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| Class | Grade 1 |
|---|---|
| Location | Kyoto Racecourse, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture |
| Inaugurated | December 11, 1938 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 3000 meters |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | 3-y-o, Colts and fillies |
| Weight | Colt 57 kg, Filly 55 kg |
| Purse | ¥ 432,000,000 (as of 2024)
|
| Bonuses | Classic Triple Crown Winner of Satsuki Shō, Tokyo Yūshun, Kikuka-shō[2] ¥ 300,000,000 |
The Kikuka-shō (菊花賞; pronounced Kikka-shō) is a Grade 1 flat horse race in Japan for three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run over a distance of 3,000 metres (approximately 1+7⁄8 miles) at the Kyoto Racecourse, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture in October.
The Kikuka Shō was first contested in 1938 as Kyoto Norinsho Shoten Yonsai Yobiuma (京都農林省賞典四歳呼馬) over a distance of 3,000 metres at Kyoto Racecourse, and renamed to current race name in 1948. It is the Japanese equivalent of the English St. Leger Stakes.
The race was run at Kyoto since 1938, except 1979 and 2021-2022 at Hanshin Racecourse.
It is the final leg of the Japanese Triple Crown, preceded by the Satsuki Shō (the Japanese equivalent of the English 2,000 Guineas) in mid-to-late April and the Tōkyō Yūshun (the Japanese equivalent of the English Epsom Derby) in late May or early June.
Trial races
Trial races provide automatic berths to the winning horses or placed horses as specified.[3]
| Race | Grade | Racecourse | Distance | Condition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Lite Kinen | GII | Nakayama | 2,200 meters | Top 3 horses |
| Kobe Shimbun Hai | GII | Hanshin | 2,400 meters | Top 3 horses |
Winners since 1990
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Mejiro McQueen | Koichi Uchida | Yasuo Ikee | Mejiro Farm | 3:06.2 |
| 1991 | Leo Durban | Yukio Okabe | Shinji Okuhira | Ryu Tanaka | 3:09.5 |
| 1992 | Rice Shower | Hitoshi Matoba | Yoshiji Iizuka | Hideo Kuribayashi | 3:05.0 |
| 1993 | Biwa Hayahide | Yukio Okabe | Mitsumasa Hamada | Biwa Co Ltd | 3:04.7 |
| 1994 | Narita Brian | Katsumi Minai | Masaaki Okubo | Hidenori Yamaji | 3:04.6 |
| 1995 | Mayano Top Gun | Seiki Tabara | Masahiro Sakaguchi | Yu Tadokoro | 3:04.4 |
| 1996 | Dance in the Dark | Yutaka Take | Kojiro Hashiguchi | Shadai Race Horse | 3:05.1 |
| 1997 | Matikanefukukitaru | Katsumi Minai | Hisao Nibun | Masuo Hosokawa | 3:07.7 |
| 1998 | Seiun Sky | Norihiro Yokoyama | Kazutaka Yasuda | Masayuki Nishiyama | 3:03.2 |
| 1999 | Narita Top Road | Kunihiko Watanabe | Yoshio Oki | Hidenori Yamaji | 3:07.6 |
| 2000 | Air Shakur | Yutaka Take | Hideyuki Mori | Lucky Field Co Ltd | 3:04.7 |
| 2001 | Manhattan Cafe | Masayoshi Ebina | Futoshi Kojima | Kiyoshi Nishikawa | 3:07.2 |
| 2002 | Hishi Miracle | Koichi Tsunoda | Masaru Sayama | Masaichiro Abe | 3:05.9 |
| 2003 | That's the Plenty | Katsumi Ando | Kojiro Hashiguchi | Shadai Racehorse Co. | 3:04.8 |
| 2004 | Delta Blues | Yasunari Iwata | Katsuhiko Sumii | Sunday Racing Co. Ltd. | 3:04.8 |
| 2005 | Deep Impact | Yutaka Take | Yasuo Ikee | Kaneko Makoto Holdings Co. | 3:04.6 |
| 2006 | Song of Wind | Koshiro Take | Hidekazu Asami | Shadai Racehorse Co. | 3:02.7 |
| 2007 | Asakusa Kings | Hirofumi Shii | Ryuji Okubo | Keiko Tahara | 3:05.1 |
