Hanshin Cup

The Hanshin Cup (阪神カップ, Hanshin Kappu) is a Grade 2 race in Japan. It is held at Hanshin Racecourse in Takarazuka, Hyogo.

Hanshin Cup
阪神カップ
International Grade 2 race
LocationHanshin Racecourse, Takarazuka, Hyogo, Japan
Inaugurated2006
Race typeThoroughbred Flat racing
Websitejapanracing.jp/
Race information
Distance1400 meters
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed (inner course)
Qualification3-y-o & Up, Thoroughbreds
Weight3-y-o 56 kg \ 4-y-o & up 57kg
Purse¥134,000,000 (as of 2011)

The race was first run in 2006 and is run over 1,400 metres (about 7 furlongs) on the inner turf course. It was upgraded to international status in 2009.

Due to the race calendar's arrangement, it was the final graded race organized by JRA in the 2012 and 2013 seasons, being held even after the Arima Kinen (which is usually the final graded race in the year).[1]

List of winners

Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Time
2006 Fusaichi Richard 3 Yuichi Fukunaga Kunihide Matsuda Fusao Sekiguchi 1:20.6
2007 Suzuka Phoenix 5 Yutaka Take Mitsuru Hashida Keiji Nagai 1:20.6
2008 Maruka Phoenix 4 Yuichi Fukunaga Masahiro Matsunaga Kawacho Sangyo 1:21.6
2009 Kinshasa no Kiseki 6 Mirco Demuro Noriyuki Hori Kazumi Yoshida 1:20.4
2010 Kinshasa no Kiseki 7 Christophe Soumillon Noriyuki Hori Kazumi Yoshida 1:20.3
2011 San Carlo 5 Yutaka Yoshida Yokichi Okubo Shadai Race Horse Co Ltd 1:20.5
2012 San Carlo 6 Yutaka Yoshida Yokichi Okubo Shadai Race Horse Co Ltd 1:21.0
2013 Real Impact 5 Ryan Moore Noriyuki Hori U Carrot Farm 1:21.4
2014 Real Impact 6 William Buick Noriyuki Hori U Carrot Farm 1:20.7
2015 Rosa Gigantea 4 Mirco Demuro Kazuo Fujisawa Shadai Race Horse Co Ltd 1:21.4
2016 Shuji 3 Yuga Kawada Naosuke Sugai Koji Yasuhara 1:21.9
2017 Isla Bonita 6 Christophe Lemaire Hironori Kurita Shadai Race Horse Co Ltd 1:19.5
2018 Diana Halo 5 Yuji Hishida Hiroyuki Oneda Komahide 1:21.1
2019 Gran Alegria 3 Christophe Lemaire Kazuo Fujisawa Sunday Racing 1:19.4
2020 Danon Fantasy 4 Yusuke Fujioka Mitsumasa Nakauchida Danox 1:19.7

See also

References

  1. However, the last Graded-race in Japan Racing is Tokyo Daishōten (International Grade 1) organized by Minami Kanto Racing Organization of National Association of Racing, which traditionally Raced on 29 December.


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