Shinzan Kinen
| Grade 3 race | |
| Location | Kyoto Racecourse Kyoto, Japan |
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| Inaugurated | 1967[1] |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1,600 meters (about 8 furlongs / 1 mile) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed (inner course) |
| Qualification | Three-year-old Fillies |
| Weight | 56 kg |
| Purse | ¥81,880,000 1st: ¥ 38,000,000[1] |
The Shinzan Kinen (in Japanese: シンザン記念), short for Nikkan Sports Sho Shinzan Kinen, is a Grade III race for three-year-olds in the JRA.
Race Details
The race was named to honor Shinzan, a Japanese racehorse who won the Japanese Triple Crown.
The race is traditionally held at Kyoto Racecourse in January. The first edition of the race was held on January 15, 1967 in which Taigyo won.
Foreign horses are allowed to enter the race.[1]
Winners since 2014
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Mikki Isle | Shun Hamanaka | Masato Nishizono | Mizuki Nda | 1:33.8 |
| 2015 | Guanciale | Yutaka Take | Yoshito Kidate | Shunsuke Matsumoto | 1:34.8 |
| 2016 | Logi Cry | Shun Hamanaka | Shosuke Sagai | Masaaki Kumeda | 1:34.1 |
| 2017 | Kyohei | Ryo Takakura | Hiroshi Miyamoto | Takao Seya | 1:37.6 |
| 2018 | Almond Eye[2] | Ryota Tozaki | Sakae Kunieda | Silk Racing | 1:37.1 |
| 2019[3] | Val d'Isere | Yuichi Kitamura | Kunihiko Watanabe | G1 Racing Co., LTD | 1:35.7 |
| 2019 | Sanctuaire | Christophe Lemaire | Kazuo Fujisawa | U Carrot Farm | 1:35.9 |
Past Winners
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See also
References
- ^ a b c "SHINZAN KINEN (G3)". JapanRacing. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ "11R SHINZAN KINEN G3". Umanity. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ "Race 11: NIKKAN SPORTS SHO SHINZAN KINEN". JBIS. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ "シンザン記念". AhoNoora (in Japanese). AhoNoora. March 8, 2015. Retrieved April 1, 2019.