Keihan Hai Explained

Surface:Turf
Class:Grade 3
Horse Race:Keihan Hai
京阪杯
Location:Kyoto Racecourse
Inaugurated:1956
Race Type:Thoroughbred Flat racing
Distance:1200 metres
Track:Right-handed
Qualification:3-y-o+
Weight:4-y-o+ 56kg, 3-y-o 55kg, fillies allowed 2kg
Purse:¥84,740,000 (total), ¥39,000,000 (winner)

The Keihan Hai (Japanese 京阪杯) is a Grade 3 horse race for Thoroughbreds aged three and over, run in November over a distance of 1200 metres on turf at Kyoto Racecourse.[1]

It was first run in 1956 and has held Grade 3 status since 1984. The race was originally run over 2000 metres and was contested over 2200 metres in 1996 before being cut to 1800 metres a year later. It was first run over its current distance in 2006.

Winners since 2000

Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
Time
2000Joten Brave3Olivier PeslierIkuo Aizawa1:45.2
2001Tenzan Seiza3Hirofumi ShiiHideaki Fujiwara1:45.6
2002Sidewinder4Koshiro TakeShuji Kitahashi1:45.3
2003Cheers Brightly5Masaru HondaKenji Yamauchi1:49.1
2004Daiwa El Cielo3Yuichi FukunagaKunihide Matsuda1:46.3
2005Company4Yuichi FukunagaHidetaka Otonashi1:44.8
2006Amberjack3Koshiro TakeTakao Nakano1:08.3
2007Sans Adieu5Yutaka TakeHidetaka Otonashi1:07.9
2008Western Dancer4Yuga KawadaHiroki Sakiyama1:08.1
2009Premium Box6Hideaki MiyukiHiroyuki Uehara1:07.6
2010Spring Song5Kenichi IkezoeAkio Tsurudome1:08.0
2011Lord Kanaloa3Yuichi FukunagaTakayuki Yasuda1:08.1
2012Hakusan Moon3Manabu SakaiMasato Nishizono1:08.5
2013Earth Sonic4Mirco DemuroKazuya Nakatake1:07.5
2014Am Ball Bleiben5Ken TanakaNobuharu Fukuhima1:08.3
2015Satono Lupin4Ryuji WadaAkira Murayama1:07.4
2016Nero5Mickael BarzalonaHideyuki Mori1:10.3[2]
2017Nero6Hiroto YoshiharaHideyuki Mori1:08.8[3]
2018Danon Smash3Yuichi KitamuraTakayuki Yasuda1:08.0[4]
2019Right On Cue4Yoshihiro FurukawaMitsugu Kon1:08.8
2020Fiano Romano6Hayato YoshidaTomokazu Takano1:08.2
2021Eighteen Girl5Shinichiro AkiyamaYuji Iida1:08.8
2022Toshin Macau3Katsuma SameshimaMizuki Takayanagi1:07.2
2023Toshin Macau4Akira SugawaraMizuki Takayanagi1:07.4

The 2020, 2021, & 2022 races took place at Hanshin Racecourse.

Earlier winners

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Keihan Hai. Horse Racing in Japan.
  2. Web site: 2016 result . Racing Post. 27 November 2016.
  3. Web site: 2017 result . Racing Post. 26 November 2017.
  4. Web site: 2018 result . Racing Post. 25 November 2018.
  5. Web site: 京阪杯 . Netkeiba.
  6. Web site: Keihan Hai . Netkeiba.