Haneda Hai
Japanese thoroughbred horse race
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The Haneda Hai (羽田盃; "Haneda Cup") is a Japanese thoroughbred horse race on dirt track only for three year old horses. It is graded as a Domestic Grade I. It is run over a distance of 1,800 meters (about 9 furlongs) at Oi Racecourse in Shinagawa, Tokyo in April or May.
Oi Racecourse | |
| Class | Domestic Grade I (JpnI) |
|---|---|
| Location | Oi Racecourse, Shinagawa, Tokyo |
| Inaugurated | 1956 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1,800 meters (approx. 10 furlongs) |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | 3-y-o no geldings |
| Weight | 57 kg Allowance: Fillies 2 kg |
| Purse | ¥78,250,000 (as of 2025) 1st: ¥ 50,000,000 2nd: ¥ 17,500,000 3rd: ¥ 10,000,000 |
History
It began in 1955 as the Oi Hai. Its name was changed to Haneda Hai in commemoration of Haneda racecourse which used to be situated next to Shinagawa.[1]
Its distance has been changed several times. It has been run as follows:
- from its inception until 1966 at 1,800 meters
- from 1967 to 1995 at 2,000 meters
- from 1996 to 1998 at 1,800 meters
- from 1999 to 2001 at 1,600 meters
- from 2002 to 2003 at 1,790 meters
- from 2004 onwards at 1,800 meters
Until 2023, this race was the first leg of the South Kanto (Minami-Kanto) triple crown with Tokyo Derby and Japan Dirt Derby and only horses belonging to Minami-Kanto Horseracing could run.[2]
Dirt Grade Promotion
The race was promoted to Domestic Grade 1 (Jpn1) along with Tokyo Derby in 2024.[3] Formerly the first leg of the South Kanto (Minami-Kanto) Triple Crown, it became the first leg of new Japanese Triple Crown of Dirt.[4] Entries were expanded to 16 horses with 4 JRA horses and 12 NAR horses.[5]
Trial races
Trial races provide automatic berths to the winning horses or placed horses as specified.[5]
| Race | Grade | Racecourse | Distance | Condition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluebird Cup | JpnIII | Funabashi | 1,800 meters | Winner that belongs to NAR |
| Kumotori Sho | JpnIII | Oi | 1,800 meters | Top 2 of the best that placed 1st to 5th that belongs to JRA
Top 2 that belongs to NAR regardless of placing |
| Starburst Cup | Open | Oi | 2,000 meters | Winner |
| Keihin Hai | JpnII | Oi | 1,700 meters | Top 2 of the best that placed 1st to 5th that belongs to JRA
Top 2 that belongs to NAR regardless of placing |
| Classic Trial | Special | Oi | 1,800 meters | Winner |
Winners since 2004
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Organization |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Tokino Kojiro | Nobuhiro Yamada | Rentaro Hasegawa | Hisatsugu Tanaka | Kawasaki | 1:53.5 |
| 2005 | Sea Chariot | Hiroyuki Uchida | Masayuki Kawashima | Darley Japan Farm Co. Ltd. | Funabashi | 1:53.5 |
| 2006 | Thank You Win | Seiji Sakai | Mitsuhiro Okabayashi | Yoshimitsu Itaka | Funabashi | 1:53.1 |
| 2007 | Top Sabaton | Shun Ishizaki | Masao Kakimoto | Tsuya Kiya | Funabashi | 1:51.1 |
| 2008 | Nick Bunyan | Fumio Matoba | Youichi Sasaki | Yasushi Tsumura | Oi | 1:52.8 |
| 2009 | Nike High Grade | Keita Tosaki | Masayuki Kawashima | Seiji Ono | Funabashi | 1:54.9 |
| 2010 | Seize the Gold | Hiroyuki Uchida | Katsunori Arayama | Daiten Farm Co. Ltd. | Oi | 1:53.7 |
| 2011 | Clave Secleta | Keita Tosaki | Masayuki Kawashima | Sunday Racing Co. Ltd. | Funabashi | 1:52.1 |
| 2012 | Art Sahara | Tadanari Konno | Katsunori Arakawa | Daiten Farm Co. Ltd. | Oi | 1:52.9 |
| 2013 | Outgeneral | Norifumi Mikamoto | Masayuki Kawashima | Sunday Racing Co. Ltd. | Funabashi | 1:52.8 |
| 2014 | Happy Sprint | Hiroto Yoshihara | Jyunpei Morishita | Tsuji Bokujo | Oi | 1:52.6 |
| 2015 | Studium | Shun Ishizaki | Yoshiyuki Yano | Nicks | Funabashi | 1:54.6 |
| 2016 | Turbulence | Taito Mori | Takashi Mizuno | Nobuhiko Yoshiki | Urawa | 1:55.5 |
| 2017 | Captain King | Takayuki Yano | Naoyuki Matoba | Toshio Hiramoto | Oi | 1:54.4 |
| 2018 | Yamano Fight | Kota Motohashi | Masakazu Murakami | Akihiko Yamaguchi | Funabashi | 1:53.7 |
| 2019 | Mutually | Norifumi Mikamoto | Yoshiyuki Yano | Jotaro Ishise | Funabashi | 1:53.5 |
| 2020 | Gold Heuer | Seiji Yamazaki | Hiroshi Iwamoto | Hatsue Okada | Kawasaki | 1:53.3 |
| 2021 | Transcendence | Taito Mori | Satoshi Kokubo | Eishu Tokuhara | Urawa | 1:51.5 |
| 2022 | Miyagi Zao | Daisuke Mashima | Jumpei Morishita | Masatoshi Suzuki | Oi | 1:52.4 |
| 2023 | Mick Fire | Norifumi Mikamoto | Kazuo Watanabe | Koichi Hoshika | Oi | 1:50.9 |
| Triple Crown of Dirt Series | ||||||
| 2024 | Amante Bianco | Yuga Kawada | Keisuke Miyata | Silk Racing Co. Ltd. | JRA | 1:53.9 |
| 2025 | Natural Rise | Takeshi Yokoyama | Keizo Ito | Hiroyuki Yoshioka | JRA | 1:52.1 |
