Seiran Sho
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| Location | Morioka Racecourse |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1993[1] |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1,600 meters |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Qualification | Three and four years old from Iwate |
| Weight | 55kg-57kg |
| Purse | 1st: ¥3,000,000 |
The Seiran Sho (in Japanese: 青藍賞), is a Japanese horse race for three and four year old Thoroughbreds in the Iwate Horse Racing Association. Run at the Morioka Racecourse, the race has an "M2" grade rating.
The race was originally created to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Iwate Horse Racing Association.
The race was originally 2,000 meters, but changed to 1,600 meters in 2000.[1]
The race has been held at both Mizusawa Racecourse and Morioka Racecourse.[1]
Winners since 2014
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Community[2] | Hidetoshi Abe | Kouzou Sakurada | 1:43.0 |
| 2015 | Namura Titan[3] | Yuichi Sakaguchi | Masayuki Murakami | 1:39.9 |
| 2016 | Sea Chrome[4] | Hidetoshi Abe | Yuki Chiba | 1:41.2 |
| 2017 | Cherry Picker[5] | Junya Yamamoto | Shinichi Hatakeyama | 1:43.6 |
| 2018 | Empire Pegasus[6] | Shunri Sugawara | Yuji Sato | 1:39.2 |
| 2019 | Empire Pegasus[6] | Shunri Sugawara | Yuji Sato | 1:38.3 |