Kyoto Nisai Stakes

The Kyoto Nisai Stakes (Japanese: 京都2歳ステークス) is a Grade 3 horse race for two-year-old Thoroughbreds run in November over a distance of 2000 metres at Kyoto Racecourse.[1]

Kyoto Nisai Stakes
Grade 3 race
LocationKyoto Racecourse
Inaugurated1959
Race typeThoroughbred Flat racing
Race information
Distance2000 metres
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed
Qualification2-y-o
WeightColts 55kg, Fillies 54 kg
Purse¥71,180,000 (total), ¥33,000,000 (winner)

The race was first run in 1959 and was promoted to Grade 3 status in 2014. It was run over a variety of distances but has been contested over 2000 metres since 2002. Past winners have included Narita Brian, Victoire Pisa and Epiphaneia.

Winners since 2014
Year
 Winner
 Jockey
 Trainer
 Time
2014 Bell Lap William Buick Naosuke Sugai 2:04.8
2015 Dreadnoughtus Yutaka Take Yoshito Yahagi 2:01.3
2016 Cadenas Yuichi Fukunaga Kazuya Nakatake 2:02.6[2]
2017 Grail Yutaka Take Kenji Nonaka 2:01.6[3]
2018 Courageux Guerrier João Moreira Yasutoshi Ikee 2:01.5[4]
2019 My Rhadpsody Yutaka Take Yasuo Tomomichi 2:01.5
2020 Wonderful Town Ryuji Wada Yoshitada Takahashi 2:01.6
2021 Justin Rock [a] Kohei Matsuyama Tatsuya Yoshioka 2:03.3
2022 Gruner Green [a] Mirco Demuro Ikuo Aizawa 2:05.5[5]

a The 2021 & 2022 race took place at Hanshin Racecourse.

Earlier winners
  • 2002 – Eishin Champ
  • 2003 – Mystic Age
  • 2004 – Rosenkreuz
  • 2005 – Maruka Schenk
  • 2006 – Gold Kirishima
  • 2007 – Al Kazan
  • 2008 – Executive
  • 2009 – Victoire Pisa
  • 2010 – Marvelous Kaiser
  • 2011 – Trip
  • 2012 – Epiphaneia
  • 2013 – Tosen Stardom

See also

References
  1. "Kyoto Nisai Stakes". Horse Racing in Japan.
  2. "2016 result". Racing Post. 26 November 2016.
  3. "2017 result". Racing Post. 27 November 2017.
  4. "2018 result". Racing Post. 24 November 2018.
  5. "2022 result". Racing Post. 26 November 2022.
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