Derby Grand Prix

The Derby Grand Prix (in Japanese: ダービーグランプリ), is a race for three-year-olds[1] in the Iwate Prefecture Horse Racing Association.

Derby Grand Prix

Location	Mizusawa Racecourse
Inaugurated	1986[1]
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Race information
Distance	2,000 meters
Surface	Dirt
Qualification	Three-years-old[2]
Purse	¥40,000,000 1st: ¥ 10,000,000

Race Details

The race was established in 1986. It was for 4-year-olds, but changed to 3-year-olds in 2001.

The race was graded as a Grade-1 race in 1997 and was then moved down to Grade-M1 in 2016.

The race took place at Morioka Racecourse from 1996-2011.[1]

Winners since 2014

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Time
2014	Dragon Ear[1][3]	Hiroto Yoshihara	Kenichi Takatsuki	2:07.4
2015	Studium[4]	Satoshi Ishizaki	Yoshiyuki Kano	2:07.5
2016	Trovao[5]	Daisuke Mijima	Katsunori Arayama	2:08.0
2017	Superstition[6]	Ryu Abe	Hideki Kadokawa	2:08.2
2018	Chaiyaphum[7]	Shinobu Murakami	Yuki Chiba	2:12.2

Past Winners

Past winners include:[1][8]

• 1986:Tomi Alco
• 1987:Star Doll[9]
• 1988: Aeroplane
• 1989: Swift Say Die
• 1990: Sand Reason
• 1991: Riverstone King
• 1992: Tomishino Porunga
• 1993: Mr. Rudolf[10]
• 1994: Black Cross
• 1995: Loui Boss Gold
• 1996: Ishino Sunday
• 1997: T.M. Megaton
• 1998: Narita Homare
• 1999: Taiki Herakles
• 2000: Regular Member
• 2001: Mugamuchu
• 2002: Gold Allure
• 2003: Utopia
• 2004: Personal Rush
• 2005: Kane Hekili
• 2006: Man of Purser
• 2007: Haru Sanhiko
• 2008: No race
• 2009: No race
• 2010: Rock Hand Star
• 2011: Kamino Nouveau
• 2012: Rosso Corsa
• 2013: General Grant

See also

• Horse racing in Japan
• List of Japanese flat horse races

References

1. "Derby Grand Prix". Ahonoora. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
2. "Derby Grand Prix". Oddspark. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
3. "Tokai Derby". Keiba.go.jp. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
4. "Studium". JBIS. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
5. "Trovao". JBIS. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
6. "Superstition". JBIS. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
7. "Chaiyaphum". JBIS. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
8. "Derby Grand Prix". IwateKeiba. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
9. "Star Doll". JBIS. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
10. "Star Doll". JBIS. Retrieved 23 November 2019.