Kimpai (race)

Kimpai
金盃
ClassSouth Kanto Grade II (SII)
LocationOhi Racecourse
InauguratedSeptember 13, 1956
Race typeThoroughbred - Flat racing
Race information
Distance2,600 meters
SurfaceDirt
TrackRight-handed
QualificationFour-year-olds
Weight52kg-56kg
Purse1st: ¥22,000,000 (as of 2023)

The Kimpai (Japanese: 金盃) is a Japanese thoroughbred horse race for four-year-olds open only to horses from South Kanto at Ohi Racecourse, in Shinagawa, Tokyo. It is graded as a South Kanto Grade II. It is run over a distance of 2600 meters (about 13 furlongs) in February.

Race details

The race is 2,600 meters in length and run on a dirt track,[1] usually in February.[2]

Winners since 2010

Year
Winner
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Organization
Time
2010 Muzzle Blast Keita Tosaki Masayuki Kawashima Teruya Yoshida Funabashi 2:06.1
2011 Super Power Daisuke Mashima Hiroshi Takami Grand Bokujo Co. Ltd. Ohi 2:03.1
2012 Tosen Luce Takashi Harita Shoichi Kawashima Takaya Shimakawa Funabashi 2:05.9
2013 Tosen Luce Takashi Harita Shoichi Kawashima Takaya Shimakawa Funabashi 2:07.4
2014 Fortified Keita Tosaki Teronobu Fujita Katsumi Yoshida Ohi 2:06.5
2015Outgeneral[3]Norifumi MikamotoTeronobu FujitaSunday Racing Co. Ltd. Ohi 2:48.6
2016Giardino[4]Daisuke MashimaKatsunori ArayamaMasashi Yoshida Ohi 2:50.2
2017Euro Beat[5]Hiroto YoshiharaKazuo WatanabeKazumi Yoshida Ohi 2:51.6
2018Courage d'Or[6]Taito MoriShoichi KawashimaShadai Race Horse Co. Ltd. Funabashi 2:50.3
2019Sound True[7][8]Norifumi MikamotoYuta SatoHiroshi Yamada Funabashi 2:49.8
2020Sound True[7]Taito MoriYuta SatoHiroshi Yamada Funabashi 2:49.2
2021Mangan[9]Hiroto YoshiharaJuichi TajimaOguri Yoshikazu Kawasaki 2:46.1
2022Freccia Bianca[10]Norifumi MikamotoShoichi KawashimaKazuo Okubo Funabashi 2:47.1
2023 Kile Norifumi Mikamoto Satoshi Kokubo Takaya Shimakawa Urawa 2:49.2
2024 Ranryo O Kota Motohashi Satoshi Kokubo Masazo Itoi Urawa 2:52.9
2025 Kirinji Tsubasa Sasagawa Kazuo Watanabe Koji Oka Ohi 2:49.8
2026 Gluhwurm Takayuki Yano Katsuyoshi Uchida Carrot Farm Co. Ltd. Kawasaki 2:50.1

Past winners

Past winners include:[2]

  • 1956: Nancy Shine
  • 1957: Ichi Kanto
  • 1958: Yoshifusa
  • 1959: Yusei
  • 1960: Dancer
  • 1961: Oyuki
  • 1962: Hajimeo
  • 1963: Sakimidori
  • 1964: Kokuyu
  • 1965: Shiyun Yu
  • 1966: Scarlet
  • 1967: Wealth One
  • 1968: Ichi Wells
  • 1969: Yoshimi Junior
  • 1970: Apo Speed
  • 1971: Hidaka Suzuran
  • 1972: Sano Hikari
  • 1973: Maruichi King
  • 1974: Juraku
  • 1975: Maruichi Daio
  • 1976: Chuo Captain
  • 1977: Kane Oe
  • 1978: No race
  • 1979: Hatsu Mamoru
  • 1980: Tagawa King
  • 1981: Azuma King
  • 1982: Silver Moriyuki
  • 1983: Seiko Reman
  • 1984: Chuo Regal
  • 1985: Rocky Tiger
  • 1986: Countess Up
  • 1987: Mihama Shark
  • 1988: Champion Star
  • 1989: Super Mist
  • 1990: Daiko Galdan
  • 1991: Ciro Land
  • 1992: Goal Self
  • 1993: Suruga Spain
  • 1994: Tsukino Ichiban
  • 1995: Amazon Opera
  • 1996: Concert Boy
  • 1997: Tetsuno Sengoku O
  • 1998: Grand Prix Kun
  • 1999: Minamino Jack
  • 2000: Inari Concorde
  • 2001: Intelli Power
  • 2002: Intelli Power
  • 2003: Coreless Hunter
  • 2004: Coreless Hunter
  • 2005: Brown Chatelet
  • 2006: Maple Eight
  • 2007: Bonneville Record
  • 2008: Loose Limbed
  • 2009: Bagpipe Wind

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Race 11: KIM PAI". netkeiba.com. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  2. 1 2 "The 67th Kinpai (SII)". TokyoCityKeiba. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  3. ↑ "Outgeneral". JBIS. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  4. ↑ "Giardino". JBIS. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  5. ↑ "Euro Beat". JBIS. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  6. ↑ "Courage d'Or". JBIS. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  7. 1 2 "Sound True". JBIS. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  8. ↑ "Sound True". Ahonoora. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  9. ↑ "Mangan". JBIS. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  10. ↑ "Freccia Bianca". JBIS. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  11. ↑ "金盃". Netkeiba.