Meguro Kinen

The Meguro Kinen (Japanese 目黒記念) is a Grade 2 handicap horse race for Thoroughbreds aged at least four years old, run in May over a distance of 2,500 metres at Tokyo Racecourse.[1]

Meguro Kinen
Grade 2 race
Heat on Beat winning the 2023 Meguro Kinen
LocationTokyo Racecourse
Inaugurated1932
Race typeThoroughbred Flat racing
Race information
Distance2500 metres
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
Qualification4-y-o +
WeightHandicap
Purse¥123,120,000 (total), ¥57,000,000 (winner)

It was first run in 1932 over 3400 metres at Meguro Racecourse and was later run over 3900 metres and 3200 metres before being run over its current distance for the first time in 1952. The race was elevated to Grade 2 class in 1984. Although the race moved to Tokyo Racecourse when Meguro Racecourse closed in 1934 the race retained the name of its original venue.

Winners since 2000
Meguro Racecourse in 1933
Year
 Winner
 Age
 Jockey
 Trainer
 Time
2000 Stay Gold 6 Yutaka Take Yasuo Ikee 2:33.2
2001 Hot Secret 5 Yoshitomi Shibata Yoshiyuki Goto 2:30.8
2002 Toshi the V 6 Hiroshi Kawachi Hidetaka Otonashi 2.31.8
2003 Toshi the V 7 Yoshitomi Shibata Hidetaka Otonashi 2.31.2
2004 Chakra 4 Yoshitomi Shibata Akio Adachi 2:30.5
2005 Opera City 4 Tetsuzo Sato Shozo Sasaki 2:29.8
2006 Pop Rock 5 Yuga Kawada Katsuhiko Sumii 2:33.1
2007 Pop Rock 6 Yutaka Take Katsuhiko Sumii 2:31.4
2008 Hokuto Sultan 4 Norihiro Yokoyama Yasushi Shono 2:31.9
2009 Miyabi Ranveli 6 Yuichi Kitamura Keijo Kato 2:39.0
2010 Copano Jingu 5 Kenichi Ikezoe Toru Miya 2:34.8
2011 King Top Gun 8 Norihiro Yokoyama Ippo Sameshima 2:32.5
2012 Smart Robin 4 Masayoshi Ebina Kunehide Matsuda 2:30.6
2013 Mousquetaire 5 Hiroyuki Uchida Yasuo Tomomichi 2:29.6
2014 Meiner Medalist 6 Masayoshi Ebina Kiyotaka Tanaka 2:31.0
2015 Hit The Target 7 Futoshi Komaki Keijo Kato 2:29.7
2016 Cryptogram 4 Yuichi Fukunaga Hideaki Fujiwara 2:30:6[2]
2017 Fame Game 7 Christophe Lemaire Yoshitada Munakata 2:30.9[3]
2018 Win Tenderness 5 Hiroyuki Uchida Haruki Sugiyama[4] 2:29.7
2019 Look Twice 6 Damian Lane Hideaki Fujiwara 2:28.2
2020 King of Koji 4 Norihiro Yokoyama Shogo Yasuda 2:29.6
2021 Win Kiitos 4 Yuji Tannai Yoshitada Munakata 2:32.8
2022 Boccherini 6 Suguru Hamanaka Yasutoshi Ikee 2:32.1
2023 Heat on Beat 6 Damian Lane Yasuo Tomomichi 2:30.8

Earlier winners
  • 1984 - Dai Sekitai
  • 1985 - Mr Le Mans
  • 1986 - Bingo Timur
  • 1987 - Mount Nizon
  • 1988 - Mejiro Fulmar
  • 1989 - Kiri Power
  • 1990 - Marutaka Tyson
  • 1991 - Carib Song
  • 1992 - Yamanin Global
  • 1993 - Matikanetannhauser
  • 1994 - Narita Taishin
  • 1995 - Hagino Real King
  • 1996 - Yu Sensho
  • 1997 - Agnes Kamikaze
  • 1998 - Going Suzuka
  • 1999 - Rosen Kavalier

See also

References
  1. "Meguro Kinen". Horse Racing in Japan.
  2. "MEGURO KINEN (G2) Full Result | 29 MAY 2016 R12 Tokyo Racing Information (JRA)". netkeiba.com. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
  3. "2017 result". Racing Post. 28 May 2017.
  4. "2018 result". Racing Post. 27 May 2018.
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