Kyoto Shimbun Hai

The Kyoto Shimbun Hai (Japanese 京都新聞杯) is a Japanese Grade 2 flat horse race in Japan for three-year-old Thoroughbreds. It is run over a distance of 2200 metres at Kyoto Racecourse in May.[1]

Kyoto Shimbun Hai

Grade 2 race
2016 Kyoto Shimbun Hai
Location	Kyoto Racecourse
Race type	Thoroughbred Flat racing
Race information
Distance	2200 metres
Surface	Turf
Track	Right-handed
Qualification	3-y-o
Weight	56kg, fillies allowed 2kg
Purse	¥117,540,000 (total) ¥54,000,000 (winner)

The Kyoto Shimbun Hai was first run in 1953 and was elevated to Grade 2 status in 1984. It serves as a trial race for the Tokyo Yushun. It was run over a variety of distances in its early history before being contested over 2000 metres from 1966. The distance was increased to 2200 metres in 1984 although it was run over 2000 metres again in 2000 and 2001.

Among the winners of the race have been Katsuragi Ace, Special Week, Admire Vega, Agnes Flight, Heart's Cry and Kizuna.

Winners since 2000

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Time
2000	Agnes Flight	Hiroshi Kawachi	Hiroyuki Nagahama	1:59.8
2001	Tenzan Seiza	Hideaki Miyuki	Higeaki Fujiwara	1:59.8
2002	Fast Tateyama	Hiroki Goto	Isao Yasuda	2:12.5
2003	Marble Chief	Kenichi Ikezoe	Kiyohiro Tadokoro	2:15.4
2004	Heart's Cry	Katsumi Ando	Kojiro Hahiguchi	2:11.9
2005	Inti Raimi	Tetsuzo Sato	Shozo Sasaki	2:13.0
2006	Toho Alan	Shinji Fujita	Hideaki Fujiwara	2:14.8
2007	Tascata Sorte	Yasunari Iwata	Hideaki Fujiwara	2:13.5
2008	Meisho Qualia	Yasunari Iwata	Toyoji Nihihashi	2:18.4
2009	Best Member	Hirofumi Shii	Hiroshi Miyamoto	2:13.0
2010	Gestalt	Kenichi Ikezoe	Hiroyuki Nagahama	2:12.8
2011	Cresco Grand	Yutaka Take	Sei Ihhikaza	2:13.5
2012	Tosen Homareboshi	Craig Williams	Yasutoshi Ikee	2:10.0
2013	Kizuna	Yutaka Take	Shozo Sasaki	2:12.3
2014	Hagino Hybrid	Shinichiro Akiyama	Kunihide Matsuda	2:11.0
2015	Satono Rasen	Yuga Kawada	Yasutoshi Ikee	2:11.3
2016	Smart Odin	Keita Tosaki	Kunihide Matsuda	2:12.6[2]
2017	Platinum Bullet	Suguru Hamanaka	Hiroshi Kawachi	2:15.2[3]
2018	Stay Foolish	Yusuke Fujioka	Yoshito Yahagi	2:11.0[4]
2019	Red Genial	Manabu Sakai	Yoshitada Takahashi	2:11.9
2020	Deep Bond	Ryuji Wada	Ryuji Okubo	2:11.7

Earlier winners

• 1983 - Katsuragi Ace
• 1984 - Nishino Raiden
• 1985 - Miho Shinzan
• 1986 - Takeno Komayoshi
• 1987 - Leo Tenzan
• 1988 - Yaeno Muteki
• 1989 - Bamboo Begin
• 1990 - Mejiro Ryan
• 1991 - Nice Nature
• 1992 - Mihono Bourbon
• 1993 - Winning Ticket
• 1994 - Star Man
• 1995 - Narita King O
• 1996 - Dance In The Dark
• 1997 - Matikanefukukitaru
• 1998 - Special Week
• 1999 - Admire Vega

See also

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

References

1. "Yomiuri Milers Cup". Horse Racing in Japan.
2. "2016 result". Racing Post. 7 May 2016.
3. "2017 result". Racing Post. 6 May 2017.
4. "2018 result". Racing Post. 5 May 2018.