The Tulip Sho (Japanese チューリップ賞) is a Japanese Grade 2 flat horse race in Japan for three-year-old Thoroughbred fillies run over a distance of 1,600 metres at Hanshin Racecourse, Takarazuka, Hyogo. The race is run in March and serves as a major trial race for the Oka Sho.[1]

Tulip Sho
チューリップ賞
Grade 2 race
Kokorono Ai wins the 2015 Tulip Sho
LocationHanshin Racecourse, Takarazuka, Hyogo.
Inaugurated1986
Race typeThoroughbred Flat racing
Race information
Distance1600 metres
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed
Qualification3-y-o fillies
Weight54kg
Purse¥ 112,520,000 (as of 2024)
1st: ¥ 52,000,000
2nd: ¥ 21,000,000
3rd: ¥ 13,000,000

The Tulip Sho was first run in 1986. It became a Grade 3 race in 1994 and was elevated to Grade 2 status in 2018.[2] Among the winners of the race have been Air Groove, Sweep Tosho, Vodka, Buena Vista, Harp Star and Sinhalite.

Winners since 2000

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Year
Winner
Jockey
Trainer
Time
2000 Jo De Shiraoki Koshiro Take Kunihide Matsuda 1:39.7
2001 T M Ocean Masaru Honda Katsuichi Nishiura 1:35.3
2002 Health Wall Mirco Demuro Hideyuki Mori 1:35.2
2003 Osumi Haruka Katsumi Ando Masatoshi Ando 1:35.9
2004 Sweep Tosho Kenichi Ikezoe Akio Tsurudome 1:35.5
2005 Eishin Tender Koshiro Take Kohei Take 1:35.3
2006 Admire Kiss Yutaka Take Hiroyoshi Matsuda 1:36.5
2007 Vodka Hirofumi Shii Katsuhiko Sumii 1:33.7
2008 Air Pascale Yusuke Fujioka Yasutoshi Ikee 1:35.8
2009 Buena Vista Katsumi Ando Hiroyoshi Matsuda 1:36.5
2010 Shoryu Moon Takeshi Kimura Shozo Sasaki 1:36.1
2011 Reve d'Essor Yuichi Fukunaga Hiroyoshi Matsuda 1:34.5
2012 Hana's Goal Cristian Demuro Kazuhiro Kato 1:35.5
2013 Kurofune Surprise Yutaka Take Hidetaka Tadokoro 1:34.9
2014 Harp Star Yuga Kawada Hiroyoshi Matsuda 1:34.3
2015 Kokorono Ai Norihiro Yokoyama Tomohito Ozeki 1:37.47
2016 Sinhalite Kenichi Ikezoe Sei Ishikawa 1:32.8[3]
2017 Soul Stirring Christophe Lemaire Kazuo Fujisawa 1:33.2[4]
2018 Lucky Lilac Shu Ishibashi Mikio Matsunaga 1:33.4[5]
2019 Danon Fantasy Yuga Kawada Mitsumasa Nakauchida 1:34.1
2020 Maltese Diosa Hironobu Tanabe Takahisa Tezuka 1:33.3
2021 Elizabeth Tower (DH) Yuga Kawada Tomokazu Takano 1:33.8
Meikei Yell (DH) Yutaka Take Hidenori Take
2022 Namur Takeshi Yokoyama Tomokazu Takano 1:33.2
2023 Mozu Meimei Yutaka Take Hidetaka Otonashi 1:34.0
2024 Sweep Feet Yutaka Take Yasushi Shono 1:33.1

Earlier winners

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  • 1986 - Reiho Tholon
  • 1987 - Max Beauty
  • 1988 - Shiyono Roman
  • 1989 - Youngest City
  • 1990 - Agnes Flora
  • 1991 - Sister Tosho
  • 1992 - Adorable
  • 1993 - Vega
  • 1994 - Agnes Parade
  • 1995 - Yuki Vivace
  • 1996 - Air Groove
  • 1997 - Orange Peel
  • 1998 - Dantsu Sirius
  • 1999 - Eishin Ruden

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "List of JRA Graded Races 2018". Horse Racing in Japan.
  2. ^ "JRA Racetrack Handle Continues to Climb in 2017". The Blood-Horse. 1 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Tulip Sho result". Racing Post. 5 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Tulip Sho result". Racing Post. 4 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Tulip Sho result". Racing Post. 3 March 2018.
  6. ^ "チューリップ賞". Netkeiba.
  7. ^ "Tulip Sho". Netkeiba.