Naruo Kinen

Naruo Kinen
鳴尾記念
Grade 3 race
Mer de Glace wins the 2019 Naruo Kinen
LocationHanshin Racecourse
Hyogo, Japan
Inaugurated1951[1]
Race typeThoroughbred - Flat racing
Race information
Distance2,000 meters
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed (inner course)
QualificationThree-year-old and up
WeightSpecial Weight
Purse¥ 92,980,000 (as of 2024)
1st: ¥ 43,000,000
2nd: ¥ 17,000,000
3rd: ¥ 11,000,000

The Naruo Kinen (in Japanese: 鳴尾記念) is a Grade 3 middle-distance race for three-year-olds and older horses in the JRA. It is run over 2,000 meters at Hanshin Racecourse in June. The race often serves as a trial race for the Takarazuka Kinen later in the month.

History

The first race was held in 1951. The race is held once a year was held twice a year from 1951 to 1953. The race was run over a variety of longer distances before being contested over 2,000 meters for the first time in 1997. The distance was 1,800 meters from 2006 to 2011.

The race was run at Chukyo Racecourse in 1959, and at Kyoto Racecourse in 1966, 1969 and 1990.

From 1955 to 1985, the race was for horses over 5 years old, however the requirement was changed to 4 years old in 1987.

Notable winners of the Naruo Kinen have included Ten Point, Bubble Gum Fellow, Tamamo Cross and Lovely Day.

Weight

53 kg for three-year-olds, 57 kg for four-year-olds and above.[2]

Allowances:

Penalties (excluding two-year-old race performance):

  • If a graded stakes race has been won within a year:
    • 2 kg for a grade 1 win (1 kg for fillies / mares)
    • 1 kg for a grade 2 win
  • If a graded stakes race has been won for more than a year:
    • 1 kg for a grade 1 win

Winners since 2000

Year
 Winner
 Age
 Jockey
 Trainer
 Owner
 Time
2000 Daitaku Riva 3 Mikio Matsunaga Kojiro Hashiguchi Midori Jutaku Co Ltd 1:59.3
2001 Meisho Odo 6 Yuji Iida Akihiro Iida Yoshio Matsumoto 1:59.8
2002 Ibuki Government 6 Hiroshi Kawachi Kojiro Hashiguchi Ibuki 1:59.5
2003 Win Blaze 5 Hatsuhiro Kowata Yoshitada Munataka Win Co Ltd 2:00.0
2004 Sakura Century 4 Tetsuzo Sato Shozo Sasaki Sakura Commerce 2:00.7
2005 Mejiro Mantle 8 Yutaka Yoshida Yokichi Okubo Mejiro Stud 2:01.6
2006 Sakura Mega Wonder 3 Olivier Peslier Yasuo Tomomichi Sakura Commerce 1:46.9
2007 Higher Game 6 Yusuke Fujioka Yokichi Okubo Hiroyoshi Usuda 1:47.5[3]
2008 Sakura Mega Wonder 5 Yuichi Fukunaga Yasuo Tomomichi Sakura Commerce 1:46.0
2009 Axion 6 Shinji Fujita Yoshitaka Ninomiya Tetsu Nakata 1:46.5
2010 Rulership 3 Yasunari Iwata Katsuhiko Sumii Sunday Racing 1:44.9
2011 Red Davis 3 Mirco Demuro Hidetaka Otonashi Tokyo Horse Racing 1:45.6
2012 To The Glory 5 Yuichi Fukunaga Yasutoshi Ikee U Carrot Farm 2:00.1
2013 Tokei Halo 4 Yutaka Take Hisashi Shimizu Nobuhiko Kimura 1:58.9
2014 Air Saumur 5 Ryota Tosaki Katushiko Sumii Lucky Field 1:59.1
2015 Lovely Day 5 Yasunari Iwata Yasuotoshi Ikee Kaneko Makoto Holdings 1:58.8
2016[4] Satono Noblesse 6 Yuga Kawada Yasuotoshi Ikee Osamu Satomi 1:57.6
2017 Stay in Seattle 6 Yutaka Take Yasuotoshi Ikee Aoshiba Trading Corporation 1:59.4
2018[5] Strong Titan 5 Mirco Demuro Yasuotoshi Ikee Silk Racing 1:57.2
2019 Mer de Glace 4 Damian Lane Hisashi Shimizu U Carrot Farm 1:59.6
2020 Perform A Promise 8 Yuichi Fukunaga Hideaki Fujiwara Sunday Racing 2:00.1
2021[a] Unicorn Lion 5 Ryusei Sakai Yoshito Yahagi Lion Race Horse 2:00.7
2022[a] Weltreisende 5 Damian Lane Yasutoshi Ikee Sunday Racing 1:57.7
2023 Boccherini 7 Suguru Hamanaka Yasutoshi Ikee Kaneko Makoto Holdings Co., Ltd. 1:59.1
2024[b] Yoho Lake 6 Mirai Iwata Yasuo Tomomichi Kaneko Makoto Holdings Co., Ltd. 1:57.2
  1. ^ a b The race was run on Chukyo Racecourse
  2. ^ The race was run on Kyoto Racecourse

Previous winners

  • 1951: Takakurayama
  • 1951 (autumn): Track O
  • 1952: Hiro Homare
  • 1952 (autumn): Queen Narubi
  • 1953: Queen Narubi
  • 1953 (autumn): Bostonian
  • 1954: Royal Wood
  • 1955: Royal Wood
  • 1956: Sekai O
  • 1957: Sekai O
  • 1958: Sekai O
  • 1959: Katsura Shuho
  • 1960: Tokitsu Hiro
  • 1961: Caesar
  • 1962: Great Stan
  • 1963: Ryu Forel
  • 1964: Goukai
  • 1965: Ballymoss Nisei
  • 1966: Eight Crown
  • 1967: Apo Onward
  • 1968: Yama Pit
  • 1969: Fine Rose
  • 1970: New Kiminonawa
  • 1971: Tama Hope
  • 1972: Fi Dor
  • 1973: Shinzan Misaki
  • 1974: Strong Eight
  • 1975: Naoki
  • 1976: Taiho Hero
  • 1977: Ten Point[6]
  • 1978: Erimo George
  • 1979: Captain Namura
  • 1980: Lindo Pleben
  • 1981: Hashi Kranz[7]
  • 1982: Marubutsu Winner
  • 1983: Kyoei Ascent
  • 1984: Hashi Rodi[8]
  • 1985: Nishino Raiden
  • 1986: Ron Spark
  • 1987: Tamamo Cross[9]
  • 1988: Yaeno Muteki
  • 1989: Mr. Cyclennon
  • 1990: Kachiuma Hawk
  • 1991: Nice Nature
  • 1992: Takeno Velvet
  • 1993: Ruble Act
  • 1994: Star Man
  • 1995: Kanetsu Cross
  • 1996: Maruka Diesis
  • 1997: Bubble Gum Fellow
  • 1998: Sunrise Flag
  • 1999: Suehiro Commander

See also

References

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