Tokyo Derby (horse race)

For the football rivalry between F.C. Tokyo and Tokyo Verdy, see Tokyo Derby (football).

Tokyo Derby

Local Grade I (South Kanto Grade I) race
Location	Oi Racecourse, Shinagawa, Tokyo
Inaugurated	1955
Race type	Thoroughbred Flat racing
Race information
Distance	2,000 meters (About 10 furlongs)
Surface	Dirt
Track	Right-handed
Qualification	3-y-o
Weight	colts & geldings 56kg / fillies 54 kg
Purse	¥71,400,000 (2011 Running)

The Tokyo Derby (東京ダービー) is a Japanese thoroughbred horse race on dirt track for three years old. It is run over a distance of 2000 meters (about 10 furlongs) at Oi Racecourse in the Shinagawa, Tokyo in June.

It was first held in 1955, at that time named Haru-no-Kura, meaning 'The Race of Spring race meeting', with a distance of 2000 meters. In 1964, its name was changed to Tokyo Metropolis Derby. In 1966, its name was changed to Tokyo Derby.

Its distance has been changed three times. From 1955 to 1966, it was 2000 meters long, from 1967 to 1998, 2400 meters and after 1999, 2000 meters. Horses belonging to south kanto horseracing can run.

This is the second leg of triple crown race of mimami kanto horse racing following Haneda Hai.

Winners since 2001

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Time
2001	Toshin Blizzard	Takayuki Ishizaki	Kenji Sato	2:07.5
2002	King Saviour	Shinobu Sakai	Hitoshi Yagi	2:08.0
2003	Naiki a Delight	Takayuki Ishizaki	Ryuichi Degawa	2:08.9
2004	Adjudi Mitsuo	Takashi Sato	Masayuki Kawashima	2:05.2
2005	Sea Chariot	Hiroyuki Uchida	Masayuki Kawashima	2:05.3
2006	B B Tornado	Naoki Machida	Eichi Takei	2:07.5
2007	Ampersand	Keita Tosaki	Takashi Ikeda	2:05.0
2008	Dream Sky	Keita Tosaki	Katsuyoshi Uchida	2:06.5
2009	Silent Sta-mem	Masahiko Kaneko	Katsuhisa Adachi	2:06.7
2010	Makani Bisty	Keita Tosaki	Makoto Matsuura	2:06.7
2011	Clave Secreta	Keita Tosaki	Masayuki Kawashima	2:06.5
2012	Pretiolas	Kouta Motohashi	Junpei Morishita	2:06.8
2013	Inside the Park	Seiji Sakai	Masato Hayashi	2:07.2
2014	Happy Sprint	Hiroto Yoshihara	Jyunpei Morishita	2:05.9
2015	Lucky Prince	Tadanari Konno	Satoshi Kokubo	2:07.5