Tokinominoru Kinen
The Tokinominoru Kinen (Japanese 共同通信杯, kyōdō tsūshin hai) is a Grade 3 horse race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds run in February over a distance of 1800 metres at Tokyo Racecourse.[1] Officially known as the Kyodo News Hai, the race is named in honour of the undefeated racehorse Tokino Minoru.
| Grade 3 race | |
 Tokino Minoru, after whom the race is named | |
| Location | Tokyo Racecourse |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1967 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1800 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | 3-y-o |
| Weight | Colts 56 kg, fillies 54 kg |
| Purse | ¥81,880,000 (total), ¥38,000,000 (winner) |
The race was first run in 1967 and was elevated to Grade 3 status in 1984. It was contested at variety of venues but has been run over its current course and distance since 1980. The race serves as a trial race for the Satsuki Sho. Winners of the race have included Mr C B, Narita Brian, El Condor Pasa, Jungle Pocket, Admire Moon and Gold Ship.
Winners since 2000
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Eagle Cafe | Yukio Okabe | Futoshi Kojima | 1:49.7 |
| 2001 | Jungle Pocket | Koichi Tsunoda | Sadao Watanabe | 1:47.9 |
| 2002 | Cheers Stark | Shinji Fujita | Kenji Yamauchi | 1:50.4 |
| 2003 [a] | Run to the Freeze | Hiroyuki Uchida | Kenji Yamauchi | 1:48.3 |
| 2004 | Meiner Dupre | Hiroshi Kitamura | Yoshihiro Hatakeyama | 1:47.4 |
| 2005 | Stormy Cafe | Hirofumi Shii | Futoshi Kojima | 1:47.8 |
| 2006 | Admire Moon | Yutaka Take | Hiroyoshi Matsuda | 1:48.4 |
| 2007 | Fusaichi Ho O | Katsumi Ando | Kunihide Matsuda | 1:47.7 |
| 2008 | Shonan Alba | Masayoshi Ebina | Yoshitaka Ninomiya | 1:47.6 |
| 2009 | Break Run Out | Yutaka Take | Hirofumi Toda | 1:47.3 |
| 2010 | Hansode Bando | Masayoshi Ebina | Mitsuhiro Ogata | 1:48.2 |
| 2011 | Nakayama Knight | Yoshitomi Shibata | Yoshitaka Ninomiya | 1:48.5 |
| 2012 | Gold Ship | Hiroyuki Uchida | Naosuke Sugai | 1:48.3 |
| 2013 | Meikei Pega Star | Norihiro Yokoyama | Kazuyoshi Kihara | 1:46.0 |
| 2014 | Isla Bonita | Masayoshi Ebina | Hironori Kurita | 1:48.1 |
| 2015 | Real Steel | Yuichi Fukunaga | Yoshito Yahagi | 1:47.1 |
| 2016 | Dee Majesty | Masayoshi Ebina | Yoshitaka Ninomiya | 1:47.4 |
| 2017 | Suave Richard | Hirofumi Shii | Yasushi Shono | 1:47.5[2] |
| 2018 | Oken Moon | Hiroshi Kitamura | Sakae Kunieda | 1:47.4[3] |
| 2019 | Danon Kingly | Keita Tosaki | Kiyoshi Hagiwara | 1:46.8[4] |
| 2020 | Darlington Hall | Christophe Lemaire | Tetsuya Kimura | 1:49.6 |
| 2021 | Efforia | Takeshi Yokoyama | Yuichi Shikato | 1:47.6 |
| 2022 | Danon Beluga | Kohei Matsuyama | Noriyuki Hori | 1:47.9 |
| 2023 | Phantom Thief | Christophe Lemaire | Masayuki Nishimura | 1:47.0 |
a The 2003 running took place at Nakayama Racecourse.
Earlier winners
- 1984 - Bizen Nikishi
- 1985 - Sakura Yutaka O
- 1986 - Dyna Gulliver
- 1987 - Meiner David
- 1988 - Muguet Royal
- 1989 - Meiner Brave
- 1990 - Ines Fujin
- 1991 - Iide Saison
- 1992 - Air Jordan
- 1993 - Meiner Remark
- 1994 - Narita Brian
- 1995 - Narita King O
- 1996 - Sakura Speed O
- 1997 - Mejiro Bright
- 1998 - El Condor Pasa
- 1999 - Yamanin Acro
References
- "Tokinominoru Kinen". Horse Racing in Japan.
- "2017 result". Racing Post. 12 February 2017.
- "2018 result". Racing Post. 11 February 2018.
- "2019 result". Racing Post. 10 February 2019.
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