Derby Grand Prix
Japanese thoroughbred race
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The Derby Grand Prix (in Japanese: ダービーグランプリ) was a Japanese horserace for three-year-old Thoroughbreds[1] in the Iwate Prefecture Horse Racing Association.
| Location | Mizusawa Racecourse |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1986[1] |
| Final run | 2023 |
| 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]
The race was discontinued in 2023 as it was merged to the Kozukata Sho, which was given a JpnII grade and status as a trial race for the Japan Dirt Classic.[3][4]
Winners since 2014
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Dragon Ear[1][5] | Hiroto Yoshihara | Kenichi Takatsuki | 2:07.4 | |
| 2015 | Studium[6] | Satoshi Ishizaki | Yoshiyuki Kano | 2:07.5 | |
| 2016 | Trovao[7] | Daisuke Mijima | Katsunori Arayama | 2:08.0 | |
| 2017 | Superstition[8] | Ryu Abe | Hideki Kadokawa | 2:08.2 | |
| 2018 | Chaiyaphum[9] | Shinobu Murakami | Yuki Chiba | 2:12.2 | |
| 2019 | Rinno Legend[10] | Makoto Okabe | Kazuhiro Hayashi | Masao Hayashi | 2:07.0 |
| 2020 | Freccia Bianca[11] | Ryo Takamatsu | Koki Chiba | Kazuo Okubo | 2:05.7 |
| 2021 | Giga King[12] | Joji Wada | Takahiro Inamasu | Tomohiro Ozaki | 2:06.8 |
| 2022 | S'il Te Plait[13] | Yamato Ishikawa | Noboru Yonekawa | Kumiko Hara | 2:04.9 |
| 2023 | Mick Fire[14] | Norifumi Mikamoto | Kazuo Watanabe | Koichi Hoshika | 2:03.0 |
Past winners
- 1986:Tomi Alco
- 1987:Star Doll[16]
- 1988: Aeroplane
- 1989: Swift Say Die
- 1990: Sand Reason
- 1991: Riverstone King
- 1992: Tomishino Porunga
- 1993: Mr. Rudolf[17]
- 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