Keio Hai Spring Cup
Appearance
Grade 2 race | |
Location | Tokyo Racecourse |
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Inaugurated | 1956 |
Race type | Thoroughbred Flat racing |
Race information | |
Distance | 1400 metres |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | 4-y-o |
Weight | Special Weight |
Purse | ¥ 128,140,000 (as of 2024) 1st: ¥ 59,000,000 2nd: ¥ 24,000,000 3rd: ¥ 15,000,000 |
The Keio Hai Spring Cup (Japanese 京王杯スプリングカップ) is a Grade 2 horse race for Thoroughbreds aged four and run in May over a distance of 1,400 metres at Tokyo Racecourse.[1]
It was first run in 1956 over 1600 metres and was later run over 1800 metres before being run over its current distance for the first time in 1981. The race was elevated to Grade 2 class in 1984, and was changed to its current name that year.[2]
This race also serves as a trial to the Yasuda Kinen, particularly since 2014 when the winner of this race would be awarded a slot in the race.[2]
Weight
[edit]57 kg for four-year-olds and above.[3]
Allowances:
- 2 kg for fillies / mares
- 1 kg for southern hemisphere bred three-year-olds
Penalties (excluding two-year-old race performance):
- If a graded stakes race has been won within a year:
- 2 kg for a grade 1 win (1 kg for fillies / mares)
- 1 kg for a grade 2 win
- If a graded stakes race has been won for more than a year:
- 1 kg for a grade 1 win
Winners since 2000
[edit]Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner | Time |
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2000 | Stinger | 4 | Yutaka Take | Kazuo Fujisawa | Teruya Yoshida | 1:21.0 |
2001 | Stinger | 5 | Yukio Okabe | Kazuo Fujisawa | Teruya Yoshida | 1:20.1 |
2002 | God of Chance | 4 | Yoshitomi Shibata | Masamichi Wada | North Hills Management | 1:20.3 |
2003 | Telegnosis | 4 | Katsuura Masaki | Hiroaki Sugiura | Shadai Race Horse | 1:21.0 |
2004 | Win Radius | 6 | Katsuharu Tanaka | Kazuo Fujisawa | WIN | 1:20.4 |
2005 | Asakusa Denen | 6 | Hiroki Goto | Michifumi Kono | Genichiro Tahara | 1:20.3 |
2006 | Orewa Matteruze | 6 | Yoshitomi Shibata | Hidetaka Otonashi | Yuichi Odagiri | 1:21.8 |
2007 | Eishin Dover | 5 | Yuichi Fukunaga | Ken Kozaki | Toyomitsu Hirai | 1:20.0 |
2008 | Super Hornet | 5 | Yusuke Fujioka | Yoshito Yahagi | Tokuo Morimoto | 1:20.8 |
2009 | Suzuka Causeway | 5 | Hiroki Goto | Mitsuru Hashida | Keiji Nagai | 1:20.6 |
2010 | Thanks Note | 5 | Masayoshi Ebina | Yoshitaka Ninomiya | Yukio Shimokobe | 1:19.8 |
2011 | Strong Return | 5 | Shu Ishibashi | Noriyuki Hori | Teruya Yoshida | 1:20.2 |
2012 | Sadamu Patek | 4 | Craig Williams | Maato Nishizono | Sada Onishi | 1:20.1 |
2013 | Daiwa Maggiore | 4 | Masayoshi Ebina | Yoshito Yahagi | Keizo Oshiro | 1:20.6 |
2014 | Red Spada | 8 | Hiroshi Kitamura | Kazuo Fujisawa | Tokyo Horse Racing | 1:19.7 |
2015 | Sakura Gospel | 7 | Keita Tosaki | Tomohito Ozeki | Sakura Commerce | 1:21.6 |
2016 | Satono Aladdin | 5 | Yuga Kawada | Yautoshi Ikee | Hajime Satomi | 1:19.6[4] |
2017 | Red Falx | 6 | Mirco Demuro | Tomohito Ozeki | Tokyo Horse Racing | 1:23.2[5] |
2018 | Moonquake | 5 | Christophe Lemaire | Kazuo Fujisawa | Carrot Farm | 1:19.5[6] |
2019 | Tower of London | 4 | Damian Lane | Kazuo Fujisawa | Godolphin | 1:19.4 |
2020 | Danon Smash | 5 | Damian Lane | Takayuki Yasuda | Danox | 1:19.8 |
2021 | Lauda Sion | 4 | Mirco Demuro | Takashi Saito | Silk Racing | 1:19.8 |
2022 | Meikei Yell | 4 | Kenichi Ikezoe | Hidenori Take | Nagoya Keiba | 1:20.2 |
2023 | Red Mon Reve | 4 | Kazuo Yokoyama | Masayoshi Ebina | Tokyo Horse Racing | 1:20.3 |
2024 | Win Marvel | 5 | Kohei Matsuyama | Masashi Fukayama | WIN | 1:19.7 |
Earlier winners
[edit]- 1984 - Happy Princess
- 1985 - Nihon Pillow Winner
- 1986 - Toa Falcon
- 1987 - Nippo Teio
- 1988 - Dyna Actress
- 1989 - Lindo Hoshi
- 1990 - Shin Wind
- 1991 - Daiichi Ruby
- 1992 - Dynamite Daddy
- 1993 - Yamanin Zephyr
- 1994 - Ski Paradise
- 1995 - Dumaani
- 1996 - Heart Lake
- 1997 - Taiki Blizzard
- 1998 - Taiki Shuttle
- 1999 - Grass Wonder
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Keio Hai Spring Cup". Horse Racing in Japan.
- ^ a b "歴史・コース:京王杯スプリングカップ 今週の注目レース JRA". jra.jp. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
- ^ "List of JRA Graded Races 2024|List of JRA Graded Races|Horse Racing in Japan". Horse Racing in Japan. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
- ^ "2016 result". Racing Post. 14 May 2016.
- ^ "2017 result". Racing Post. 13 May 2017.
- ^ "2018 result". Racing Post. 12 May 2018.
- ^ "京王杯SC". Netkeiba.
- ^ "Keio Hai Spring Cup". Netkeiba.