Nojigiku Sho

The Nojigiku Sho (in Japanese: のじぎく賞), is a race for three-year-old mares[1] from the Tokai region in the Aichi Prefectural Horse Racing Association.

Nojigiku Sho

Location	Sonoda Racecourse
Inaugurated	1963
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Race information
Distance	1,700 meters
Surface	Dirt
Qualification	Three-year-old mares
Weight	54kg
Purse	1st: ¥5,000,000

Race Details

The race was established in 1963. It is held at Sonoda Racecourse on a 1,700 meter track.

The award is named after a Japanese flower, the Chrysanthemum japonense.

Winners since 2015

Winners since 2015 include:[1][2]

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Time
2015	Toko Venus	Manabu Tanaka	Tatsuho Yoshiyuki	1:49.2
2016	Dear Maruko	Hideya Sahara	Tetsuya Naka	1:51.7
2017	Apelila Ruby	Maki Mukaiyama	Yoichi Kurimoto	1:51.1
2018	Tulipa[3]	Tomohiro Yoshimura	Tokuhiko Hiramatsu	1:54.8
2019	Chervil[4][5]	Takashi Nakata	Shinobu Noda	1:51.9

Past Winners

Past winners include:

1973: O.N. Karim[6] 1974: Elizabeth Quinn[7] 1975: Ali Seiyu 1976: Otowahime [8] 1977: Senju Eiza 1978: Arab Hime 1979: Sankyo Homare 1980: Hillary Nisei 1981: Tokino Shigemi 1982: Saruta Homare 1983: Satsuki Top Lady 1984: Mar Zenjuan 1985: Great Queen 1986: Tokino Karen 1987: Center Pure

1988: San Omier 1989: Sumano Ershi 1990: Quinn In Beta 1991: Kyowa Idol[9] 1992: Rokko Best 1993: Keshigo Manna 1994: Kaori Bijin 1995: Fate Star 1996: Rosen Pearl 1997: Makio Queen 1998: Ebishiro Queen

1999: Orion The Dancer 2000: Bakushin Creel 2001: Hirakatsu Asuka 2002: Queen Cast 2003: June Paradis 2004: Kinugasa Sapphire 2005: Mayano Powerful 2006: Nice Joker 2007: Enta no Megami 2008: Iron Gold

2009: Virgin Sapphire 2010: Helena 2011: Mambo Bean 2012: Mermaid Jump 2013: Yumeno Atosaki 2014: Toko Nile

See also

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

References

1. "Nojigiku Award". Keiba. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
2. "Nojigiku Award". netkeiba.com. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
3. "Tulipa". JBIS. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
4. "Chervil". JBIS. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
5. "Nojigiku Prize Heavy Award 13-year-old mare registered horse". Oddspark.com. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
6. "Nojigiku Sho". horseicon.web.fc2.com. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
7. "Elizabeth Quinn". JBIS. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
8. "Otowahime". JBIS. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
9. "Kyowa Idol". JBIS. Retrieved 1 April 2019.