Chunichi Shimbun Hai
The Chunichi Shimbun Hai (Japanese 中日新聞杯) is a Grade 3 horse race for Thoroughbreds aged three and over, run in December over a distance of 2000 metres on turf at Chukyo Racecourse.[1]
| Grade 3 race | |
.jpg.webp){kind=spacer} Decipher wins the 2015 Chunichi Shimbun Hai | |
| Location | Chukyo Racecourse |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1965 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 2000 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | 3-y-o+ |
| Weight | Handicap |
| Purse | ¥87,960,000 (total), ¥41,000,000 (winner) |
It was first run in 1965 and has held Grade 3 status since 1984. The race was usually run over 1800 metres before being moved up to its current distance in 2006. It was run at Kokura Racecourse in 1991, 1993, 1994 and 2011.
Winners since 2000
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Tosho Andre | 4 | Koichi Tsunoda | Sakae Watanabe | 1:46.4 |
| 2001 | Grand Pas de Deux | 4 | Eiji Nakadate | Hiroyuki Nagahama | 1:48.0 |
| 2002 | My Sole Sound | 3 | Masaru Honda | Katsuichi Nishiura | 1:47.9 |
| 2003 | Precise Machine | 4 | Hiroki Goto | Kiyoshi Hagiwara | 1:47.6 |
| 2004 | Precise Machine | 5 | Hiroki Goto | Kiyoshi Hagiwara | 1:46.3 |
| 2005 | Gran Rio | 5 | Yuichi Shibayama | Takehisa Sasakura | 1:46.4 |
| 2006 | Toho Alan | 3 | Christophe Lemaire | Hideaki Fujiwara | 1:57.8 |
| 2007 | Sunrise Max | 3 | Mirco Demuro | Yutaka Masumoto | 1:58.5 |
| 2008 | Yamanin Kingly | 3 | Mirco Demuro | Hiroshi Kawachi | 1:59.5 |
| 2009 | Earnestly | 4 | Tetsuzo Sato | Shozo Sasaki | 1:57.4 |
| 2010 | To The Glory | 3 | Mirco Demuro | Yasutoshi Ikee | 1:58.7 |
| 2011 | Cosmo Phantom | 4 | Takano Ono | Toru Miya | 1:59.6 |
| 2012 | Smart Gear | 7 | Kohei Matsuyama | Masaru Sayama | 2:02.2 |
| 2013 | Satono Apollo | 5 | Masayoshi Ebina | Sakae Kunieda | 1:59.6 |
| 2014 | Martinborough | 5 | Dario Vargiu | Yasuo Tomomichi | 2:01.7 |
| 2015 | Decipher | 6 | Hirofumi Shii | Futoshi Kojima | 2:01.2 |
| 2016 | Satono Noblesse | 6 | Yuga Kawada | Yasutoshi Ikee | 2:01.3[2] |
| 2017 | Maitres d'Art | 4 | Cristian Demuro | Hirofumi Toda | 1:59.3[3] |
| 2018 | Gibeon | 3 | Cristian Demuro | Hideaki Fujiwara | 1:59.3[4] |
| 2019 | Satono Garnet | 4 | Ryusei Sakai | Yoshito Yahagi | 1:59.2 |
| 2020 | Boccherini | 4 | Kohei Matsuyama | Yasutoshi Ikee | 2:00.1 |
Earlier winners
- 1984 - Ascot Eight
- 1985 - Kikuno Pegasus
- 1986 - Hakuryo Bell
- 1987 - Windstoss
- 1988 - Tokino Orient
- 1989 - Tosho Arrow
- 1990 - Dokan Jo
- 1991 - Shori Tenyu
- 1992 - Fuiyama Kenzan
- 1993 - Arashi
- 1994 - Nehai Victory
- 1995 - Go Go Z
- 1996 - Foundry Shori
- 1997 - Foundry Shori
- 1998 - Tsurumaru Gaisen
- 1999 - Shin Kaiun
References
- "Chunichi Shimbun Hai". Horse Racing in Japan.
- "2016 result". Racing Post. 12 March 2016.
- "2017 result". Racing Post. 9 December 2017.
- "2018 result". Racing Post. 8 December 2018.
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