Sekiya Kinen

The Sekiya Kinen (Japanese 関屋記念) is a Grade 3 horse race for Thoroughbreds aged three and over, run in August over a distance of 1600 metres on turf at Niigata Racecourse.[1]

Sekiya Kinen
Grade 3 race
LocationNiigata Racecourse
Inaugurated1966
Race typeThoroughbred Flat racing
Race information
Distance1600 metres
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
Qualification3-y-o+
Weight4-y-o+ 56 kg, 3-y-o 53 kg, fillies allowed 2 kg
Purse¥84,740,000 (total), ¥39,000,000 (winner)

The Sekiya Kinen was first run in 1966 and has held Grade 3 status since 1984. The race distance was 2000 metres before being reduced to 1800 metres in 1970 and to 1600 metres in 1975. The race was run twice at Fukushima Racecourse, over 1200 metres in 1988 and 1700 metres in 2000.

Winners since 2000

Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
Time
2000 Daiwa Texas 7 Hiroshi Kitamura Sueo Masuzawa 1:43.5
2001 Magnaten 5 Yukio Okabe Kazuo Fujisawa 1:31.8
2002 Magnaten 6 Yukio Okabe Kazuo Fujisawa 1:31.8
2003 Osumi Cosmo 4 Katsuyoshi Tsuneishi Tadashi Nakao 1:31.8
2004 Blue Eleven 4 Minoru Yoshida Katsuhiko Sumii 1:32.3
2005 Sidewinder 7 Yuichi Fukunaga Shuji Kitahashi 1:32.3
2006 Camphor Best 7 Teruo Eda Yoshikatsu Sato 1:32.5
2007 Company 6 Yuichi Fukunaga Hideataka Otonashi 1:31.8
2008 Maruka Shenck 5 Yuichi Fukunaga Hiroshi Kawachi 1:32.8
2009 Smile Jack 4 Kosei Miura Satoru Kobiyama 1:32.7
2010 Lets Go Kirishima 5 Hiroshi Kitamura Shoichi Tenma 1:32.9
2011 Rainbow Pegasus 6 Katsumi Ando Ippo Sameshima 1:32.6
2012 Donau Blue 4 Hiroyuki Uchida Sei Ishizaka 1:31.5
2013 Red Spada 7 Hiroshi Kitamura Kazuo Fujisawa 1:32.5
2014 Clarente 5 Hironobu Tanabe Kojiro Hahiguchi 1:32.5
2015 Red Arion 5 Haruhiko Kawasu Kojiro Hahiguchi 1:32.6
2016 Young Man Power 4 Keita Tosaki Takahisa Tezuka 1:31.8[2]
2017 Maltese Apogee 5 Tomoharu Bushizawa Masahiro Horii 1:32.2[3]
2018 Primo Scene 3 Hiroshi Kitamura Tetsuya Kimura 1:31.6[4]
2019 Mikki Glory 6 Christophe Lemaire Sakae Kunieda 1:32.1
2020 Satono Arthur 6 Keita Tosaki Yasutoshi Ikee 1:33.1

Earlier winners

  • 1984 - Hayate Mig
  • 1985 - Takara Steel
  • 1986 - Island Goddess
  • 1987 - Cool Heart
  • 1988 - Hishino Lypheor
  • 1989 - Mr Brandy
  • 1990 - Makiba Cyclone
  • 1991 - Nifty Niece
  • 1992 - Sprite Passer
  • 1993 - Meiteringer
  • 1994 - My Superman
  • 1995 - Festive King
  • 1996 - Eishin Guymon
  • 1997 - Eishin Guymon
  • 1998 - Daiwa Texas
  • 1999 - Reward Ninfa

See also

References

  1. "Sekiya Kinen". Horse Racing in Japan.
  2. "2016 result". Racing Post. 14 August 2016.
  3. "2017 result". Racing Post. 13 August 2017.
  4. "2018 result". Racing Post. 12 August 2018.
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