yamaji | 3:02.5 | |
| 2002 | Narita Top Road | 6 | Kunihiko Watanabe | Hidenori Yamaji | 3:07.9 | |
| 2003 | Daitaku Bertram | 5 | Yutaka Take | Kojiro Hashiguchi | 3:05.9 | |
| 2004 | Lincoln | 4 | Yutaka Take | Hidetaka Otonashi | 3:08.4 | |
| 2005 | My Sole Sound | 6 | Masaru Honda | Katsuichi Nishiura | 3:06.2 | |
| 2006 | Deep Impact | 4 | Yutaka Take | Yasuo Ikee | 3:08.8 | |
| 2007 | Eye Popper | 7 | Yutaka Take | Izumi Shimizu | 3:08.3 | |
| 2008 | Admire Jupiter | 5 | Yasunari Iwata | Yasuo Tomomichi | 3:08.7 | |
| 2009 | Asakusa Kings | 5 | Hirofumi Shii | Ryuji Okubo | 3:13.2 | |
| 2010 | Tokai Trick | 8 | Shinji Fujita | Kenji Nonaka | 3:07.3 | |
| 2011 | Namura Crescent | 6 | Ryuji Wada | Nobuharu Fukushima | 3:04.4 | |
| 2012 | Gustave Cry | 4 | Yuichi Fukunaga | Yoshiyuki Arakawa | 3:11.8 | |
| 2013 | Gold Ship | 4 | Hiroyuki Uchida | Naosuke Sugai | 3:05.0 | |
| 2014 | Gold Ship | 5 | Yasunari Iwata | Naosuke Sugai | 3:06.6 | |
| 2015 | Gold Ship | 6 | Yasunari Iwata | Naosuke Sugai | 3:05.9 | |
| 2016 | Cheval Grand | 4 | Yuichi Fukunaga | Yasuo Tomomichi | 3:05.8 | |
| 2017 | Satono Diamond | 4 | Christophe Lemaire | Yasutoshi Ikee | 3:02.6 | |
| 2018 | Rainbow Line | 5 | Yasunari Iwata | Hidekazu Asami | 3:03.6 | |
| 2019 | Sciacchetra | 6 | Keita Tosaki | Katsuhiko Sumii | 3:06.5 | |
| 2020 | You Can Smile | 5 | Yasunari Iwata | Yasuo Tomomichi | 3:03.0 | |
| 2021 | Deep Bond | 4 | Ryuji Wada | Ryuji Okubo | 3:07.3 | |
| 2022 | Deep Bond | 5 | Ryuji Wada | Ryuji Okubo | 3:05.0 | |
| 2023 | Justin Palace | 4 | Christophe Lemaire | Haruki Sugiyama | 3:06.1 | |
| 2024 | T O Royal | 6 | Yuji Hishida | Inao Okada | 3:06.8 |