Mainichi Hai
The Mainichi Hai (Japanese 毎日杯) is a Grade 3 horse race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds run in March over a distance of 1800 metres at Hanshin Racecourse.[1]
| Grade 3 race | |
_IMG_1038-1_20180324.jpg.webp) Blast Onepiece wins the 2018 Mainichi Hai | |
| Location | Hanshin Racecourse |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1954 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1800 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | 3-y-o |
| Weight | Colts 56 kg, fillies 54 kg |
| Purse | ¥81,880,000 (total), ¥38,000,000 (winner) |
The race was first run in 1954 and has held Grade 3 status since 1984. It was initially run over 2000 metres before being cut to its current distance in 2007. Past winners of the race have included Oguri Cap, T M Opera O, King Kamehameha, Kizuna and Blast Onepiece.
Winners since 2000
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Silver Cockpit | Yutaka Take | Takayuki Yasuda | 2:03.6 |
| 2001 | Kurofune | Hirofumi Shii | Kunihide Matsuda | 1:58.6 |
| 2002 | Cheers Stark | Shinji Fujita | Kenji Yamauchi | 2:02.2 |
| 2003 | Takara Shaadi | Tetsuzo Sato | Shozo Sasaki | 1:59.9 |
| 2004 | King Kamehameha | Yuichi Fukunaga | Kunihide Matsuda | 2:01.2 |
| 2005 | Rosenkreuz | Katsumi Ando | Kojiro Hashiguchi | 2:02.2 |
| 2006 | Admire Main | Yuichi Fukunaga | Mitsuru Hashida | 2:00.5 |
| 2007 | Namura Mars | Yusuke Fujioka | Nobuharu Fukushima | 1:48.0 |
| 2008 | Deep Sky | Hirofumi Shii | Mitsugu Kon | 1:46.0 |
| 2009 | Iron Look | Futoshi Komaki | Kojiro Hashiguchi | 1:48.0 |
| 2010 | Danon Chantilly | Katsumi Ando | Kunihide Matsuda | 1:49.3 |
| 2011 | Red Davis | Suguru Hamanaka | Hidetaka Otonashi | 1:47.1 |
| 2012 | Historical | Katsumi Ando | Hidetaka Otonashi | 1:49.6 |
| 2013 | Kizuna | Yutaka Take | Shozo Sasaki | 1:46.2 |
| 2014 | Meiner Frost | Daichi Shibata | Noboru Takagi | 1:46.7 |
| 2015 | Musee Alien | Yuga Kawada | Yoichi Kuroiwa | 1:47.2 |
| 2016 | Smart Odin | Keita Tosaki | Kunihide Matsuda | 1:47.3 |
| 2017 | Al Ain | Kohei Matsuyama | Yasutoshi Ikee | 1:46.5[2] |
| 2018 | Blast Onepiece | Masahiro Otake | Kenichi Ikezoe | 1:46.5[3] |
| 2019 | Lance of Puraana | Kohei Matsuyama | Masaru Honda | 1:47.2[4] |
| 2020 | Satono Impresa | Yutaka Take | Yoshito Yahagi | 1:47.9 |
Earlier winners
- 1984 - Marubutsu Sir Pen
- 1985 - New Fun Fun
- 1986 - Fresh Voice
- 1987 - Daigo Alpha
- 1988 - Oguri Cap
- 1989 - Star Sunshine
- 1990 - Key Minobu
- 1991 - Iide Satan
- 1992 - Hishi Masaru
- 1993 - Cyclennon Sheriff
- 1994 - Merci Stage
- 1995 - Daitaku Teio
- 1996 - Taiki Fortune
- 1997 - T M Top Dan
- 1998 - Miracle Time
- 1999 - T M Opera O
References
- "Mainichi Hai". Horse Racing in Japan.
- "2017 result". Racing Post. 25 March 2017.
- "2018 result". Racing Post. 24 March 2018.
- "2019 result". Racing Post. 23 March 2019.
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