Kashiwa Kinen

Kashiwa Kinen
Domestic Grade I (JpnⅠ) race

The Kashiwa Kinen 2012
Location Funabashi Racecourse, Funabashi, Chiba
Inaugurated 1978
Race type Thoroughbred Flat racing
Race information
Distance 1,600 meters (About 8 furlongs)
Track Dirt, Left-handed
Qualification 4-y-o & Up
Weight 4-y-o & up horses & geldings 57kg / 4-y-o & up mares 55 kg
Purse ¥120,000,000 (2012 Running)

The Kashiwa Kinen (かしわ記念, Kashiwa Memorial) is a Japanese thoroughbred horse race run on dirt track for four years old and above. It is run over a distance of 1,600 meters (about 8 furlongs) at Funabashi Racecourse during the period known as Golden Week from the end of April to the beginning of May.

The Funabashi Racecourse is located in Funabashi, Chiba, but the race was named after the Kashiwa Racecourse (柏競馬場), which was located in Toyoshiki, Kashiwa City. The race began as a non grade race in 1978, when its distance was 1,800 meters. In 1997, it was graded Domestic Grade 3. And in 2002, it was elevated to Domestic Grade 2. Finally, after three years, it was graded Domestic Grade 1 race. It is considered "the dirt mile championship in spring".[1]

The top two finishers will be granted a participation right in Teio sho, if they are not coming from Japan Racing Association(JRA).

Winners since 2000

Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Organization Time
2000 Be My Nakayama 6 Yuichi Shikato Keiji Takaichi Nakayama Bokujyo Ltd. JRA 1:40.8
2001 Tamamo Strong 6 Takao Koike Masao Sato Tamamo Co. JRA 1:38.1
2002 Toshin Blizzard 4 Takayuki Ishizaki Kenji Sato Eiichi Izumi NAR-Funabashi 1:36.5
2003 Starring Rose 6 Yuichi Fukunaga Shuji Kitahashi Kyouei co. JRA 1:38.2
2004 Nike a Delight 4 Takayuki Ishizaki Ryuichi Degawa Sumi Ono NAR-Funabashi 1:39.7
2005 Strong Blood 6 Hiroyuki Uchida Sueo Masuzawa Atsushi Muraki JRA 1:37.9
2006 Adjudi Mitsuo 5 Hiroyuki Uchida Masayuki Kawashima Masao Orido NAR-Funabashi 1:38.6
2007 Blue Concorde 7 Hideaki Miyuki Toshiyuki Hattori Ogifushi Racing Club Co. JRA 1:37.4
2008 Bonneville Record 6 Fumio Matoba Masahiro Horii Kiyoshi Shioda JRA 1:37.6
2009 Espoir City 4 Tetsuzo Sato Akio Adachi Yushun Horse Club Co. JRA 1:35.9
2010 Espoir City 5 Tetsuzo Sato Akio Adachi Yushun Horse Club Co. JRA 1:36.8
2011 Furioso 7 Keita Tosaki Masayuki Kawashima Darley Japan K.K. NAR-Funabashi 1:38.2
2012 Espoir City 7 Tetsuzo Sato Akio Adachi Yushun Horse Club Co. JRA 1:36.5
2013 Hokko Tarumae 4 Hideaki Miyuki Katsuichi Nishiura Koichi Yabe

References

  1. ↑ "The Announcement of the Elevation of the Kashiwa Kinen to Domestic Grade 1 (in Japanese)". The committee of grading dirt races of NAR. Retrieved 15 May 2012.