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for three-year-old

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colts and fillies. It is run over a distance of 3,000 metres (approximately 1 7/8 miles) at the

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, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto,

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in October. It was first run in 1938 and is the Japanese equivalent of the English St. Leger Stakes.

Trial races

Trial races provide automatic berths to the winning horses or placed horses as specified.

Winners since 1990

The 2021 and 2022 editions were contested at

Hanshin Racecourse is located in Takarazuka, Hyogo, Japan. It has a capacity of 139,000 and is used for horse racing. The land was originally owned by Kawanishi Aircraft Company, which manufactured combat planes during World War II. After World War II, GHQ orde ...

, due to renovations held at the Kyoto Racecourse.

Earlier winners

* 1938 - Tetsumon * 1939 - Marutake * 1940 - Tetsuzakura * 1941 - St Lite * 1942 - Hayatake * 1943 -

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* 1944 - ''no race'' * 1945 - ''no race'' * 1946 - Azumarai * 1947 - Browny * 1948 - Newford * 1949 - Tosa Midori * 1950 - High Record * 1951 - Track O * 1952 - Saint O * 1953 - Hakuryo * 1954 - Dainana Hoshu * 1955 - Meiji Hikari * 1956 - Kitano O * 1957 - Rhapsody * 1958 - Koma Hikari * 1959 - Hakukurama * 1960 - Kitano Oza * 1961 - Azuma Tenran * 1962 - Hirokimi * 1963 - Great Yoruka * 1964 - Shinzan * 1965 - Dai Koter * 1966 - Nasuno Kotobuki * 1967 - Knit Eight * 1968 - Asaka O * 1969 - Akane Tenryu * 1970 - Date Tenryu * 1971 - Nihon Pollow Moutiers * 1972 - Ishino Hikaru * 1973 - Take Hope * 1974 - Kitano Kachidoki * 1975 - Kokusai Prince * 1976 - Green Grass * 1977 - Press Toko * 1978 - Inter Gushiken * 1979 - Hashi Hermit * 1980 - North Gust * 1981 - Minagawa Manna * 1982 - Horisky * 1983 - Mr. C.B. * 1984 - Symboli Rudolf * 1985 - Miho Shinzan * 1986 - Mejiro Durren * 1987 - Sakura Star O * 1988 - Super Creek * 1989 - Bamboo Begin

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Trial races

Winners since 1990

Earlier winners

See also

References