Satsuki Shō
| Grade 1 race | |
| Location | Nakayama Racecourse, Funabashi, Chiba |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1939 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 2000 meters |
| Track | Turf, Right-handed |
| Qualification | 3-y-o, Colts & Fillies |
| Weight | Colt 57 kg, Filly 55 kg |
| Purse | ¥235,320,000 (as of 2007) |
The Satsuki Shō (皐月賞) is a Japanese Grade 1 flat horse race in Japan for three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies run over a distance of 2,000 metres (approximately 11⁄4 mile) at the Nakayama Racecourse, Funabashi, Chiba, in April.
It was first run in 1939 and is the Japanese equivalent of the English 2,000 Guineas. (Note that the original 2,000 Guineas is currently run at 1,609 metres, or one mile, about two furlongs shorter than the Satsuki Shō.)
Winners since 2001
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
| 2001 | Agnes Tachyon | Hiroshi Kawachi | Hiroyuki Nagahama | Takao Watanebe | 2:00.3 |
| 2002 | No Reason | Brett Doyle | Yasuo Ikee | Shinji Maeda | 1:58.5 |
| 2003 | Neo Universe | Mirco Demuro | Tsutomu Setoguchi | Shadai Racehorse Co. Ltd. | 2:01.2 |
| 2004 | Daiwa Major | Mirco Demuro | Hiroyuki Uehara | Daiwa Shoji Co. | 1:58.6 |
| 2005 | Deep Impact | Yutaka Take | Yasuo Ikee | Makoto Kaneko | 1:59.2 |
| 2006 | Meisho Samson | Mamoru Ishibashi | Tsutomu Setoguchi | Yoshio Matsumoto | 1:59.9 |
| 2007 | Victory | Katsuharu Tanaka | Hidetaka Otonashi | Hideko Kondo | 1:59.9 |
| 2008 | Captain Thule | Yuuga Kawada | Hideyuki Mori | Shadai Racehorse Co. Ltd. | 2:01.7 |
| 2009 | Unrivaled | Yasunari Iwata | Yasuo Tomomichi | Sunday Racing Co. Ltd. | 1:58:7 |
| 2010 | Victoire Pisa | Yasunari Iwata | Katsuhiko Sumii | Yoshimi Ichikawa | 2:00.8 |
| 2011 | Orfevre | Ken-ichi Ikezoe | Yasutoshi Ikee | Sunday Racing Co. Ltd. | 2:00.6 |
| 2012 | Gold Ship | Hirouki Uchida | Naosuke Sugai | Hidekazu Kobayashi | 2:01.3 |
Earlier winners
- 1939 - Rock Park
- 1940 - World Mine
- 1941 - St Lite
- 1942 - Arbeit
- 1943 - Dielec
- 1944 - Kuri Yamato
- 1945 - no race
- 1946 - no race
- 1947 - Tokitsukaze
- 1948 - Hide Hikari
- 1949 - Tosa Midori
- 1950 - Kumono Hana
- 1951 - Tokino Minoru
- 1952 - Kurino Hana
- 1953 - Bostonian
- 1954 - Dainana Hoshu
- 1955 - Kegon
- 1956 - Hekiraku
- 1957 - Kazuyoshi
- 1958 - Taisei Hope
- 1959 - Wildeal
- 1960 - Kodama
- 1961 - Shin Tsubame
- 1962 - Yamano O
- 1963 - Meizui
- 1964 - Shinzan
- 1965 - Chitose O
- 1966 - Nihon Pillow Ace
- 1967 - Ryuzuki
- 1968 - Martis
- 1969 - Wild More
- 1970 - Tanino Moutiers
- 1971 - Hikaru Imai
- 1972 - Land Prince
- 1973 - Haiseiko
- 1974 - Kitano Kachidoki
- 1975 - Kaburaya O
- 1976 - Tosho Boy
- 1977 - Hard Berge
- 1978 - Fantast
- 1979 - Bingo Garoo
- 1980 - Hawaiian Image
- 1981 - Katsu Top Ace
- 1982 - Azuma Hunter
- 1983 - Mr. C.B.
- 1984 - Symboli Rudolf
- 1985 - Miho Shinzan
- 1986 - Dyna Cosmos
- 1987 - Sakura Star O
- 1988 - Yaeno Muteki
- 1989 - Doctor Spurt
- 1990 - Haku Taisei
- 1991 - Tokai Teio
- 1992 - Mihono Bourbon
- 1993 - Narita Taishin
- 1994 - Narita Brian
- 1995 - Genuine
- 1996 - Ishino Sunday
- 1997 - Sunny Brian
- 1998 - Seiun Sky
- 1999 - T M Opera O
- 2000 - Air Shakur