Kyoto Nisai Stakes

Kyoto Nisai Stakes
京都2歳ステークス
Grade 3 race
2021 Kyoto Nisai Stakes winner Justin Rock
LocationKyoto Racecourse
Inaugurated1959
Race typeThoroughbred Flat racing
Race information
Distance2000 metres
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed
Qualification2-y-o
Weight56 kg
Allowance: Fillies 1 kg
Purse¥ 70,880,000 (as of 2024)
1st: ¥ 33,000,000
2nd: ¥ 13,000,000
3rd: ¥ 8,000,000

The Kyoto Nisai Stakes (Japanese: 京都2歳ステークス) is a Grade 3 horse race for two-year-old Thoroughbreds run in November over a distance of 2000 metres at Kyoto Racecourse.[1]

The race was first run in 1959 and was promoted to Grade 3 status in 2014. It was run over a variety of distances but has been contested over 2000 metres since 2002. Past winners have included Narita Brian, Victoire Pisa and Epiphaneia.

Winners since 2014

Year
 Winner
 Jockey
 Trainer
 Time
2014 Bell Lap William Buick Naosuke Sugai 2:04.8
2015 Dreadnoughtus Yutaka Take Yoshito Yahagi 2:01.3
2016 Cadenas Yuichi Fukunaga Kazuya Nakatake 2:02.6
2017 Grail Yutaka Take Kenji Nonaka 2:01.6
2018 Courageux Guerrier João Moreira Yasutoshi Ikee 2:01.5
2019 My Rhadpsody Yutaka Take Yasuo Tomomichi 2:01.5
2020 Wonderful Town [a] Ryuji Wada Yoshitada Takahashi 2:01.6
2021 Justin Rock [a] Kohei Matsuyama Tatsuya Yoshioka 2:03.3
2022 Gruner Green [a] Mirco Demuro Ikuo Aizawa 2:00.5
2023 Shin Emperor Joao Moreira Yoshito Yahagi 1:59.8
2024 Eri King Yuga Kawada Mitsumasa Nakauchida 2:00.9

a The 2020, 2021, & 2022 races took place at Hanshin Racecourse.

Earlier winners

See also

References

  1. ^ "Kyoto Nisai Stakes". Horse Racing in Japan.
  2. ^ "京都2歳S". Netkeiba.
  3. ^ "Radio Nikkei Hai Kyoto Nisai Stakes". Netkeiba.