The Nakayama Kimpai (Japanese 中山金杯) is a Grade 3 horse race for Thoroughbreds aged four and over run in January over a distance of 2000 metres at Nakayama Racecourse.[1]
| Grade 3 race | |
 2011 Nakayama Kimpai | |
| Location | Nakayama Racecourse |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1952 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 2000 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | 4-y-o + |
| Weight | Handicap |
| Purse | ¥ 92,980,000 (as of 2024) 1st: ¥ 43,000,000 2nd: ¥ 17,000,000 3rd: ¥ 11,000,000 |
The race was first run in 1952 and was promoted to Grade 3 level in 1984. The race was initially contested over 2600 metres before being moved down to 2000 metres in 1961.
Winners since 2000 edit
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Jo Big Bang | 5 | Kazuhiro Yamada | Masanao Tsubo | 2:01.4 |
| 2001 | Charisma Sun Opera | 4 | Eiji Nakadate | Hiroki Sakiyama | 2:01.2 |
| 2002 | Big Gold | 4 | Yoshitomi Shibata | Tadashi Nakao | 1:59.0[1] |
| 2003 | Toho Shiden | 6 | Katsuharu Tanaka | Kiyotaka Tanaka | 2:00.0 |
| 2004 | Asaka Defeat | 6 | Eiji Nakadate | Akio Tsurudome | 1:59.2 |
| 2005 | Craft Work | 5 | Norihiro Yokoyama | Yohiyuki Goto | 1:59.0 |
| 2006 | Vita Rosa | 6 | Yuichi Shibayama | Kojiro Hahiguchi | 1:59.4 |
| 2007 | Shadow Gate | 5 | Katsuharu Tanaka | Yukihiro Kato | 2:02.4 |
| 2008 | Admire Fuji | 6 | Yuga Kawada | Mitsuru Hashida | 2:00.7 |
| 2009 | Admire Fuji | 7 | Yuga Kawada | Mitsuru Hashida | 1:58.5 |
| 2010 | Axion | 7 | Shinji Fujita | Yohitaka Ninomiya | 2:00.8 |
| 2011 | Cosmo Phantom | 4 | Masami Matsuoka | Toru Miya | 1:59.8 |
| 2012 | Federalist | 5 | Masayoshi Ebina | Tsuyoshi Tanaka | 1:59.4 |
| 2013 | Touch Me Not | 7 | Norihiro Yokoyama | Isamu Shibasaki | 1:59.85 |
| 2014 | Ocean Blue | 6 | Fran Berry | Yasutoshi Ikee | 2:00.1 |
| 2015 | Lovely Day | 5 | Fran Berry | Yasutoshi Ikee | 1:57.8 |
| 2016 | Yamakatsu Ace | 4 | Kenichi Ikezoe | Kaneo Ikezoe | 2:01.2 |
| 2017 | Tsukuba Azuma O | 6 | Yutaka Yoshida | Mitsuhiro Ogata | 2:00.6[2] |
| 2018 | Seda Brillantes | 4 | Keita Tosaki | Takahisa Tezuka | 1:59.8[3] |
| 2019 | Win Bright | 5 | Masami Matsuoka | Yoshihiro Hatakeyama | 1:59.2[4] |
| 2020 | Triomphe | 6 | Mirco Demuro | Naosuke Sugai | 1:59.5 |
| 2021 | Hishi Iguazu | 5 | Kohei Matsuyama | Noriyuki Hori | 2:00.9 |
| 2022 | Red Galant | 7 | Arata Saito | Takayuki Yasuda | 2:00.1 |
| 2023 | Lagulf | 4 | Keita Tosaki | Yoshitada Munakata | 2:00.2 |
| 2024 | Licancabur | 5 | Akihide Tsumura | Katsunori Tanaka | 1:58.9 |
1 The 2002 race took place at Tokyo Racecourse.
Earlier winners edit
- 1984 - Dokan Yashima
- 1985 - Suzu Parade
- 1986 - Kushiro King
- 1987 - Tochino Nishiki
- 1988 - Iron Ciro
- 1989 - Nishino Mirror
- 1990 - Mejiro Monterey
- 1991 - Carib Song
- 1992 - Tosho Falco
- 1993 - Sekitai Ryu O
- 1994 - Hidaka Hayato
- 1995 - Sakura Laurel
- 1996 - Best Tie Up
- 1997 - Best Tie Up
- 1998 - Gourmet Frontier
- 1999 - Silent Hunter
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Nakayama Himpai". Horse Racing in Japan.
- ^ "2017 result". Racing Post. 5 January 2017.
- ^ "2018 result". Racing Post. 6 January 2018.
- ^ "2019 result". Racing Post. 5 January 2018.
- ^ "中山金杯". Netkeiba.
- ^ "Nikkan Sports Sho Nakayama Kimpai". Netkeiba.