The Nikkei Shinshun Hai
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Grade 2 flat
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horse race
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in
Japan
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for
Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word ''thoroughbred'' is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed. Thoroughbreds are c ...
s of at least four years of age. It is a
handicap race run over a distance of 2,400 metres at
Kyoto Racecourse
is located in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It is used for horse racing. It has a capacity of 120,000. It was built in 1999.
History
Kyoto Race Course opened on December 1, 1925.
In preparation for the track's 100th anniversary ...
in January.
The Nikkei Shinshun Hai was first run in 1954 and was elevated to Grade 2 status in 1984. The race was run over 2200 metres at
Chukyo Racecourse
is located in Toyoake, Aichi, Japan. It is used for horse racing
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 com ...
in 2021.
Among the winners of the race have been
Stay Gold,
Glory Vase
Glory Vase ( ja, グローリーヴェイズ, link=no, foaled 2 March 2015), is a Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse. He showed promising form in his first two seasons of racing, winning two minor races and finishing fifth in the Kikuka Sho. As a f ...
,
Rulership, Mejiro Bright and Mikki Rocket.
Winners since 1984
The 2021 and 2022 runnings took place at
Chukyo
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* Emperor Chūkyō (1218-1234), 85th emperor of Japan
the city of Nagoya ( 中京 Chūkyō). Various things are named after the city:
*Chūkyō Industrial Area
*Chūkyō Metropolitan Area
*Chūkyō Television Broadcasting
*Ch ...
while Kyoto was closed for redevelopment.
See also
*
Horse racing in Japan
; Horse racing in Japan is a popular equestrian sport, with more than 21,000 horse races held each year. There are three types of racing that take place in Japan - flat racing, jump racing, and Ban'ei Racing (also called Draft Racing).
In Japa ...
*
List of Japanese flat horse races
A list of notable flat horse races which take place annually in Japan. Except for the Tokyo Daishoten, all graded races are operated Japan Racing Association, including all conditions races which currently hold Grade 1
First grade (also calle ...
References
{{Japanese Grade II horse races
Turf races in Japan