Shinzan Kinen

The Shinzan Kinen (in Japanese: シンザン記念), short for Nikkan Sports Sho Shinzan Kinen, is a Grade III race for three-year-olds in the JRA.

Shinzan Kinen (Japan)

Grade 3 race
Location	Kyoto Racecourse Kyoto, Japan
Inaugurated	1967[1]
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Race information
Distance	1,600 meters (about 8 furlongs / 1 mile)
Surface	Turf
Track	Right-handed (inner course)
Qualification	Three-year-old Fillies
Weight	56 kg
Purse	¥81,880,000 1st: ¥ 38,000,000[1]

Race Details

The race was named to honor Shinzan, a Japanese racehorse who won the Japanese Triple Crown.

The race is traditionally held at Kyoto Racecourse in January. The first edition of the race was held on January 15, 1967 in which Taigyo won.

Foreign horses are allowed to enter the race.[1]

Winners since 2014

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2014	Mikki Isle	Shun Hamanaka	Masato Nishizono	Mizuki Nda	1:33.8
2015	Guanciale	Yutaka Take	Yoshito Kidate	Shunsuke Matsumoto	1:34.8
2016	Logi Cry	Shun Hamanaka	Shosuke Sagai	Masaaki Kumeda	1:34.1
2017	Kyohei	Ryo Takakura	Hiroshi Miyamoto	Takao Seya	1:37.6
2018	Almond Eye[2]	Ryota Tozaki	Sakae Kunieda	Silk Racing	1:37.1
2019[3]	Val d'Isere	Yuichi Kitamura	Kunihiko Watanabe	G1 Racing Co., LTD	1:35.7
2019	Sanctuaire	Christophe Lemaire	Kazuo Fujisawa	U Carrot Farm	1:35.9
2020	Pixie Knight	Yuichi Fukunaga	Hidetaka Otonashi	Sunday Racing	1:33.3

Past Winners

1967: Taigyo 1968: Hikari O 1969: Fine Happy 1970: High Prince 1971: Fi Doll 1972: Shinmoedake 1973: Dictaboy 1974: Naninwa Light 1975: Erimo George 1976: Bambton Shade

1977: Tenzan Sakura 1978: Lovely Show 1979: Terno Eight 1980: Noto Diver 1981: Hironowaka Koma 1982: Silk Tenzan O 1983: Mejiro Mont Cenis 1984: Kitayamazakura 1985: Life Tateyama 1986: Fresh Voice

1987: Yamanin Arden 1988: Lager Black 1989: Foundry Popo 1990: Nichido Thunder 1991: Milford Slew 1992: Mayano Petrus 1993: Amber Lion 1994: Namura Kokuo 1995: Meisho Tesoro 1996: Generalist

1997: Seeking the Pearl 1998: Dantsu Cross 1999: Fusaichi Airdale 2000: Daitaku Riva 2001: Derby Legno 2002: Tanino Gimlet 2003: Silent Deal 2004: Great Journey 2005: Peer Gynt 2006: Goki Kirishima

2007: Admire Aura [4] 2008: Dream Signal 2009: Antonio Barows 2010: Garbo 2011: Red Davis 2012: Gentildonna 2013: A Shin Top

See also

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

References

1. "SHINZAN KINEN (G3)". JapanRacing. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
2. "11R SHINZAN KINEN G3". Umanity. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
3. "Race 11: NIKKAN SPORTS SHO SHINZAN KINEN". JBIS. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
4. "シンザン記念". AhoNoora (in Japanese). AhoNoora. March 8, 2015. Retrieved April 1, 2019.