The Kobe Shimbun Hai (Japanese 神戸新聞杯) is a Japanese Grade 2 flat horse race in Japan for three-year-old Thoroughbreds. It is run over a distance of 2400 metres at Hanshin Racecourse in September, but was contested over 2000 metres until 2006.[1]
| Grade 2 race | |
.jpg){kind=spacer} 2013 Kobe Shimbun Hai | |
| Location | Hanshin Racecourse |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1953 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 2400 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | 3-y-o colts and fillies |
| Weight | 57 kg Allowance: Fillies 2 kg |
| Purse | ¥ 117,540,000 (as of 2024) 1st: ¥ 54,000,000 2nd: ¥ 22,000,000 3rd: ¥ 14,000,000 |
The Kobe Shimbun Hai was first run in 1953 and was elevated to Grade 2 status in 1984. It serves as a trial race for the Kikuka Sho. Winners of the race have included Deep Impact, Zenno Rob Roy and Orfevre.
Winners since 2000
edit| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Fusaichi Sonic | Hirofumi Shii | Kunihide Matsuda | 2:01.6 |
| 2001 | Air Eminem | Mikio Matsunaga | Yuji Ito | 1:59.5 |
| 2002 | Symboli Kris S | Yukio Okabe | Kazuo Fujisawa | 1:59.1 |
| 2003 | Zenno Rob Roy | Kent Desormeaux | Kazuo Fujisawa | 1:59.5 |
| 2004 | King Kamehameha | Katsumi Ando | Kunihide Matsuda | 1:59.0 |
| 2005 | Deep Impact | Yutaka Take | Yasuo Ikee | 1:58.4 |
| 2006 | Dream Passport | Jun Takada | Hiroyoshi Matsuda | 1:58.1 |
| 2007 | Dream Journey | Yutaka Take | Yasutoshi Ikee | 2:24.7 |
| 2008 | Deep Sky | Hirofumi Shii | Mitsugu Kon | 2:25.3 |
| 2009 | I Ko Piko | Hirofumi Shii | Masato Nishizono | 2:24.2 |
| 2010 | Rose Kingdom | Yutaka Take | Kojiro Hashiguchi | 2:25.9 |
| 2011 | Orfevre | Kenichi Ikezoe | Yasutoshi Ikee | 2:28.3 |
| 2012 | Gold Ship | Hiroyuki Uchida | Naosuke Sugai | 2:25.2 |
| 2013 | Epiphaneia | Yuichi Fukunaga | Katsuhiko Sumii | 2:24.8 |
| 2014 | One And Only | Norihiro Yokoyama | Kojiro Hashiguchi | 2:24.4 |
| 2015 | Lia Fail | Christophe Lemaire | Hidetaka Otonashi | 2:26.7 |
| 2016 | Satono Diamond | Christophe Lemaire | Yasutoshi Ikee | 2:25.7[2] |
| 2017 | Rey de Oro | Christophe Lemaire | Kazuo Fujisawa | 2:24.6[3] |
| 2018 | Wagnerian | Kota Fujioka | Yasuo Tomomichi | 2:25.6[4] |
| 2019 | Saturnalia | Christophe Lemaire | Katsuhiko Sumii | 2:26.8 |
| 2020 | Contrail [1] | Yuichi Fukunaga | Yoshito Yahagi | 2:12.5 |
| 2021 | Stella Veloce [1] | Hayato Yoshida | Naosuke Sugai | 2:18.0 |
| 2022 | Justin Palace [1] | Katsuma Sameshima | Haruki Sugiyama | 2:11.1 |
| 2023 | Satono Glanz | Yuga Kawada | Yasuo Tomomichi | 2:23.5 |
| 2024 | Meisho Tabaru | Suguru Hamanaka | Mamoru Ishibashi | 2:11.8 |
1 Races from 2020 to 2022 took place at Chukyo Racecourse over 2200 metres.
Earlier winners
edit- 1984 - Daizen Silver
- 1985 - Speed Hero
- 1986 - Takeno Komayoshi
- 1987 - Max Beauty
- 1988 - Yaeno Dia
- 1989 - Osaichi George
- 1990 - Center Shokatsu
- 1991 - Long Title
- 1992 - Kyoei Bowgun
- 1993 - Biwa Hayahide
- 1994 - Star Man
- 1995 - Tanino Create
- 1996 - Shirokita Cross
- 1997 - Matikanefukukitaru
- 1998 - Kenetoshi Governor
- 1999 - Osumi Bright
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Kobe Shimbun Hai". Horse Racing in Japan.
- ^ "2016 result". Racing Post. 25 September 2016.
- ^ "2017 result". Racing Post. 24 September 2017.
- ^ "2018 result". Racing Post. 23 September 2018.
- ^ "神戸新聞杯". Netkeiba.
- ^ "Kobe Shimbun Hai". Netkeiba.