Keisei Hai Autumn Handicap Explained

Surface:Turf
Class:Grade 3
Horse Race:Keisei Hai Autumn Handicap
京成杯オータムハンデキャップ
Location:Nakayama Racecourse
Inaugurated:1956
Race Type:Thoroughbred Flat racing
Distance:1600 metres
Track:Right-handed
Qualification:3-y-o+
Weight:Handicap
Purse:¥84,740,000 (total), ¥39,000,000 (winner)

The Keisei Hai Autumn Handicap (Japanese 京成杯オータムハンデキャップ) is a Grade 3 horse race for Thoroughbreds aged three and over, run in September over a distance of 1600 metres on turf at Nakayama Racecourse.[1]

It was first run in 1956 and has held Grade 3 status since 1984. The race was switched back and forth between Nakayama and Tokyo and run over several different distances in its early years before settling at its current venue and distance in 1984. The 1988 edition however took place at Niigata Racecourse.

Winners since 2000

Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
Time
2000Symboli Indy4Yukio OkabeKazuo Fujisawa1:34.5
2001Zenno El Cid4Norihiro YokoyamaKazuo Fujisawa1:31.5
2002Breaktime5Mikio MatsunagaShoji Yamamoto1:31.9
2003Breaktime5Mikio MatsunagaShoji Yamamoto1:33.9
2004Meiner Morgen4Hiroki GotoMasahiro Horii1:32.8
2005Meiner Morgen5Yoshitomi ShibataMasahiro Horii1:33.3
2006Suteki Shinsukekun3Hiroki GotoHideyuki Mori1:32.0
2007Kings Trail5Katsuharu TanakaKazuo Fujisawa1:32.6
2008Kiss To Heaven5Shinji FujitaHirofumi Toda1:32.1
2009Zarema5Hiroyuki UchidaHidetaka Otonahi1:32.1
2010Fireflaught4Akihide TsumuraMichihiro Ogasa1:32.8
2011Fifth Petal5Norihiro YokoyamaYukihiro Kato1:31.9
2012Leo Active3Norihiro YokoyamaHiroaki Sugiura1:30.7
2013Excellente Cave4Keita TosakiNoriyuki Hori1:31.8
2014Clarente5Hironobu TanabeKojiro Hahiguchi1:33.3
2015Fra Angelico7Hironobu TanabeMakoto Saito1:33.3
2016Lord Quest3Kenichi IkezoeShigeyuki Kojima1:33.0[2]
2017Grand Silk5Hironobu TanabeHirofumi Toda1:31.6[3]
2018Mikki Glory5Christophe LemaireSakae Kunieda1:32.4[4]
2019Trois Etoiles4Norihiro YokoyamaTakayuki Yasuda1:30.3
2020Trois Etoiles5Norihiro YokoyamaTakayuki Yasuda1:33.9
2021Catedral5Keita TosakiManabu Ikezoe1:32.0
2022Falconia5Hayato YoshidaTomokazu Takano1:33.6
2023Soul Rush5Kohei MatsuyamaYasutoshi Ikee1:31.6

Earlier winners

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Keisei Hai Autumn Handicap. Horse Racing in Japan.
  2. Web site: 2016 result . Racing Post. 11 September 2016.
  3. Web site: 2017 result . Racing Post. 20 September 2017.
  4. Web site: 2018 result . Racing Post. 9 September 2018.
  5. Web site: 京成杯AH . Netkeiba.
  6. Web site: Keisei Hai Autumn Handicap . Netkeiba.