The Kokura Daishoten (Japanese 小倉大賞典) is a Grade 3 horse race for Thoroughbreds aged four and over, run in February over a distance of 1800 metres on turf at Kokura Racecourse.[1]

Kokura Daishoten
小倉大賞典
Grade 3 race
A Shin G Line wins the 2012 Kokura Daishoten
LocationKokura Racecourse
Inaugurated1967
Race typeThoroughbred Flat racing
Race information
Distance1800 metres
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed
Qualification4-y-o+
WeightHandicap
Purse¥ 92,980,000 (as of 2024)
1st: ¥ 43,000,000
2nd: ¥ 17,000,000
3rd: ¥ 11,000,000

The Kokura Daishoten was first run in 1967 and has held Grade 3 status since 1984. The race was run at Hanshin Racecourse in 1969 and 1982 and at Chukyo Racecourse in 1998, 1999 and 2010.

Winners since 2000

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Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
Time
2000 Jo Big Bang 5 Yamada Kazuhiro Noriaki Tsubo 1:48.0
2001 Misuzu Chardon 6 Mirco Demuro Keiji Kato 1:49.5
2002 Tamamo Hibiki 6 Yoshiyuki Obara Isami Obara 1:48.0
2003 Meiner Blau 6 Shinji Kawashima Masatoshi Ando 1:49.1
2004 Meisho Battler 4 Shinji Fujita Shigetada Takahashi 1:49.1
2005 Meisho Kaido 6 Yutaka Take Masahiro Sakaguchi 1:46.4
2006 Mejiro Meyer 7 Yuga Kawada Yohiyasu Tajima 1:47.2
2007 Asaka Defeat 9 Futoshi Komaki Akio Tsurudome 1:46.8
2008 Asaka Defeat 10 Eiji Nakadate Akio Tsurudome 1:47.7
2009 Sunrise Max 5 Norihiro Yokoyama Yasuda Masumoto 1:44.9
2010 Osumi Spark 5 Kota Fujioka Katsumi Minai 1:47.2
2011 Sunrise Vega 7 Shinichiro Akiyama Hidetaka Otonashi 1:45.3
2012 A Shin G Line 7 Haruhiko Kawasu Masanori Sakaguchi 1:46.3
2013 Hit The Target 5 Takuya Ono Keiji Kato 1:46.4
2014 Last Impact 4 Yuga Kawada Hiroyoshi Matsuda 1:45.3
2015 Curren Black Hill 6 Shinichiro Akiyama Osamu Hirata 1:48.3
2016 Albert Dock 4 Yuga Kawada Hiroyoshi Matsuda 1:46.7
2017 Maltese Apogee 5 Tomoharu Bushizawa Masahiro Horii 1:45.8[2]
2018 Triomphe 4 Yuga Kawada Naosuke Sugai 1:46.1[3]
2019 Stiffelio 5 Genki Maruyama Hidetaka Otonashi 1:46.7[4]
2020 Cadenas 6 Katsuma Sameshima Kazuya Nakatake 1:48.3
2021 Territorial 7 Yukito Ishikawa Katsuichi Nishiura 1:45.5
2022 Arrivo 4 Kazuo Yokoyama Haruki Sugiyama 1:49.2
2023 Hindu Times 7 Bauyrzhan Murzabayev Takashi Saito 1:49.7
2024 Epiphany 5 Makoto Sugihara Keisuke Miyata 1:45.1

Earlier winners

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  • 1984 - Yamano Shiragiko
  • 1985 - Global Dyna
  • 1986 - Machikane Ishin
  • 1987 - Tosho Leo
  • 1988 - Tosho Leo
  • 1989 - Daikatsu Kenzan
  • 1990 - Mr Yamano
  • 1991 - Let's Go Tarquin
  • 1992 - Wide Battle
  • 1993 - One More Love Way
  • 1994 - Meisho Marine
  • 1995 - Meisho Regnum
  • 1996 - Aratami Wonder
  • 1997 - Osumi Max
  • 1998 - Silence Suzuka
  • 1999 - Suehiro Commander

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Kokura Daishoten". Horse Racing in Japan.
  2. ^ "2017 result". Racing Post. 19 February 2017.
  3. ^ "2018 result". Racing Post. 18 February 2018.
  4. ^ "2019 result". Racing Post. 17 February 2019.
  5. ^ "小倉大賞典". Netkeiba.
  6. ^ "Kokura Daishoten". Netkeiba.