Hakodate Kinen
| Grade 3 race | |
| Location | Hakodate Racecourse |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1965 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 2000 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | 3-y-o+ |
| Weight | Handicap |
| Purse | ¥87,960,000 (total), ¥41,000,000 (winner) |
The Hakodate Kinen (Japanese 函館記念) is a Grade 3 horse race for Thoroughbreds aged three and over, run in July over a distance of 2000 metres on turf at Hakodate Racecourse.[1]
It was first run in 1965 and has held Grade 3 status since 1984. The race was run over 2400 metres until 1967.
Winners since 2000
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Craftsmanship | 5 | Masaki Katsuura | Yoshiyuki Goto | 2:02.7 |
| 2001 | Lord Platimum | 5 | Mikio Matsunaga | Yuji Ito | 2:02.4 |
| 2002 | Yamanin Respect | 5 | Yohsikazu Yokoyama | Hideshi Asami | 2:05.1 |
| 2003 | Air Eminem | 5 | Masayoshi Ebina | Yuji Ito | 1:59.9 |
| 2004 | Craft Work | 5 | Norihiro Yokoyama | Yoshiyuki Goto | 2:00.6 |
| 2005 | Erimo Harrier | 5 | Kohei Kitamura | Hidetaka Tadokoro | 2:00.7 |
| 2006 | Erimo Harrier | 6 | Katsumi Ando | Hidetaka Tadokoro | 2:05.1 |
| 2007 | Erimo Harrier | 7 | Koshiro Take | Hidetaka Tadokoro | 2:02.8 |
| 2008 | Tosen Captain | 4 | Yusuke Fujioka | Katsuhiko Sumii | 2:00.3 |
| 2009 | Sakura Orion | 7 | Shinichiro Akiyama | Yasuo Ikee | 2:00.6 |
| 2010 | Meiner Starry | 5 | Douglas Whyte | Tadashi Kayo | 1:58.5 |
| 2011 | King Top Gun | 8 | Norihiro Yokoyama | Ippo Sameshima | 2:00.3 |
| 2012 | Transwarp | 7 | Takuya Ono | Kiyoshi Hagiwara | 2:00.4 |
| 2013 | Tokei Halo | 4 | Yutaka Take | Hisashi Shimizu | 1:58.6 |
| 2014 | Love Is Boo Shet | 5 | Yoshihiro Furukawa | Akira Murayama | 2:00.1 |
| 2015 | Derby Fizz | 5 | Yasunari Iwata | Futoshi Kojima | 1:59.1 |
| 2016 | Meiner Milano | 6 | Yuji Tannai | Ikuo Aizawa | 1:59.0[2] |
| 2017 | Luminous Warrior | 6 | Yuichi Shibayama | Shoichiro Wada | 2:01.2[3] |
| 2018 | Air Anthem | 7 | Yusuke Fujioka | Keiji Yoshimura | 1:59.8[4] |
| 2019 | My Style | 5 | Katsuharu Tanaka | Mitsugu Kon | 1:59.6 |
Earlier winners
- 1984 - Windsor Knot
- 1985 - Windsor Knot
- 1986 - Nippo Teio
- 1987 - Windstoss
- 1988 - Soccer Boy
- 1989 - Speak Reason
- 1990 - Lucky Guerlain
- 1991 - Mejiro Marsyas
- 1992 - Higashi Mallorca
- 1993 - Golden Eye
- 1994 - Wako Chikako
- 1995 - Inter My Way
- 1996 - Bright Sunday
- 1997 - Aloha Dream
- 1998 - Pal Bright
- 1999 - Jo Big Bang
See also
References
- ^ "Hakodate Kinen". Horse Racing in Japan.
- ^ "2016 result". Racing Post. 17 July 2016.
- ^ "2017 result". Racing Post. 16 July 2017.
- ^ "2018 result". Racing Post. 15 July 2018.