| 2008 | Oken Bruce Lee | Hiroyuki Uchida | Hidetaka Otonashi | Akira Fukui | 3:05.7 |
| 2009 | Three Rolls | Suguru Hamanaka | Kohei Take | Nagai Shoji Co. | 3:03.5 |
| 2010 | Big Week | Yuga Kawada | Hiroyuki Nagahama | Yuzo Tanimizu | 3:06.1 |
| 2011 | Orfevre | Kenichi Ikezoe | Yasutoshi Ikee | Sunday Racing Co., Ltd. | 3:02.8 |
| 2012 | Gold Ship | Hiroyuki Uchida | Naosuke Sugai | Eiichi Kobayshi | 3:02.9 |
| 2013 | Epiphaneia | Yuichi Fukunaga | Katsuhiko Sumii | U Carrot Farm | 3:05.2 |
| 2014 | Toho Jackal | Manabu Sakai | Kiyoshi Tani | Toho Bussan Co Ltd | 3:01.0[b] |
| 2015 | Kitasan Black | Hiroshi Kitamura | Hisashi Shimizu | Ono Shoji | 3:03.9 |
| 2016 | Satono Diamond | Christophe Lemaire | Yasutoshi Ikee | Hajime Satomi | 3:03.3 |
| 2017 | Kiseki | Mirco Demuro | Katsuhiko Sumii | Tatsue Ishikawa | 3:18.9 |
| 2018 | Fierement | Christophe Lemaire | Takahisa Tezuka | Sunday Racing | 3:06.1 |
| 2019 | World Premiere | Yutaka Take | Yasuo Tomomichi | Ryoichi Otsuka | 3:06.0 |
| 2020 | Contrail | Yuichi Fukunaga | Yoshito Yahagi | Shinji Maeda | 3:05.5 |
| 2021 | Titleholder[a] | Takeshi Yokoyama | Toru Kurita | Hiroshi Yamada | 3:04.6 |
| 2022 | Ask Victor More[a] | Hironobu Tanabe | Yasuhito Tamura | Hirosaki Toshihiro HD Co. Ltd. | 3:02.4 |
| 2023 | Durezza | Christophe Lemaire | Tomohito Ozeki | U Carrot Farm | 3:03.1 |
| 2024 | Urban Chic | Christophe Lemaire | Ryo Takei | Silk Racing Co. Ltd. | 3:04.1 |
| 2025 | Energico | Christophe Lemaire | Mizuki Takayanagi | Silk Racing Co. Ltd. | 3:04.0 |
- a The 2021 and 2022 editions were contested at Hanshin Racecourse, due to renovations held at the Kyoto Racecourse.[4]
- b Set the current race record
Earlier winners
- 1938 - Tetsumon
- 1939 - Marutake
- 1940 - Tetsuzakura
- 1941 - St Lite
- 1942 - Hayatake
- 1943 - Kurifuji
- 1944 - no race
- 1945 - no race
- 1946 - Azumarai
- 1947 - Browny
- 1948 - Newford
- 1949 - Tosa Midori
- 1950 - High Record
- 1951 - Track O
- 1952 - Saint O
- 1953 - Hakuryo
- 1954 - Dainana Hoshu
- 1955 - Meiji Hikari
- 1956 - Kitano O
- 1957 - Rhapsody
- 1958 - Koma Hikari
- 1959 - Hakukurama
- 1960 - Kitano Oza
- 1961 - Azuma Tenran
- 1962 - Hirokimi
- 1963 - Great Yoruka
- 1964 - Shinzan
- 1965 - Dai Koter
- 1966 - Nasuno Kotobuki
- 1967 - Knit Eight
- 1968 - Asaka O
- 1969 - Akane Tenryu
- 1970 - Date Tenryu
- 1971 - Nihon Pollow Moutiers
- 1972 - Ishino Hikaru
- 1973 - Take Hope
- 1974 - Kitano Kachidoki
- 1975 - Kokusai Prince
- 1976 - Green Grass
- 1977 - Press Toko
- 1978 - Inter Gushiken
- 1979 - Hashi Hermit
- 1980 - North Gust
- 1981 - Minagawa Manna
- 1982 - Horisky
- 1983 - Mr. C.B.
- 1984 - Symboli Rudolf
- 1985 - Miho Shinzan
- 1986 - Mejiro Durren
- 1987 - Sakura Star O
- 1988 - Super Creek
- 1989 - Bamboo Begin
See also
References
- Netkeiba:[5][6]
- Racing Post:
- "List of JRA Graded Races 2022 Kikuka Sho". Horse Racing in Japan.
- "同一年度に本会が定める競走に優勝した馬に対する褒賞金交付基準" (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan Racing Association.
- "競馬番組一般事項(Horseracing Program General Information) - Page 19" (PDF). JRA. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
- "京都競馬場２０２３年春からリニューアル 京都開催は来年１１月から２年４か月間の休止". スポーツ報知 (in Japanese). 2019-06-24. Archived from the original on 2023-04-17. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
- "菊花賞". Netkeiba.
- "Kikuka Sho (Japanese St.leger)". Netkeiba.