Nakayama Daishogai
The Nakayama Daishogai (中山大障害) is a Grade 1 steeplechase horse race in Japan open to thoroughbreds which are three-years-old or above. It is run over a distance of 4100m (21⁄2 miles + 84 feet) at Nakayama Racecourse every year in late December. The 2020 edition has a prize money of 142,660,000 yen.
The race was first run in 1934 at that time named Daishogai Tokubetsu.Next year its name was changed to current name and held twice a year until 1998.In 1999, The Spring Nakayama Daishogai was renamed at Nakayama Grand Jump, but The Autumn was continued.
Winners since 1999
| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Godspeed | 5 | Makoto Nishitani | Tsutomu Setoguchi |
| 2000 | Land Power | 5 | Tomonori Kanaori | Masaru Hukushima |
| 2001 | Yu Fuyoho | 4 | Yasunari Imamura | Shigeki Matsumoto |
| 2002 | Gilded Age | 5 | Rochelle Lockett | Shigeki Matsumoto |
| 2003 | Blandices * | 7 | Takashi Oehara | Tatsuo Fujiwara |
| 2004 | Merci Taka O | 5 | Koichi Idetsu | Kohei Take |
| 2005 | T M Dragon | 3 | Yuzo Shirahama | Sadahiro Kojima |
| 2006 | Maruka Rascal | 4 | Makoto Nishitani | Tsutomu Setoguchi |
| 2007 | Merci A Time | 5 | Yoshiyuki Yokoyama | Kohei Take |
| 2008 | King Joy | 6 | Jun Takada | Yutaka Masumoto |
| 2009 | King Joy | 7 | Makoto Nishitani | Yutaka Masumoto |
| 2010 | Bashi Ken | 5 | Yasunori Minoshima | Yoshihiro Takahashi |
| 2011 | Majesty Bio | 4 | Koshi Yamamoto | Tsuyoshi Tanaka |
| 2012 | Marvelous Kaiser | 4 | Shigefumi Kumazawa | Masami Shibata |
| 2013 | Apollo Maverick | 4 | Yusuke Igarashi | Masahiro Horii |
| 2014 | Red Kingdom | 5 | Shinya Kitazawa | Mikio Matsunaga |
| 2015 | Up To Date | 5 | Mitsuaki Hayashi | Shozo Sasaki |
| 2016 | Oju Chosan | 5 | Shinichi Ishigami | Shoichiro Wada |
| 2017 | Oju Chosan | 6 | Shinichi Ishigami | Shoichiro Wada |
| 2018 | Nihonpiro Baron | 8 | Shinichi Ishigami | Hidetaka Tadokoro |
| 2019 | Shingun Michael | 5 | Mitsuki Kaneko | Keiji Takaichi |
* The 2003 race was postponed until January 10 because of snow.