Kyōto Daishōten
The Kyōto Daishōten is a Japanese Grade 2 flat horse race in Japan for Thoroughbred colts and fillies aged three and over run over a distance of 2,400 metres at the Kyoto Racecourse, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto.
| Grade 2 race | |
 Kyoto Racecourse | |
| Location | Kyoto Racecourse, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1966 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 2400 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | 3-y-o +, Colts & Fillies |
| Weight | 3-y-o 53kg, 4-y-o+ 56kg. Fillies & mares allowed 2kg. G1 winners 2kg extra. |
| Purse | ¥67,000,000 (winner) ¥145,120,000 (total) |
The race is run in October and serves as a trial race for the autumn edition of the Tenno Sho.[1]
It was first run in 1966. Among the winners of the race have been Mejiro McQueen, Marvelous Crown, T M Opera O, Tap Dance City, Rose Kingdom and Lovely Day.
Records
Speed record:
- 2:22.9 Hit The Target 2013
Most successful horse (2 wins):
- Tanino Chikara – 1973, 1974
- Yamano Shiragiku – 1983, 1985
- Suzuka Koban – 1984, 1986
- Super Creek – 1989, 1990
- Mejiro McQueen – 1991, 1993
- T M Opera O – 2000, 2001
Winners since 1995
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Marvelous Crown | 4 | Makoto Osawa | ||
| 1995 | Hishi Amazon | 4 | Eiji Nakdate | Takao Nakano | 2:25.3 |
| 1996 | Marvelous Sunday | 4 | Yutaka Take | Makoto Osawa | 2:25.1 |
| 1997 | Silk Justice | 3 | Fujita Shinji | M Okubo | 2:26.2 |
| 1998 | Seiun Sky | 3 | Norihiro Yokoyma | Kazutaka Yasuda | 2:25.6 |
| 1999 | Tsurumaru Tsuyoshi | 4 | Fujita Shinji | Nibun Hisao | 2:24.3 |
| 2000 | T M Opera O | 4 | Ryuji Wada | Ichizo Iwamoto | 2:26.0 |
| 2001 | T M Opera O | 5 | Ryuji Wada | Ichizo Iwamoto | 2:25.0 |
| 2002 | Narita Top Road | 6 | Shii Hirofumi | Yoshio Oki | 2:23.6 |
| 2003 | Tap Dance City | 6 | Tetsuzo Sato | Shozo Sasaki | 2:26.6 |
| 2004 | Narita Century | 5 | Hirokazu Tajima | Norio Fujisawa | 2:25.2 |
| 2005 | Lincoln | 5 | Yutaka Take | Hidetaka Otonashi | 2:25.4 |
| 2006 | Sweep Tosho | 5 | Kenichi Ikezoe | Akio Tsurudome | 2:31.5 |
| 2007 | Inti Raimi | 5 | Tetsuzo Sato | Shozo Sasaki | 2:24.8 |
| 2008 | Toho Alan | 5 | Ryota Sameshima | Hideaki Fujiwara | 2:26.9 |
| 2009 | Oken Bruce Lee | 4 | Hiroyuki Uchida | Hidetaka Otonashi | 2:24.3 |
| 2010 | Meisho Beluga | 5 | Kenichi Ikezoe | Kaneo Ikezoe | 2:25.0 |
| 2011 | Rose Kingdom | 4 | Hiroki Goto | Kojiro Hashiguchi | 2:24.1 |
| 2012 | Meisho Kampaku | 5 | Kenichi Ikezoe | Yoshiyuki Arakawa | 2:23.4 |
| 2013 | Hit The Target | 5 | Yuichi Kitamura | Keiji Kato | 2:22.9 |
| 2014 | Last Impact | 4 | Yuga Kawada | Hiroyoshi Matsuda | 2:24.2 |
| 2015 | Lovely Day | 5 | Yuga Kawada | Yasutoshi Ikee | 2:23.6 |
| 2016 | Kitasan Black | 4 | Yutaka Take | Hisashi Shimizu | 2:25.5 |
| 2017 | Smart Layer | 7 | Yutaka Take | Ryuji Okubo | 2:23.0 |
| 2018 | Satono Diamond | 5 | Yuga Kawada | Yasutoshi Ikee | 2:25.4 |
| 2019 | Dreadnoughtus | 6 | Ryusei Sakai | Yoshito Yahagi | 2:23.5 |
Earlier winners
- 1966 - Kyoei Hikari
- 1967 - Shibafuji
- 1968 - Marchs
- 1969 - Finis
- 1970 - New Kiminonawa
- 1971 - Mejiro Asama
- 1972 - Kimusu Vimy
- 1973 - Tanino Chikara
- 1974 - Tanino Chikara
- 1975 - Ishino Masaru
- 1976 - Passing Venture
- 1977 - Ten Point
- 1978 - Ryu Kiko
- 1979 - Tenmei
- 1980 - Silksky
- 1981 - Inado Kotobuki
- 1982 - Mejiro Chara
- 1983 - Yamano Shiragiku
- 1984 - Suzuka Koban
- 1985 - Yamano Shiragiku
- 1986 - Suzuka Koban
- 1987 - Tokai Roman
- 1988 - Meisho Eikan
- 1989 - Super Creek
- 1990 - Super Creek
- 1991 - Mejiro McQueen
- 1992 - Osumi Roch
- 1993 - Mejiro McQueen
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References
- "KYOTO DAISHOTEN (G2)". japanracing.jp.
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