Kikusui Sho
| Location | Sonoda Racecourse |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1999 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1,700 meters |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds in Hyogo |
| Weight | 54kg-56kg |
| Purse | 1st: ¥7,000,000 |
The Kikusui Sho (in Japanese: 菊水賞), is a race for three-year-old stallions from Hyōgo Prefecture in the Hyogo Horse Racing Association.
Race details
[edit]It is held at Sonoda Racecourse and is 1,700 meters in length on a dirt track.[1]
The race is the first leg of the Hyogo Prefecture Triple Crown, alongside the Hyogo Derby and the Hyogo Championship.
The race usually takes place in April.
Winners since 2015
[edit]Winners since 2015 include:[1]
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Indium[2] | Ken Kimura | Norio Tanaka | 1:53.3 |
| 2016 | Chouette | Tomohiro Hamada | Masako Niiko | 1:49.1 |
| 2017 | Magic Carpet | Ken Kimura | Norio Tanaka | 1:53.8 |
| 2018 | Azeztulite[3] | Shoichi Kawamura | Yoshinori Arayama | 1:54.1 |
| 2019 | Jingi[4][5] | Manabu Tanaka | Tadaaki Hashimoto | 1:49.1 |
Past winners
[edit]Past winners include:[1]
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Nojigiku Award". netkeiba.com. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ "Indium". JBIS. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ "Azeztulite". JBIS. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ "Jingi". JBIS. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ "51st Kikusui Award (G)". Net Kiba. Retrieved 1 April 2019.