| Surface: | Turf |
| Class: | Grade 2 |
| Horse Race: | Nakayama Kinen 中山記念 |
| Location: | Nakayama Racecourse, Funabashi, Chiba. |
| Inaugurated: | 1937 |
| Race Type: | Thoroughbred Flat racing |
| Distance: | 1800 metres |
| Track: | Right-handed |
| Qualification: | 4-y-o+ |
| Weight: | 4-y-o 55kg, 5-y-o+ 56kg. Fillies & mares allowed 2kg. |
The Nakayama Kinen (中山記念, Nakayama Kinen) is a Japanese Grade 2 flat horse race in Japan for Thoroughbreds aged four and older run over a distance of 1,800 metres at the Nakayama Racecourse, Funabashi, Chiba. The race is run in late February or early March.[1] [2]
The race was first run in 1937. It was originally run twice a year, in spring and autumn, before a single annual race was established in 1952. Among the winners of the race have been Silence Suzuka, Victoire Pisa, Just A Way, and Panthalassa.
Most successful horse (2 wins):
| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Hokuto Helios | 6 | Yoshitomi Shibata | Takao Nakano | Kanamorimori Shoji | 1:48.3 | |
| 1991 | Yukino Sunrise | 4 | Sueo Masuzawa | Yasuhiro Suzuki | Motoyuki Inoue | 1:47.7 | |
| 1992 | Dynamite Daddy | 4 | Kazuhiro Kato | Yasuhiro Suzuki | Seiichi Iketani | 1:47.0 | |
| 1993 | Movie Star | 7 | Shigehiko Kishi | Noriaki Tsubo | Teruya Yoshida | 1:47.0 | |
| 1994 | Sakura Chitose O | 4 | Futoshi Kojima | Katsutaro Sakai | Sakura Commerce | 1:48.9 | |
| 1995 | Fujiyama Kenzan | 7 | Masayoshi Ebina | Hideyuki Mori | Tatsuya Fujimoto | 1:50.3 | |
| 1996 | Sakura Laurel | 5 | Norihiro Yokoyama | Kazunori Sakai | Sakura Commerce | 1:47.1 | |
| 1997 | King of Daiya | 5 | Yoshitomi Shibata | Shimizu Toshiaki | Toshiyasu Ishige | 1:48.7 | |
| 1998 | Silence Suzuka | 4 | Yutaka Take | Mitsuru Hashida | Keiji Nagai | 1:48.6 | |
| 1999 | King Halo | 4 | Yoshitomi Shibata | Masahiro Sakaguchi | Yoshio Asakawa | 1:47.5 | |
| 2000 | Daiwa Texas | 7 | Hiroki Goto | Sueo Masuzawa | Daiwa Co., Ltd | 1:46.8 | |
| 2001 | American Boss | 6 | Teruo Eda | Fuyuki Tago | Abiru Fudosan | 1:46.9 | |
| 2002 | Tokai Point | 6 | Yukio Okabe | Yoshiyuki Goto | Masanori Uchimura | 1:45.4 | |
| 2003 | Lohengrin | 4 | Hiroki Goto | Masanori Ito | Shadai Race Horse | 1:47.6 | |
| 2004 | Sakura President | 4 | Yutaka Take | Futoshi Kojima | Sakura Commerce | 1:44.9 | |
| 2005 | Balance of Game | 6 | Katsuhara Tanaka | Yoshitada Munakata | Hiroyuki Sonobe | 1:46.5 | |
| 2006 | Balance of Game | 7 | Katsuharu Tanaka | Yoshitada Munakata | Hiroyuki Sonobe | 1:48.9 | |
| 2007 | Lohengrin | 8 | Hiroki Goto | Masanori Ito | Shadai Race Horse | 1:47.2 | |
| 2008 | Company | 7 | Norihiro Yokoyama | Hidetaka Otonashi | Hideko Kondo | 1:47.3 | |
| 2009 | Company | 8 | Norihiro Yokoyama | Hidetaka Otonashi | Hideko Kondo | 1:49.2 | |
| 2010 | Tosen Crown | 6 | Teruo Eda | Yasuo Sugawara | Takaya Shimakawa | 1:51.7 | |
| 2011 | Victoire Pisa | 4 | Mirco Demuro | Katsuhiko Sumii | Yoshimi Ichikawa | 1:46.0 | |
| 2012 | Federalist | 5 | Masayoshi Ebina | Tsuyoshi Tanaka | Shadai Race Horse | 1:47.3 | |
| 2013 | Nakayama Knight | 5 | Yoshitomi Shibata | Yoshitaka Ninomiya | Shinichi Izumi | 1:47.3 | |
| 2014 | Just A Way | 5 | Norihiro Yokoyama | Naosuke Sugai | Akatsuki Yamatoya | 1:49.8 | |
| 2015 | Nuovo Record | 4 | Yasunari Iwata | Makoto Saito | Reiko Hara | 1:50.3 | |
| 2016 | Duramente | 4 | Mirco Demuro | Noriyuki Hori | Sunday Racing Co. Ltd. | 1:45.9 | |
| 2017 | Neorealism | 6 | Mirco Demuro | Noriyuki Hori | Carrot Farm Co. Ltd. | 1:47.6 | |
| 2018 | Win Bright | 4 | Masami Matsuoka | Yoshihiro Hatakeyama | Win Co. Ltd. | 1:47.6 | |
| 2019 | Win Bright | 5 | Masami Matsuoka | Yoshihiro Hatakeyama | Win Co. Ltd. | 1:45.5 | |
| 2020 | Danon Kingly | 4 | Norihiro Yokoyama | Kiyoshi Hagiwara | Danox | 1:46.3 | |
| 2021 | Hishi Iguazu | 5 | Kohei Matsuyama | Noriyuki Hori | Masahide Abe | 1:44.9 | |
| 2022 | Panthalassa | 5 | Yutaka Yoshida | Yoshito Yahagi | Hiroo Race Co. Ltd. | 1:46.4 | |
| 2023 | Hishi Iguazu | 7 | Kohei Matsuyama | Noriyuki Hori | Masahide Abe | 1:47.1 | |
| 2024 | Matenro Sky | 5 | Norihiro Yokoyama | Mikio Matsunaga | Chiyono Terada | 1:48.1 |