Nikkei Shinshun Hai

Nikkei Shinshun Hai
日経新春杯
2012 Nikkei Shinshun Hai
ClassGrade 2
LocationKyoto Racecourse, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto
Race typeThoroughbred Flat racing
Race information
Distance2400 metres
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed
Qualification4-y-o+
WeightHandicap
Purse¥ 123,120,000 (as of 2025)
1st: ¥ 57,000,000
2nd: ¥ 23,000,000
3rd: ¥ 14,000,000

The Nikkei Shinshun Hai (Japanese 日経新春杯) is a Grade 2 flat horse race in Japan for Thoroughbreds of at least four years of age. It is a handicap race run over a distance of 2,400 metres at Kyoto Racecourse in January.[1]

The Nikkei Shinshun Hai was first run in 1954 and was elevated to Grade 2 status in 1984. The race was run over 2200 metres at Chukyo Racecourse in 2021.

Among the winners of the race have been Stay Gold, Glory Vase, Rulership, Mejiro Bright and Mikki Rocket.

Winners since 1984

Year
 Winner
 Age
 Jockey
 Trainer
 Owner Time
1984 Erimo Roller[a] 5 Shigetoshi Saruhashi Ishimatsu Okubo Shinichi Yamamoto 2:43.3
1985 Masahiko Boy 6 Seiki Tabara Michio Kubo Sadao Miyamoto 2:29.0
1986 Fleet Hope 4 Shigetoshi Saruhashi Keizo Umeuchi Kiichi Kanemura 2:28.9
1987 Fresh Voice 4 Seiki Tabara Naoyuki Sakai Kazuo Enjo 2:16.1
1988 Speed Hero 6 Hiroshi Kawachi Hiroki Sakiyama Kosuke Ichikawa 2:15.3
1989 Land Hiryu 7 Hiroshi Kawachi Minoru Kobayashi Zenichi Kimura 2:14.4
1990 Towa Triple 4 Hitoshi Matoba Takashi Tsukazaki Kenichi Iyama 2:15.0
1991 Merci Atla 4 Hiroshi Kawachi Yukiharu Ono Yasuo Nagai 2:13.6
1992 Kamino Cresse 5 Katsumi Minai Ryōhei Tanaka Masaji Nogami 2:15.2
1993 El Casa River 4 Taisei Yamada Ryohei Tanaka Crear 2:14.0
1994 Monsieur Siecle 6 Shinji Fujita Minoru Kobayashi Keiichi Fujitate 2:35.5
1995 Go Go Z 4 Yoshiyuki Muramoto Hitoshi Arai Yoshinobu Hayashi 2:24.8
1996 Hagino Real King 6 Shinji Fujita Minoru Kobayashi Kokuchi Hikuma 2:26.7
1997 Mejiro Lambada 4 Yutaka Take Yasuo Ikee Mejiro Farm 2:27.6
1998 Erimo Dandy 4 Yutaka Take Masaaki Okubo Shinichi Yamamoto 2:26.3
1999 Mejiro Bright 5 Hiroshi Kawachi Hidekazu Asami Mejiro Farm 2:31.4
2000 Marvelous Timer 6 Yutaka Take Terumasa Yano Sadao Sasahara 2:24.3
2001 Stay Gold 7 Shinji Fujita Yasuo Ikee Shadai Race Horse 2:25.8
2002 Top Commander 5 Hirofumi Shii Hiroki Sakiyama Lion Race Horse 2:26.4
2003 Bamboo Juventus 4 Hirofumi Shii Yoshiyasu Tajima Bamboo Farm 2:25.8
2004 Silk Famous 5 Hirofumi Shii Ippo Sameshina Silk 2:24.5
2005 Sakura Century 5 Tetsuzō Satō Shozo Sasaki Sakura Commerce 2:29.0
2006 Admire Fuji 4 Yuichi Fukunaga Mitsuru Hashida Riichi Kondo 2:26.3
2007 Tokai Wild 5 Katsumi Andō Hitoshi Nakamura Masanori Uchimura 2:27.4
2008 Admire Monarch 7 Katsumi Andō Hiroyoshi Matsuda Riichi Kondo 2:27.4
2009 T M Precure 6 Takuma Ogino Tadao Igarashi Masatsugu Takezono 2:26.6
2010 Meisho Beluga 5 Kenichi Ikezoe Kaneo Ikezoe Yoshio Matsumoto 2:24.4
2011 Rulership 4 Umberto Rispoli Katsuhiko Sumii Sunday Racing 2:24.6
2012 To The Glory 5 Yuichi Fukunaga Yasutoshi Ikee Carrot Farm 2:23.7
2013 Capote Star 4 Ryō Takakura Yoshito Yahagi Toshiko Bizenjima 2:25.0
2014 Satono Noblesse 4 Christophe Lemaire Yasutoshi Ikee Hajime Satomi 2:24.4
2015 Admire Deus 4 Yasunari Iwata Mitsuru Hashida Riichi Kondo 2:24.8
2016 Reve Mistral 4 Yuga Kawada Hiroyoshi Matsuda Sunday Racing 2:25.9
2017 Mikki Rocket 4 Ryuji Wada Hidetaka Otonashi Mizuki Noda 2:25.7[2]
2018 Perform A Promise 6 Mirco Demuro Hideaki Fujiwara Sunday Racing 2:26.3[3]
2019 Glory Vase 4 Mirco Demuro Tomohito Ozeki Silk Racing 2:26.2[4]
2020 Mozu Bello 4 Kenichi Ikezoe Naoyuki Morita Capital System 2:26.9
2021 Shoryu Ikuzo[b] 5 Taisei Danno Shozo Sasaki Yoshie Ueda 2:11.8
2022 Yoho Lake[b] 4 Yuga Kawada Yasuo Tomomichi Kaneko Makoto Holdings 2:11.7
2023 Weltreisende[b] 6 David Egan Yasutoshi Ikee Sunday Racing 2:14.2
2024 Blow the Horn 5 Akira Sugawara Eiji Nakano Makio Okada 2:23.7
2025 Lord del Rey[c] 5 Atsuya Nishimura Mitsumasa Nakauchida Lord Horse Club 2:09.8

a The 1984 running was run on Dirt at the distance of 2,600m
b The 2021, 2022 and 2023 runnings took place at Chukyo while Kyoto was closed for redevelopment.
c The 2025 running took place at Chukyo while Hanshin was closed for redevelopment.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Nikkei Shinshun Hai". Horse Racing in Japan.
  2. ^ "2017 result". Racing Post. 17 January 2017.
  3. ^ "2018 result". Racing Post. 14 January 2018.
  4. ^ "2019 result". Racing Post. 13 January 2019.
  5. ^ "日経新春杯". Netkeiba.
  6. ^ "Nikkei Shinshun Hai". Netkeiba.
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