The is a Japanese

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for three-year-old

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colts and

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run over a distance of 2,000 metres (approximately mile) at the

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, in April. It was first run in 1939 and is the Japanese equivalent of the English

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. (Note that the original 2,000 Guineas is currently run at 1,609 metres, or one mile, about two furlongs shorter than the Satsuki Shō.)

Winners since 1990

The 2011 race took place at

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due to the

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Earlier winners

* 1939 - Rock Park * 1940 - World Mine * 1941 - St Lite * 1942 - Arbeit * 1943 - Dielec * 1944 - Kuri Yamato * 1945 - ''no race'' * 1946 - ''no race'' * 1947 - Tokitsukaze * 1948 - Hide Hikari * 1949 - Tosa Midori * 1950 - Kumono Hana * 1951 - Tokino Minoru * 1952 - Kurino Hana * 1953 - Bostonian * 1954 - Dainana Hoshu * 1955 - Kegon * 1956 - Hekiraku * 1957 - Kazuyoshi * 1958 - Taisei Hope * 1959 - Wildeal * 1960 - Kodama * 1961 - Shin Tsubame * 1962 - Yamano O * 1963 - Meizui * 1964 -

Shinzan Shinzan (シンザン; 2 April 1961 – 13 July 1996) was a thoroughbred racehorse that won the Japanese Triple Crown. Background Shinzan was a bay horse bred by Yoshimatsu Matsuhashi. He was sired by Irish Derby winner Hindostan. His dam ...

* 1965 - Chitose O * 1966 - Nihon Pillow Ace * 1967 - Ryuzuki * 1968 - Martis * 1969 - Wild More * 1970 - Tanino Moutiers * 1971 - Hikaru Imai * 1972 - Land Prince * 1973 - Haiseiko * 1974 - Kitano Kachidoki * 1975 - Kaburaya O * 1976 - Tosho Boy * 1977 - Hard Berge * 1978 - Fantast * 1979 - Bingo Garoo * 1980 - Hawaiian Image * 1981 - Katsu Top Ace * 1982 - Azuma Hunter * 1983 -

Mr. C.B. Mr C B (Japanese : ミスターシービー, April 7, 1980 - December 15, 2000) was a Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse. He won the Japanese Triple Crown in 1983. He died of old age in 2000. Background Mr C B was a bay horse bred in Japan by ...

* 1984 - Symboli Rudolf * 1985 - Miho Shinzan * 1986 - Dyna Cosmos * 1987 - Sakura Star O * 1988 - Yaeno Muteki * 1989 - Doctor Spurt

References

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Winners since 1990

Earlier winners

See also

References