Chukyo Kinen

Horse race

Chukyo Kinen
中京記念
Race information
Grade 3 race
Greater London wins the 2018 Chukyo Kinen
Location	Chukyo Racecourse
Inaugurated	1953
Race type	Thoroughbred Flat racing
Distance	1600 metres
Surface	Turf
Track	Left-handed
Qualification	3-y-o+
Weight	Handicap
Purse	¥84,740,000 (total), ¥39,000,000 (winner)

The Chukyo Kinen (Japanese 中京記念) is a Grade 3 horse race for Thoroughbreds aged three and over, run in July over a distance of 1600 metres on turf at Chukyo Racecourse.^[1]

It was first run in 1953 and has held Grade 3 status since 1984. The race was usually run over 1800 metres before being reduced to its current distance in 2012. It was run at Kokura Racecourse in 1991, 1993, 1994 and 2011.

Winners since 2000

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Time
2000	Meisho Doto	4	Yasuhiko Yasuda	Isao Yasuda	1:59.1
2001	Lord Cronos	6	Yukio Okabe	Kazuo Fujisawa	1:59.7
2002	Tsurumaru Boy	4	Hiroshi Kawachi	Kojiro Hashiguchi	1:59.4
2003	Tagano My Bach	4	Katsumi Ando	Hiroyoshi Matsuda	2:00.1
2004	Meisho Kio	7	Shinichiro Akiyama	Masaru Fukushima	1:58.6
2005	Mega Stardom	6	Mikio Matsunaga	Shoji Yamamoto	1:59.5
2006	Machikane Aura	4	Yuga Kawada	Yuji Ito	1:58.2
2007	Rosenkreuz	5	Yusuke Fujioka	Kojiro Hashiguchi	1:56.9
2008	Tascata Sorte	4	Eiji Nakadate	Hideaki Fujiwara	1:58.4
2009	Sakura Orion	7	Shinichiro Akiyama	Yasuo Ikee	2:00.4
2010	Shadow Gate	8	Katsuharu Tanaka	Yukihiro Kato	2:02.0
2011	Narita Crystal	5	Yutaka Take	Kazuyoshi Kihara	2:00.0
2012	Fragarach	5	Ryo Takakura	Mikio Matsunaga	1:35.1
2013	Fragarach	6	Ryo Takakura	Mikio Matsunaga	1:33.5
2014	Sadamu Patek	6	Katsuharu Tanaka	Masato Nishizono	1:37.1
2015	Smart Orion	5	Mirco Demuro	Yuichi Shikato	1:33.4
2016	Garibaldi	5	Yuichi Fukunaga	Hideaki Fujiwara	1:33.6^[2]
2017	Win Gagnant	5	Akihide Tsumura	Masato Nishizono	1:33.2^[3]
2018	Greater London	6	Hironobu Tanabe	Masahiro Otake	1:32.3^[4]
2019	Groove It	3	Kohei Matsuyama	Mikio Matsunaga	1:33.6
2020	Meikei Die Hard	5	Manabu Sakai	Kazuya Nakatake	1:32.7
2021	Andraste	5	Yuga Kawada	Mitsumasa Nakauchida	1:46.2
2022	Belenus	5	Atsuya Nishimura	Haruki Sugiyama	1:45.9
2023	Selberg	4	Kohei Matsuyama	Takashi Suzuki	1:33.0

Earlier winners

1984 - Hashi Rody
1985 - Power Cedar
1986 - Shining Ruby
1987 - Tosho Leo
1988 - Topcoat
1989 - Inter Animato
1990 - Osaichi George
1991 - Lets Go Tarquin
1992 - Movie Star
1993 - Arashi
1994 - Shimano Yamahime
1995 - Chokai Carol
1996 - Inazuma Takao
1997 - Aloha Dream
1998 - Toyo Rainbow
1999 - Erimo Excel

References

Netkeiba:^[5]^[6]
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^ "Chukyo Kinen". Horse Racing in Japan.
^ "2016 result". Racing Post. 24 July 2016.
^ "2017 result". Racing Post. 23 July 2017.
^ "2018 result". Racing Post. 22 July 2018.
^ "中京記念". Netkeiba.
^ "Chukyo Kinen". Netkeiba.

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