St Lite Kinen
| Grade 2 race | |
 Nakayama Racecourse | |
| Location | Nakayama Racecourse, Funabashi, Chiba. |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1947 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 2200 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | 3-y-o Colts & Fillies |
| Weight | 56kg, Fillies & mares allowed 2kg. |
| Purse | ¥52,000,000 (winner) ¥108,360,000 (total) |
The St Lite Kinen is a Japanese Grade 2 flat horse race in Japan for three-year-old Thoroughbred colts and fillies run over a distance of 2,200 metres at the Nakayama Racecourse, Funabashi, Chiba. The race is run in September and serves as the main trial race for the Kikuka Sho.[1]
It was first run in 1947 and was named in honour of the Japanese Triple Crown St Lite. Among the winners of the race have been Symboli Rudolf, Legacy World and Nakayama Festa.
The race was run at Tokyo Racecourse from 1947 until 1956 and in 1966, 1968, 1974, and 1976–1979. The 2014 running took place at Niigata Racecourse.
Winners since 1995
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Sunday Well | Eiji Nakadate | Hideyuki Mori | 2:13.6 |
| 1996 | Rosen Kavalier | Shibata Yoshitomi | Yasuhiro Suzuki | 2:20.1 |
| 1997 | Shako Tesco | Seiji Ebisawa | Yuji Nodai | 2:16.9 |
| 1998 | Leo Ryuho | Teruo Eda | Sugiura Hiroaki | 2:17.9 |
| 1999 | Black Tuxedo | Matobi Hitoshi | Mitsuru Hashida | 2:13.7 |
| 2000 | Admire Boss | Hiroki Goto | Mitsuru Hashida | 2:16.9 |
| 2001 | Shinko Calido | Tanaka Katsuhara | Munakata Yoshitada | 2:13.1 |
| 2002 | Balance of Game | Tanaka Katsuhara | Munakata Yoshitada | 2:12.9 |
| 2003 | Vita Rosa | Yuichi Shibayama | Noboyuki Hori | 2:24.5 |
| 2004 | Cosmo Bulk | Furuka Igarashi | Kazunori Tabe | 2:10.1 |
| 2005 | Kings Trail | Hiroshi Kitamura | Kazuo Fujisawa | 2:11.8 |
| 2006 | Tosen Shana O | Leith Innes | Hideyuki Mori | 2:13.1 |
| 2007 | Roc de Cambes | Yuichi Shibayama | Noriyuki Hori | 2:12.0 |
| 2008 | Daiwa Wild Boar | Hiroshi Kitamura | Hiroyuki Uehara | 2:14.6 |
| 2009 | Nakayama Festa | Masayoshi Ebina | Yoshitaka Ninomiya | 2:12.0 |
| 2010 | Quark Star | Yusuke Fujioka | Nobuyuki Hori | 2:10.9 |
| 2011 | Fateful War | Katsuharu Tanaka | Shinichi Ito | 2:10.3 |
| 2012 | Fenomeno | Masayoshi Ebina | Hirofumi Toda | 2:10.8 |
| 2013 | Yule Singing | Hiroshi Kitamura | Kazuhiro Seishi | 2:13.5 |
| 2014 | Isla Bonita | Masayoshi Ebina | Hironori Kurita | 2:11.7 |
| 2015 | Kitasan Black | Hiroshi Kitamura | Hisashi Shimizu | 2:13.8 |
| 2016 | Dee Majesty | Masayoshi Ebina | Yoshitaka Ninomiya | 2:13.1 |
| 2017 | Mikki Swallow | Norihiro Yokoyama | Takanori Kikuzawa | 2:12.7 |
| 2018 | Generale Uno | Hironobu Tanabe | Eiichi Yano | 2:12.1 |
| 2019 | Lion Lion | Norihiro Yokoyama | Mikio Matsunaga | 2:11.5 |
| 2020 | Babbitt | Hiroyuki Uchida | Tamio Hamada | 2:15.0 |
Earlier winners
- 1947 - East Parade
- 1948 - Kiyomasu
- 1949 - Tosa Midori
- 1950 - Wizard
- 1951 - Mitsuhata
- 1952 - Masamune
- 1953 - Lucky Takayohi
- 1954 - Homare O
- 1955 - Takahagi
- 1956 - Kitano O
- 1957 - Seiyu
- 1958 - Hishi Masaru
- 1959 - Haku Kurama
- 1960 - Kitano Oza
- 1961 - Kenruko O
- 1962 - Ryu Musashi
- 1963 - Great Yoruka
- 1964 - Umeno Chikara
- 1965 - Kikuna Suzuran
- 1966 - Hiro Isami
- 1967 - Monta Son
- 1968 - Asaka O
- 1969 - Akane Tenryu
- 1970 - Kurishiba
- 1971 - Bel Wide
- 1972 - Taiho Ciro
- 1973 - Nuage Turf
- 1974 - Suruga Sumpujo
- 1975 - Ishino Arashi
- 1976 - Nippo King
- 1977 - Press Toko
- 1978 - Sakura Shori
- 1979 - Bingo Karoo
- 1980 - Monte Prince
- 1981 - Mejiro Titan
- 1982 - Hospitality
- 1983 - Mejiro Heine
- 1984 - Symboli Rudolf
- 1985 - Tiger Boy
- 1986 - Legend Teio
- 1987 - Merry Nice
- 1988 - Daigo Sur
- 1989 - Sakura Hokuto O
- 1990 - White Stone
- 1991 - Strong Kaiser
- 1992 - Legacy World
- 1993 - Rugger Champion
- 1994 - Wind Fields
See also
References
- ^ "ST LITE KINEN (G2)". japanracing.jp.