The Keihan Hai ( Japanese 京阪杯) is a Grade 3

horse race Horse racing is an equestrian performance sport, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys (or sometimes driven without riders) over a set distance for competition. It is one of the most ancient of all sports, as its basic p ...

for Thoroughbreds aged three and over, run in November over a distance of 1200 metres on turf at Kyoto Racecourse. It was first run in 1956 and has held Grade 3 status since 1984. The race was originally run over 2000 metres and was contested over 2200 metres in 1996 before being cut to 1800 metres a year later. It was first run over its current distance in 2006.

Winners since 2000

Earlier winners

* 1984 -

Katsuragi Ace Katsuragi Ace ( ja, カツラギエース, link=no, 24 April 1980 – 3 July 2000) was a Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 1984 Japan Cup, becoming the first Japanese-trained horse to win the race. He won twice as a t ...

* 1985 - Marubutsu Sir Pen * 1986 - Single Roman * 1987 - Maruma Seiko * 1988 - Tosho Leo * 1989 - Nihon Pillow Brave * 1990 - Long Muteki * 1991 - Ikuno Dictus * 1992 - Mr Spain * 1993 - Longchamp Boy * 1994 - Nehai Caesar * 1995 - Dantsu Seattle * 1996 -

Dance Partner Dance Partner, (Japanese: ダンスパートナー, foaled 25 May 1992) is a Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. From the first crop of foals sired by Sunday Silence she won four of her twenty-five races and finished second nine time ...

* 1997 - Erimo Dandy * 1998 - Bravo Green * 1999 - Rosado

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{{reflist Turf races in Japan

Winners since 2000

Earlier winners

See also

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