Nojigiku Sho Explained
| Surface: | Dirt |
| Horse Race: | Nojigiku Sho |
| Location: | Sonoda Racecourse |
| Inaugurated: | 1963 |
| Race Type: | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Distance: | 1,700 meters |
| Qualification: | Three-year-old mares |
| Weight: | 54kg |
| Purse: | 1st: ¥5,000,000 |
The Nojigiku Sho (in Japanese: のじぎく賞), is a race for three-year-old mares[1] from the Tokai region in the Aichi Prefectural Horse Racing Association.
Race details
The race was established in 1963. It is held at Sonoda Racecourse on a 1,700 meter track.
The award is named after a Japanese flower, the Chrysanthemum japonense.
Winners since 2015
Winners since 2015 include:[2]
Year
| Winner
| Jockey
| Trainer
| Time
|
|---|
| 2015 | Toko Venus | Manabu Tanaka | Tatsuho Yoshiyuki | 1:49.2 |
| 2016 | Dear Maruko | Hideya Sahara | Tetsuya Naka | 1:51.7 |
| 2017 | Apelila Ruby | Maki Mukaiyama | Yoichi Kurimoto | 1:51.1 |
| 2018 | Tulipa[3] | Tomohiro Yoshimura | Tokuhiko Hiramatsu | 1:54.8 |
| 2019 | Chervil[4] [5] | Takashi Nakata | Shinobu Noda | 1:51.9 |
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Past winners
Past winners include:
| valign=top | - 1973: O.N. Karim[6]
- 1974: Elizabeth Quinn[7]
- 1975: Ali Seiyu
- 1976: Otowahime [8]
- 1977: Senju Eiza
- 1978: Arab Hime
- 1979: Sankyo Homare
- 1980: Hillary Nisei
- 1981: Tokino Shigemi
- 1982: Saruta Homare
- 1983: Satsuki Top Lady
- 1984: Mar Zenjuan
- 1985: Great Queen
- 1986: Tokino Karen
- 1987: Center Pure
| valign=top | - 1988: San Omier
- 1989: Sumano Ershi
- 1990: Quinn In Beta
- 1991: Kyowa Idol[9]
- 1992: Rokko Best
- 1993: Keshigo Manna
- 1994: Kaori Bijin
- 1995: Fate Star
- 1996: Rosen Pearl
- 1997: Makio Queen
- 1998: Ebishiro Queen
| valign=top | - 1999: Orion The Dancer
- 2000: Bakushin Creel
- 2001: Hirakatsu Asuka
- 2002: Queen Cast
- 2003: June Paradis
- 2004: Kinugasa Sapphire
- 2005: Mayano Powerful
- 2006: Nice Joker
- 2007: Enta no Megami
- 2008: Iron Gold
| valign=top | - 2009: Virgin Sapphire
- 2010: Helena
- 2011: Mambo Bean
- 2012: Mermaid Jump
- 2013: Yumeno Atosaki
- 2014: Toko Nile
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See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Nojigiku Award. Keiba. 8 August 2019. en.
- Web site: Nojigiku Award. netkeiba.com. 1 April 2019. en.
- Web site: Tulipa. JBIS. 1 April 2019. en.
- Web site: Chervil. JBIS. 1 April 2019. en.
- Web site: Nojigiku Prize Heavy Award 13-year-old mare registered horse. Oddspark.com. 1 April 2019. en.
- Web site: Nojigiku Sho. horseicon.web.fc2.com. 1 April 2019. en.
- Web site: Elizabeth Quinn. JBIS. 1 April 2019. en.
- Web site: Otowahime. JBIS. 1 April 2019. en.
- Web site: Kyowa Idol . JBIS. 1 April 2019. en.
