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