The Chunichi Shimbun Hai (Japanese 中日新聞杯) is a Grade 3 horse race for Thoroughbreds aged three and over, run in December over a distance of 2000 metres on turf at Chukyo Racecourse.[1]
| Grade 3 race | |
 Decipher wins the 2015 Chunichi Shimbun Hai | |
| Location | Chukyo Racecourse |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1965 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 2000 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | 3-y-o+ |
| Weight | Handicap |
| Purse | 1st: ¥43,000,000 (as of 2023) |
It was first run in 1965 and has held Grade 3 status since 1984. The race was usually run over 1800 metres before being moved up to its current distance in 2006. It was run at Kokura Racecourse in 1991, 1993, 1994, 2010, and 2011.
Winners since 2000
edit| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Tosho Andre | 4 | Koichi Tsunoda | Sakae Watanabe | Tosho Sangyo | 1:46.4 |
| 2001 | Grand Pas de Deux | 4 | Eiji Nakadate | Hiroyuki Nagahama | Sunday Racing | 1:48.0 |
| 2002 | My Sole Sound | 3 | Masaru Honda | Katsuichi Nishiura | Kiyoshi Sano | 1:47.9 |
| 2003 | Precise Machine | 4 | Hiroki Goto | Kiyoshi Hagiwara | Seiichi Iketani | 1:47.6 |
| 2004 | Precise Machine | 5 | Hiroki Goto | Kiyoshi Hagiwara | Seiichi Iketani | 1:46.3 |
| 2005 | Gran Rio | 5 | Yuichi Shibayama | Takehisa Sasakura | Hareo Tanaka | 1:46.4 |
| 2006 | Toho Alan | 3 | Christophe Lemaire | Hideaki Fujiwara | Toho Bussan | 1:57.8 |
| 2007 | Sunrise Max | 3 | Mirco Demuro | Yutaka Masumoto | Takao Matsuoka | 1:58.5 |
| 2008 | Yamanin Kingly | 3 | Mirco Demuro | Hiroshi Kawachi | Hajime Doi | 1:59.5 |
| 2009 | Earnestly | 4 | Tetsuzo Sato | Shozo Sasaki | Koji Maeda | 1:57.4 |
| 2010 | To The Glory | 3 | Mirco Demuro | Yasutoshi Ikee | Carrot Farm | 1:58.7 |
| 2011 | Cosmo Phantom | 4 | Takano Ono | Toru Miya | Big Red Farm | 1:59.6 |
| 2012 | Smart Gear | 7 | Kohei Matsuyama | Masaru Sayama | Toru Okawa | 2:02.2 |
| 2013 | Satono Apollo | 5 | Masayoshi Ebina | Sakae Kunieda | Hajime Satomi | 1:59.6 |
| 2014 | Martinborough | 5 | Dario Vargiu | Yasuo Tomomichi | Kazumi Yoshida | 2:01.7 |
| 2015 | Decipher | 6 | Hirofumi Shii | Futoshi Kojima | H. H. Sheikh Mohammed | 2:01.2 |
| 2016 | Satono Noblesse | 6 | Yuga Kawada | Yasutoshi Ikee | Hajime Satomi | 2:01.3[2] |
| 2017 | Maitres d'Art | 4 | Cristian Demuro | Hirofumi Toda | Carrot Farm | 1:59.3[3] |
| 2018 | Gibeon | 3 | Cristian Demuro | Hideaki Fujiwara | Shadai Race Horse | 1:59.3[4] |
| 2019 | Satono Garnet | 4 | Ryusei Sakai | Yoshito Yahagi | Satomi Horse Company | 1:59.2 |
| 2020 | Boccherini | 4 | Kohei Matsuyama | Yasutoshi Ikee | Kaneko Makoto Holdings | 2:00.1 |
| 2021 | Shonan Bardi | 5 | Yasunari Iwata | Takeshi Matsushita | Tetsuhide Kunimoto | 1:59.8 |
| 2022 | Killer Ability | 3 | Taisei Danno | Takashi Saito | Carrot Farm | 1:59.4 |
| 2023 | Yamanin Salvum | 4 | Kousei Miura | Naoya Nakamura | Hajime Doi | 1:58.8 |
Earlier winners
edit- 1984 - Ascot Eight
- 1985 - Kikuno Pegasus
- 1986 - Hakuryo Bell
- 1987 - Windstoss
- 1988 - Tokino Orient
- 1989 - Tosho Arrow
- 1990 - Dokan Jo
- 1991 - Shori Tenyu
- 1992 - Fuiyama Kenzan
- 1993 - Arashi
- 1994 - Nehai Victory
- 1995 - Go Go Z
- 1996 - Foundry Shori
- 1997 - Foundry Shori
- 1998 - Tsurumaru Gaisen
- 1999 - Shin Kaiun
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Chunichi Shimbun Hai". Horse Racing in Japan.
- ^ "2016 result". Racing Post. 12 March 2016.
- ^ "2017 result". Racing Post. 9 December 2017.
- ^ "2018 result". Racing Post. 8 December 2018.
- ^ "中日新聞杯". Netkeiba.
- ^ "Chunichi Shimbun Hai". Netkeiba.