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Niigata Kinen

Niigata Kinen
新潟記念
Grade 3 race
Niigata Racecourse
LocationNiigata Racecourse
Inaugurated1966
Race typeThoroughbred Flat racing
Race information
Distance2000 metres
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
Qualification3-y-o+
WeightHandicap
Purse¥ 92,980,000 (as of 2024)
1st: ¥ 43,000,000
2nd: ¥ 17,000,000
3rd: ¥ 11,000,000

The Niigata Kinen (Japanese 新潟記念) is a Grade 3 horse race for Thoroughbreds aged three and over, run in late August or early September over a distance of 2000 metres on turf at Niigata Racecourse.[1]

The Niigata Kinen was first run in 1965 and has held Grade 3 status since 1984. It was run at Nakayama Racecourse in 1996 and 2000.

Winners since 2000

Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
Time
2000 Daiwa Texas 7 Hiroshi Kitamura Sueo Masuzawa 2:00.2
2001 Sun Place 6 Shigefumi Kumazawa Yasuo Ikee 1:57.0
2002 Towa Treasure 5 Katsuharu Tanaka Mitsuru Hashida 1:58.0
2003 Derby Regno 5 Hideaki Miyuki Shigetada Takahashi 1:58.7
2004 Super Gene 6 Eiji Nakadate Masanori Sakaguchi 1:57.7
2005 Yamanin Alabaster 4 Teruo Eda Shinobu Hoshino 2:00.1
2006 Top Gun Joe 4 Hiroki Goto Masamichi Wada 1:57.2
2007 Yumeno Shirushi 5 Yutaka Yoshida Yokichi Okubo 1:57.8
2008 Arco Senora 4 Tomoharu Bushizawa Shigenori Hatakeyama 1:57.5
2009 Hokko Pas de Chat 7 Teruo Eda Akira Murayama 1:59.6
2010 Narita Crystal 4 Hideaki Miyuki Kazuyoshi Kihara 1:58.4
2011 Narita Crystal 5 Yutaka Take Kazuyoshi Kihara 1:59.1
2012 Transwarp 7 Takuya Ono Kiyoshi Hagiwara 1:57.6
2013 Cosmo Nemo Shin 6 Masami Matsuoka Hidekatsu Shimizu 1:58.9
2014 Martinborough 5 Nash Rawiller Yasuo Tomomichi 1:58.3
2015 Passion Dance 7 Mirco Demuro Yasuo Tomomichi 1:58.2
2016 A Day In The Life 5 Norihiro Yokoyama Kiyoshi Hagiwara 1:57.5[2]
2017 Tatsu Gogeki 5 Shinichiro Akiyama Ippo Sameshima 1:57.9[3]
2018 Blast Onepiece 3 Kenichi Ikezoe Masahiro Otake 1:57.5[4]
2019 You Can Smile 4 Yasunari Iwata Yasuo Tomomichi 1:57.5
2020 Bravas 4 Yuichi Fukunaga Yasuo Tomomichi 1:59.9
2021 Meiner Fanrong 6 Mirco Demuro Takahisa Tezuka 1:58.4
2022 Karate 6 Akira Sugawara Yasuyuki Tsujino 1:58.9
2023 Nocking Point 3 Hiroshi Kitamura Tetsuya Kimura 1:59.0
2024 Shinryokuka 4 Hatsuya Kowata Masahiro Takeuchi 1:58.0

Earlier winners

  • 1984 - Dyna Mine
  • 1985 - Russian Blue
  • 1986 - Blacksky
  • 1987 - Dyna Fairy
  • 1988 - Dyna Orange
  • 1989 - Hardy God
  • 1990 - Safari Olive
  • 1991 - Sengoku Hisei
  • 1992 - Tanino Bolero
  • 1993 - Brown Beetle
  • 1994 - Inter Spur
  • 1995 - Irish Dance
  • 1996 - Tokai Taro
  • 1997 - Pal Bright
  • 1998 - Offside Trap
  • 1999 - Brilliant Road

See also

References

  1. ^ "Niigata Kinen". Horse Racing in Japan.
  2. ^ "2016 result". Racing Post. 4 September 2016.
  3. ^ "2017 result". Racing Post. 3 September 2017.
  4. ^ "2018 result". Racing Post. 2 September 2018.
  5. ^ "新潟記念". Netkeiba.
  6. ^ "Niigata Kinen". Netkeiba.