The Tokyo Sports Hai Nisai Stakes (Japanese 東京スポーツ杯2歳ステークス) is a Grade 2 horse race for two-year-old Thoroughbreds run in November over a distance of 1800 metres at Tokyo Racecourse.[1]
| Grade 2 race | |
 Strauss wins the 2023 Tokyo Sports Hai Nisai Stakes | |
| Location | Tokyo Racecourse |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1966 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1800 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | 2-y-o |
| Weight | Colts 56 kg, Fillies 55 kg |
| Purse | ¥ 82,380,000 (as of 2024) 1st: ¥ 38,000,000 2nd: ¥ 15,000,000 3rd: ¥ 10,000,000 |
The race was first run in 1986 and was promoted to Grade 3 status in 1996. It was run at Nakayama Racecourse in 2002. Past winners have included Bubble Gum Fellow, Nakayama Festa, Rose Kingdom, Deep Brillante, Isla Bonita, Satono Crown and Wagnerian. The race was elevated to Grade 2 class in 2021.
Winners since 2000
edit| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Tagano Teio | Shinji Fujita | Hiroshi Matsuda | 1:48.5 |
| 2001 | Admire Max | Yuichi Fukunaga | Mitsuru Hashida | 1:48.2 |
| 2002 | Blue Eleven | Yutaka Take | Katsuhiko Sumii | 1:50.2 |
| 2003 | Admire Big | Yutaka Take | Mitsuru Hashida | 1:48.9 |
| 2004 | Smooth Baritone | Masayoshi Ebina | Sakae Kunieda | 1:48.2 |
| 2005 | Fusaichi Richard | Yuichi Fukunaga | Kunihide Matsuda | 1:46.9 |
| 2006 | Fusaichi Ho O | Katsumi Ando | Kunihide Matsuda | 1:48.7 |
| 2007 | Fusaichi Assort | Norihiro Yokoyama | Takaki Iwato | 1:47.4 |
| 2008 | Nakayama Festa | Masayoshi Ebina | Yoshitaka Ninomiya | 1:47.7 |
| 2009 | Rose Kingdom | Futoshi Komaki | Kojiro Hashiguchi | 1:48.2 |
| 2010 | Sadamu Patek | Christophe Soumillon | Masato Nishizono | 1:47.3 |
| 2011 | Deep Brillante | Yasunari Iwata | Yoshito Yahagi | 1:52.7 |
| 2012 | Codino | Norihiro Yokoyama | Kazuo Fujisawa | 1:46.0 |
| 2013 | Isla Bonita | Masayoshi Ebina | Hironori Kurita | 1:45.9 |
| 2014 | Satono Crown | Ryan Moore | Noriyuki Hori | 1:47.9 |
| 2015 | Smart Odin | Yutaka Take | Kunihide Matsuda | 1:49.5 |
| 2016 | Bless Journey | Yoshitomi Shibata | Shinobu Honma | 1:48.3[2] |
| 2017 | Wagnerian | Yuichi Fukunaga | Yasuo Tomomichi | 1:46.6[3] |
| 2018 | Nishino Daisy | Masaki Katsuura | Noboru Takagi | 1:46.6[4] |
| 2019 | Contrail | Ryan Moore | Yoshito Yahagi | 1:44.5 |
| 2020 | Danon The Kid | Yuga Kawada | Takayuki Yasuda | 1:47.5 |
| 2021 | Equinox | Christophe Lemaire | Tetsuya Kimura | 1:46.2 |
| 2022 | Gastrique | Kosei Miura | Hiroyuki Uehara | 1:45.8 |
| 2023 | Strauss | Joao Moreira | Ryo Takei | 1:46.5 |
| 2024 | Croix du Nord | Yuichi Kitamura | Takashi Saito | 1:46.8 |
Earlier winners
edit- 1986 - Sakura Rotary
- 1987 - Kokusai Triple
- 1988 - Sakura Hokuto O
- 1989 - Asahi Pasion
- 1990 - Sakura Yamato O
- 1991 - Matikanetannhauser
- 1992 - Surely Win
- 1993 - Ines Souther
- 1994 - Hokkai Rousseau
- 1995 - Bubble Gum Fellow
- 1996 - Godspeed
- 1997 - King Halo
- 1998 - Admire Cozzene
- 1999 - Joten Brave
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Tokyo Sports Hai Nisai Stakes". Horse Racing in Japan.
- ^ "2016 result". Racing Post. 19 November 2016.
- ^ "2017 result". Racing Post. 18 November 2017.
- ^ "2018 result". Racing Post. 17 November 2018.
- ^ "東スポ杯2歳S". Netkeiba.
- ^ "Tokyo Sports Hai Nisai Stakes". Netkeiba.