Kokura Daishoten Explained

Surface:Turf
Class:Grade 3
Horse Race:Kokura Daishoten
小倉大賞典
Location:Kokura Racecourse
Inaugurated:1967
Race Type:Thoroughbred Flat racing
Distance:1800 metres
Track:Right-handed
Qualification:4-y-o+
Weight:Handicap

The Kokura Daishoten (Japanese 小倉大賞典) is a Grade 3 horse race for Thoroughbreds aged four and over, run in February over a distance of 1800 metres on turf at Kokura Racecourse.[1]

The Kokura Daishoten was first run in 1967 and has held Grade 3 status since 1984. The race was run at Hanshin Racecourse in 1969 and 1982 and at Chukyo Racecourse in 1998, 1999 and 2010.

Winners since 2000

Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
Time
2000Jo Big Bang5Yamada KazuhiroNoriaki Tsubo1:48.0
2001Misuzu Chardon6Mirco DemuroKeiji Kato1:49.5
2002Tamamo Hibiki6Yoshiyuki ObaraIsami Obara1:48.0
2003Meiner Blau6Shinji KawashimaMasatoshi Ando1:49.1
2004Meisho Battler4Shinji FujitaShigetada Takahashi1:49.1
2005Meisho Kaido6Yutaka TakeMasahiro Sakaguchi1:46.4
2006Mejiro Meyer7Yuga KawadaYohiyasu Tajima1:47.2
2007Asaka Defeat9Futoshi KomakiAkio Tsurudome1:46.8
2008Asaka Defeat10Eiji NakadateAkio Tsurudome1:47.7
2009Sunrise Max5Norihiro YokoyamaYasuda Masumoto1:44.9
2010Osumi Spark5Kota FujiokaKatsumi Minai1:47.2
2011Sunrise Vega7Shinichiro AkiyamaHidetaka Otonashi1:45.3
2012A Shin G Line7Haruhiko KawasuMasanori Sakaguchi1:46.3
2013Hit The Target5Takuya OnoKeiji Kato1:46.4
2014Last Impact4Yuga KawadaHiroyoshi Matsuda1:45.3
2015Curren Black Hill6Shinichiro AkiyamaOsamu Hirata1:48.3
2016Albert Dock4Yuga KawadaHiroyoshi Matsuda1:46.7
2017Maltese Apogee5Tomoharu BushizawaMasahiro Horii1:45.8[2]
2018Triomphe4Yuga KawadaNaosuke Sugai1:46.1[3]
2019Stiffelio5Genki MaruyamaHidetaka Otonashi1:46.7[4]
2020Cadenas6Katsuma SameshimaKazuya Nakatake1:48.3
2021Territorial7Yukito IshikawaKatsuichi Nishiura1:45.5
2022Arrivo4Kazuo YokoyamaHaruki Sugiyama1:49.2
2023Hindu Times7Bauyrzhan MurzabayevTakashi Saito1:49.7
2024Epiphany5Makoto SugiharaKeisuke Miyata1:45.1

Earlier winners

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kokura Daishoten. Horse Racing in Japan.
  2. Web site: 2017 result . Racing Post. 19 February 2017.
  3. Web site: 2018 result . Racing Post. 18 February 2018.
  4. Web site: 2019 result. Racing Post. 17 February 2019.
  5. Web site: 小倉大賞典 . Netkeiba.
  6. Web site: Kokura Daishoten . Netkeiba.