Kitakyushu Kinen

Kitakyushu Kinen
北九州記念
Grade 3 race
2019 Kitakyushu Kinen winner Daimei Princess
LocationKokura Racecourse, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Inaugurated1966[1]
Race typeThoroughbredFlat racing
Race information
Distance1,200 meters
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed (inner course)
QualificationFillies & mares
WeightHandicap
Purse¥ 87,960,000 (as of 2024)
1st: ¥ 41,000,000
2nd: ¥ 16,000,000
3rd: ¥ 10,000,000

The Kitakyushu Kinen (in Japanese: 北九州記念), short for TV Nishinippon Corp. Sho Kitakyushu Kinen, is a Grade III Handicap race for fillies and mares in the JRA.

Race details

The first race was held in 1966.

The race is usually held in August, though in the past, they have been run in July.

Foreign horses are allowed to run, with up to 9 foreign horses at a time being allowed to run.[1]

There are no weight limits.

Winners since 2014

Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Time
2014 Little Gerda 5 Kyosuke Maruta Ippo Samushima Ryoko Kuriyama 1:07.5
2015 Bel Canto 4 Yutaka Take Yuichi Kakuda Koji Maeda 1:07.3
2016 Bakushin Teioh 7 Kota Fujioka Hori Noriyuki Masamichi Hayashi 1:08.5
2017[2] Diana Halo 4 Yutaka Take Nobuharu Fukushima Komahide Co. Ltd. 1:07.5
2018[3] Ares Barrows 6 Yuji Yoshida Yuichi Sonoda Koji Inokuma 1:06.6
2019 Daimei Princess 6 Shinichiro Akiyama Naoyuki Morita TokyoHorseRacing 1:08.2
2020 Red En Ciel 6 Yuichi Fukunaga Yasushi Shono Koichi Miyamoto 1:07.8
2021 Yoka Yoka 3 Hideaki Miyuki Kiyoshi Tani Koji Oka 1:08.2
2022 Buon Voyage 5 Haruhiko Kawasu Tomoyuki Umeda Toshihiro Hirosaki 1:07.3
2023 Jasper Krone 4 Taisei Danno Tomoyuki Umeda Hideyuki Mori 1:06.9
2024 Puro Magic 3 Kohei Matsuyama Shogo Yasuda Three H Racing Co. Ltd. 1:07.9

Previous winners

  • 1966: Hajime Ryu
  • 1967: Atlas
  • 1968: Hiro Daikoku
  • 1969: Ho-un
  • 1970: Open Tsubame
  • 1971: Okaheren
  • 1972: Thai Babo
  • 1973: Narutaki Ace
  • 1974: Rokko Ichi
  • 1975: Fumino Hikari
  • 1976: Miyajimarengo
  • 1977: Fuji Linden
  • 1978: Urakawa Cherry
  • 1979: Three Fire
  • 1980: Sarnohero
  • 1981: Rough on Tees
  • 1982: Omi Shadai
  • 1983: Lovely Star
  • 1984: Manno Taro
  • 1985: Global Dyna
  • 1986: Lucky Sea Turtle
  • 1987: Mayano Jo O
  • 1988: Tagajo O
  • 1989: Tanino Suisei
  • 1990: Nishi Yamasho
  • 1991: Movie Star
  • 1992: Nuevo Tosho
  • 1993: Silk Moonlight
  • 1994: Ibuki Five One
  • 1995: Inazuma Takao
  • 1996: Magic Kiss
  • 1997: Dandy Command
  • 1998: Tow Show Orion
  • 1999: Eishin Vincennes
  • 2000: Tunante
  • 2001: Eisin Preston
  • 2002: Top Protector
  • 2003: Millenium Bio
  • 2004: Daitaku Bertram
  • 2005: Meisho Kaido
  • 2006: Cosmo Fortune
  • 2007: Kyowa Roaring
  • 2008: Sleepless Night
  • 2009: Sandalphone
  • 2010: Melissa
  • 2011: Tokai Mystery
  • 2012: Sugino Endeavor
  • 2013: Tsurumaru Leon

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "KITAKYUSHU KINEN (G3)". JapanRacing. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  2. ^ "RACE COURSE KOKURA 11R". jbba.jp. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  3. ^ "11R KITAKYUSHU KINEN G3". Umanity. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  4. ^ "北九州記念". Netkeiba.
  5. ^ "TV Nishinippon Corp.sho Kitakyushu Kinen". Netkeiba.