Niigata Kinen
Horse race
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The Niigata Kinen (Japanese 新潟記念) is a Japanese Grade 3 horse race for Thoroughbreds aged three and over, run in late August or early September over a distance of 2000 metres on turf at Niigata Racecourse.[1]
2025 Niigata Kinen winner Shirankedo at the parade ring before the race | |
| Class | Grade 3 |
|---|---|
| Location | Niigata Racecourse |
| Inaugurated | 1965 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 2000 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | 3-y-o+ |
| Weight | Handicap |
| Purse | ¥ 92,980,000 (as of 2025)
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The Niigata Kinen was first run in 1965 and has held Grade 3 status since 1984. It was run at Nakayama Racecourse in 1996 and 2000.
Winners since 2000
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Daiwa Texas | 7 | Hiroshi Kitamura | Sueo Masuzawa | Daiwa Shoji | 2:00.2 |
| 2001 | Sun Place | 6 | Shigefumi Kumazawa | Yasuo Ikee | Shadai Race Horse | 1:57.0 |
| 2002 | Towa Treasure | 5 | Katsuharu Tanaka | Mitsuru Hashida | Suzu Saito | 1:58.0 |
| 2003 | Derby Regno | 5 | Hideaki Miyuki | Shigetada Takahashi | Derby Corporation | 1:58.7 |
| 2004 | Super Gene | 6 | Eiji Nakadate | Masanori Sakaguchi | Shigeko Hasatani | 1:57.7 |
| 2005 | Yamanin Alabaster | 4 | Teruo Eda | Shinobu Hoshino | Hajime Doi | 2:00.1 |
| 2006 | Top Gun Joe | 4 | Hiroki Goto | Masamichi Wada | Takao Kawauchi | 1:57.2 |
| 2007 | Yumeno Shirushi | 5 | Yutaka Yoshida | Yokichi Okubo | Teruya Yoshida | 1:57.8 |
| 2008 | Arco Senora | 4 | Tomoharu Bushizawa | Shigenori Hatakeyama | Masakatsu Nakamura | 1:57.5 |
| 2009 | Hokko Pas de Chat | 7 | Teruo Eda | Akira Murayama | Koichi Yabe | 1:59.6 |
| 2010 | Narita Crystal | 4 | Hideaki Miyuki | Kazuyoshi Kihara | Osumi | 1:58.4 |
| 2011 | Narita Crystal | 5 | Yutaka Take | Kazuyoshi Kihara | Osumi | 1:59.1 |
| 2012 | Transwarp | 7 | Takuya Ono | Kiyoshi Hagiwara | Carrot Farm | 1:57.6 |
| 2013 | Cosmo Nemo Shin | 6 | Masami Matsuoka | Hidekatsu Shimizu | Big Red Farm | 1:58.9 |
| 2014 | Martinborough | 5 | Nash Rawiller | Yasuo Tomomichi | Kazumi Yoshida | 1:58.3 |
| 2015 | Passion Dance | 7 | Mirco Demuro | Yasuo Tomomichi | Kaneko Makoto Holdings | 1:58.2 |
| 2016 | A Day In The Life | 5 | Norihiro Yokoyama | Kiyoshi Hagiwara | Seiichi Iketani | 1:57.5[2] |
| 2017 | Tatsu Gogeki | 5 | Shinichiro Akiyama | Ippo Sameshima | Takayuki Suzuki | 1:57.9[3] |
| 2018 | Blast Onepiece | 3 | Kenichi Ikezoe | Masahiro Otake | Silk Racing | 1:57.5[4] |
| 2019 | You Can Smile | 4 | Yasunari Iwata | Yasuo Tomomichi | Kaneko Makoto Holdings | 1:57.5 |
| 2020 | Bravas | 4 | Yuichi Fukunaga | Yasuo Tomomichi | Kazuhiro Sasaki | 1:59.9 |
| 2021 | Meiner Fanrong | 6 | Mirco Demuro | Takahisa Tezuka | Thoroughbred Club Ruffian | 1:58.4 |
| 2022 | Karate | 6 | Akira Sugawara | Yasuyuki Tsujino | Hikaru Odagiri | 1:58.9 |
| 2023 | Nocking Point | 3 | Hiroshi Kitamura | Tetsuya Kimura | Sunday Racing | 1:59.0 |
| 2024 | Shinryokuka | 4 | Hatsuya Kowata | Masahiro Takeuchi | Kentaro Yui | 1:58.0 |
| 2025 | Shirankedo | 5 | Ryusei Sakai | Mitsunori Makiura | Toshihiko Tabata | 1:58.0 |
Earlier winners
- 1965 - Umeno Chikara
- 1966 - Schutzlos Berger
- 1967 - Marufubuki
- 1968 - Haku Sensho
- 1969 - Amanogawa
- 1970 - Suijin
- 1971 - Tokino Shin O
- 1972 - Passing Goal
- 1973 - Yama Tesco
- 1974 - Nasuno Chigusa
- 1975 - Hase Masaru
- 1976 - Takeden Jaguar
- 1977 - Mitomo O
- 1978 - Lucky West
- 1979 - Hookano
- 1980 - Nakami Sapphire
- 1981 - Hase Shinobu
- 1982 - Meiji Tiger
- 1983 - Upsetter
- 1984 - Dyna Mine
- 1985 - Russian Blue
- 1986 - Blacksky
- 1987 - Dyna Fairy
- 1988 - Dyna Orange
- 1989 - Hardy God
- 1990 - Safari Olive
- 1991 - Sengoku Hisei
- 1992 - Tanino Bolero
- 1993 - Brown Beetle
- 1994 - Inter Spur
- 1995 - Irish Dance
- 1996 - Tokai Taro
- 1997 - Pal Bright
- 1998 - Offside Trap
- 1999 - Brilliant Road