The Sapporo Kinen (

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Handicap

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for

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s aged three and over run in August over a distance of 2,000 metres at

Sapporo Racecourse is located in Chūō-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. It was built in 1907 for horse racing use. It has 12,000 seats, with a capacity of 30,000. Sapporo Racecourse hosts one GII (Grade 2) race, the Sapporo Kinen. Physical attributes Main turf cou ...

. It was first run in 1965 and was promoted to Grade 3 in 1984. The race was elevated to Grade 2 class in 1997. The race serves as a trial race for the autumn edition of the

Tenno Sho The is a horse race held twice a year in Japan, once in the spring and once in the autumn. "Tenno" means "Emperor of Japan". The races are both International Grade I races. Prior to the 2007 races, both Tenno Sho races were Japanese domestic Gra ...

Winners since 2000

The 2013 race took place at

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Earlier winners

* 1984 - Roller King * 1985 - Rikisan Power * 1986 - Life Tateyama * 1987 - Foster Musashi * 1988 - Kobano Rich * 1989 - Dyna Letter * 1990 - Great Monte * 1991 - Mejiro Palmer * 1992 - Sanei Thank You * 1993 - Narita Chikara * 1994 -

Hokuto Vega Hokuto Vega (in Japanese: ホクトベガ, March 26, 1990 – April 3, 1997) was a Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse and the winner of the 1993 Queen Elizabeth II Cup. Career Hokuto Vega's first race was on January 5, 1993, at Nakayama, where h ...

* 1995 - Super Play * 1996 - Marvelous Sunday * 1997 -

Air Groove Air Groove (in Japanese: エアグルーヴ, foaled April 6th, 1993 ~ April 23rd, 2013) is a Japanese racehorse and the winner of the 1996 Yushun Himba. Career Air Groove's first race was on October 29, 1995, at the Icho Stakes, where she came ...

* 1998 -

* 1999 - Seiun Sky

References

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Winners since 2000

Earlier winners

See also

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