Tokyo Derby

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Local Grade I (South Kanto Grade I) race
Tokyo Derby

Location	Oi Racecourse, Shinagawa, Tokyo
Inaugurated	1955
Race type	Thoroughbred Flat racing
Race information
Distance	2,000 meters (About 10 furlongs)
Track	Dirt, Right-handed
Qualification	3-y-o
Weight	colts & geldings 56kg / fillies 54 kg
Purse	¥71,400,000 (2011 Running)

The Tokyo Derby (東京ダービー) is a Japanese thoroughbred horse race on dirt track for three years old. It is run over a distance of 2000 meters (about 10 furlongs) at Oi Racecourse in the Shinagawa, Tokyo in June.

It was first held in 1955, at that time named Haru-no-Kura, meaning 'The Race of Spring race meeting', with a distance of 2000 meters. In 1964, its name was changed to Tokyo Metropolis Derby. In 1966, its name was changed to Tokyo Derby.

Its distance has been changed three times. From 1955 to 1966, it was 2000 meters long, from 1967 to 1998, 2400 meters and after 1999, 2000 meters. Horses belonging to south kanto horseracing can run.

This is the second leg of triple crown race of mimami kanto horse racing following Haneda Hai.

Winners since 2001

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Time
2001	Toshin Blizzard	Takayuki Ishizaki	Kenji Sato	2:07.5
2002	King Saviour	Shinobu Sakai	Hitoshi Yagi	2:08.0
2003	Naiki a Delight	Takayuki Ishizaki	Ryuichi Degawa	2:08.9
2004	Adjudi Mitsuo	Takashi Sato	Masayuki Kawashima	2:05.2
2005	Sea Chariot	Hiroyuki Uchida	Masayuki Kawashima	2:05.3
2006	B B Tornado	Naoki Machida	Eichi Takei	2:07.5
2007	Ampersand	Keita Tosaki	Takashi Ikeda	2:05.0
2008	Dream Sky	Keita Tosaki	Katsuyoshi Uchida	2:06.5
2009	Silent Sta-mem	Masahiko Kaneko	Katsuhisa Adachi	2:06.7
2010	Makani Bisty	Keita Tosaki	Makoto Matsuura	2:06.7
2011	Clave Secreta	Keita Tosaki	Masayuki Kawashima	2:06.5
2012	Pretiolas	Kouta Motohashi	Junpei Morishita	2:06.8

v t e List of Japanese Grade I horse races

Japan Racing Association(JRA) GI Races (International GI)	February Stakes (dirt) Takamatsunomiya Kinen Oka Sho (Japanese 1000 Guineas; 3-year-old fillies) Satsuki Sho (Japanese 2000 Guineas; 3-year-olds) Tenno Sho (Spring) NHK Mile Cup (3-year-olds) Victoria Mile (fillies and mares) Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks; 3-year-old fillies) Tokyo Yūshun (Japanese Derby; 3-year-olds) Yasuda Kinen Takarazuka Kinen Sprinters Stakes Shūka Sho (3-year-old fillies) Kikuka Shō (Japanese St. Leger; 3-year-olds) Tenno Sho (Autumn) Queen Elizabeth II Commemorative Cup (fillies and mares) Mile Championship Japan Cup (invitational) Japan Cup Dirt (invitational dirt) Hanshin Juvenile Fillies (2-year-old fillies) Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes (2-year-olds) Arima Kinen (Grand Prix)

National Association of Racing(NAR) JpnI/GI Races (Domestic or international GI races, dirt)	Kawasaki Kinen Kashiwa Kinen Teio sho Japan Dirt Derby (3-year-old) Mile Championship Nambu Hai Japan Breeding farm's Cup(Sprint - Ladies' Classic (fillies and mares) - Classic) Zen-Nippon Nisai Yushun (2-year-olds) Tokyo Daishōten (international)

JRA Steeplechase Races (J-GI races)	Nakayama Grand Jump (international invitational) Nakayama Daishogai (international)

Domestic Grade I Equivalent Races	Haneda Hai(Oi) Tokyo Derby(Oi) Ban'ei Kinen(Ban'ei, Obihiro)

See also	Japan Racing Association National Association of Racing Horse racing in Japan ·

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