Zen-Nippon Nisai Yushun
Japanese thoroughbred race
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The Zen-Nippon Nisai Yushun (全日本2歳優駿) is an internationally listed, Domestic Grade 1 flat horse race in Japan open for two-year-old Thoroughbreds. It is run at Kawasaki Racecourse over a distance of 1600 metres.
ClassDomestic Grade 1 (JpnI)
International Listed
International Listed
Inaugurated13 August 1950
Race typeThoroughbred - Flat racing
2009 Zen-Nippon Nisai Yushun | |
| Class | Domestic Grade 1 (JpnI) International Listed |
|---|---|
| Location | Kawasaki Racecourse Kawasaki, Kanagawa |
| Inaugurated | 13 August 1950 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1,600 meters (about 8 furlongs or a mile) |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Two-years-old |
| Weight | 56 kg Allowances 1 kg for fillies 3 kg for S. Hemisphere |
| Purse | ¥ 71,400,000 (as of 2025) 1st: ¥ 42,000,000 2nd: ¥ 14,700,000 3rd: ¥ 8,400,000 |
The race was first run in 1950 and is an important race in Japan for two-year-olds on dirt. In 2017, the race began to be included as part of the Road to the Kentucky Derby series.[1]
Trial races
Trial races provide automatic berths to the winners that belongs to National Association of Racing.
| Race Name | Class | Racecourse | Distance | Condition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kamakura Kinen | SII |  Kawasaki |
1,600 meters | Winner |
| Heiwa Sho | SIII |  Funabashi |
1,600 meters | |
| Haiseiko Kinen | SI |  Ohi |
1,600 meters | |
| JBC Nisai Yushun | JpnIII |  Monbetsu |
1,800 meters | |
| Hyogo Junior Grand Prix | JpnII |  Sonoda |
1,400 meters |
In addition to the above, horses that finish in the top two in dirt graded races are eligible to be selected as designated horses.
Winners since 1997
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 |  Agnes World (USA) |
 Yutaka Take (JPN) |
Hideyuki Mori (JRA) |
Takao Watanabe (JPN) Teruya Yoshida (JPN) |
1:41.7 |
| 1998 | Admire Mambo (JPN) |
Katsuharu Tanaka (JPN) |
Mitsuru Hashida (JRA) |
Riichi Kondo (JPN) |
1:43.3 |
| 1999 | Agnes Digital (USA) |
Hitoshi Matoba (JPN) |
Toshiaki Shirai (JRA) |
Takao Watanabe (JPN) |
1:41.1 |
| 2000 | Toshin Blizzard (JPN) |
Takayuki Ishizaki (JPN) |
Kenji Sato (FUN) |
Hironobu Inagaki (JPN) |
1:42.6 |
| 2001 | Principal River (JPN) |
Fuyuki Igarashi (JPN) |
Haruo Narita (HOK) |
Teruya Yoshida (JPN) |
1:42.5 |
| 2002 | Utopia (JPN) |
Hiroshi Kawachi (JPN) |
Kojiro Hashiguchi (JRA) |
Kaneko Makoto Holdings (JPN) |
1:42.4 |
| 2003 | Admire Hope (JPN) |
Yutaka Take (JPN) |
Mitsuru Hashida (JRA) |
Riichi Kondo (JPN) |
1:42.8 |
| 2004 | Pride Kim (JPN) |
Kenichi Ikezoe (JPN) |
Kaneo Ikezoe (JRA) |
Tomiro Fukami (JPN) |
1:40.6 |
| 2005 | Grace Tiara (JPN) |
Katsuharu Tanaka (JPN) |
Takahisa Tezuka (JRA) |
Shimokobe Farm Co., Ltd. (JPN) |
1:42.3 |
| 2006 | Furioso (JPN) |
Hiroyuki Uchida (JPN) |
Masayuki Kawashima (FUN) |
Darley Japan Racing (JPN) |
1:41.8 |
| 2007 | Iide Kenshin (JPN) |
Shinji Fujita (JPN) |
Mitsugu Kon (JRA) |
RSA Country Co., Ltd. (JPN) |
1:41.8 |
| 2008 | Suni (USA) |
Hiroyuki Uchida (JPN) |
Naohiro Yoshida (JRA) |
Kazumi Yoshida (JPN) |
1:40.5 |
| 2009 | Love Michan (JPN) |
Kusuhiko Hamaguchi (JPN) |
Hitoshi Yanae (KAS) |
Sachiaki Kobayashi (JPN) |
1:40.0 |
| 2010 | Big Romance (JPN) |
Katsuharu Tanaka (JPN) |
Michifumi Kono (JRA) |
Senji Nishimura (JPN) |
1:41.2 |
| 2011 | Obruchev (USA) |
Eiji Nakadate (JPN) |
Kiyoshi Hagiwara (JRA) |
Koji Maeda (JPN) |
1:41.6 |
| 2012 | Someries (JPN) |
Yusuke Fujioka (JPN) |
Kenichi Fujioka (JRA) |
 Princess Haya bint Hussein (JOR) |
1:41.9 |
| 2013 | Happy Sprint (JPN) |
Mitsuyuki Miyazaki (JPN) |
Junji Tanaka (HOK) |
Tsuji Bokujo (JPN) |
1:40.4 |
| 2014 | Dear Domus (JPN) |
Kosei Miura (JPN) |
Yutaka Takahashi (JRA) |
Dearest Co., Ltd. (JPN) |
1:45.3 |
| 2015 | Sound Sky (JPN) |
Keita Tosaki (JPN) |
Masao Sato (JRA) |
Yuichi Masuda (JPN) |
1:43.1 |
| 2016 | Rieno Tesoro (USA) |
Hayato Yoshida (JPN) |
Ryo Takei (JRA) |
Kenji Ryotokuji (JPN) |
1:42.8 |
| 2017 | Le Vent Se Leve (JPN) |
 Mirco Demuro (ITA) |
Kiyoshi Hagiwara (JRA) |
G1 Racing (JPN) |
1:41:6 |
| 2018 | Nova Lenda (JPN) |
Yuichi Kitamura (JPN) |
Takashi Saito (JRA) |
Carrot Farm Co., Ltd. (JPN) |
1:42.6 |
| 2019 | Vacation (JPN) |
Hiroto Yoshihara (JPN) |
Kenichi Takatsuki (KAW) |
Masahiro Ogishi (JPN) |
1:41.9 |
| 2020 | Alain Barows (JPN) |
Seiji Sakai (JPN) |
Masato Hayashi (FUN) |
Hirotsugu Inokuma (JPN) |
1:40.7 |
| 2021 | Dry Stout (JPN) |
Keita Tosaki (JPN) |
Mitsunori Makiura (JRA) |
YGG Horse Club Co., Ltd. (JPN) |
1:39.2 |
| 2022 | Derma Sotogake (JPN) |
Fuma Matsuwaka (JPN) |
Hidetaka Otonashi (JRA) |
Hiroyuki Asanuma (JPN) |
1:43.3 |
| 2023 | Forever Young (JPN) |
Ryusei Sakai (JPN) |
Yoshito Yahagi (JRA) |
Susumu Fujita (JPN) |
1:43.5 |
| 2024 | Myriad Love (JPN) |
Atsuya Nishimura (JPN) |
Koichi Shintani (JRA) |
Asuka Shiraishi (JPN) |
1:42.4 |
| 2025 | Pyromancer (JPN) |
Mirai Iwata (JPN) |
Keiji Yoshimura (JRA) |
 Godolphin (UAE) |
1:44.2 |