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]
| Grade 2 race | |
-Goal.JPG) Kokorono Ai wins the 2015 Tulip Sho | |
| Location | Hanshin Racecourse, Takarazuka, Hyogo. |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1986 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1600 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | 3-y-o fillies |
| Weight | 54kg |
| 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
edit| 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
edit- 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "List of JRA Graded Races 2018". Horse Racing in Japan.
- ^ "JRA Racetrack Handle Continues to Climb in 2017". The Blood-Horse. 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Tulip Sho result". Racing Post. 5 March 2016.
- ^ "Tulip Sho result". Racing Post. 4 March 2017.
- ^ "Tulip Sho result". Racing Post. 3 March 2018.
- ^ "チューリップ賞". Netkeiba.
- ^ "Tulip Sho". Netkeiba.