Sakitama Hai
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ClassDomestic Grade I (JpnI)
LocationUrawa Racecourse
Inaugurated1997
Race typeThoroughbred - Flat racing
-20170531urawarc.jpg) White Fuge wins the 2017 Sakitama Hai | |
| Class | Domestic Grade I (JpnI) |
|---|---|
| Location | Urawa Racecourse |
| Inaugurated | 1997 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1,400 meters (0.87 mi) |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds and above |
| Weight | 3-y-o 53 kg, 4-y-o + 57 kg Allowance: 2 kg for fillies and mares 2 kg for SH-born 3-y-o 1 kg for SH-born 4-y-o |
| Purse | ¥ 136,000,000 (as of 2025) 1st: ¥ 80,000,000 2nd: ¥ 28,000,000 3rd: ¥ 16,000,000[1] |
The Sakitama Hai (Japanese さきたま杯), is a Japanese Domestic Grade 1 horse race for thoroughbred horses aged three and over, run in June over a distance of 1,400 meters on dirt at Urawa Racecourse.
The race was first run in 1997 as a Domestic Grade 3 for thoroughbred horses aged three and over, until in 2005 when the age qualification was changed to horses aged four and over. In 2011, the race was promoted to Domestic Grade 2 status and held that until 2023.
In order to promote growth in the Japanese dirt sprinting scene, the race was promoted to Domestic Grade 1 status in 2024.[2] The updated age qualification allows three-year-old horses again. The schedule of the race was also moved to mid-June.[3]