Kitakyushu Kinen

Japanese thoroughbred race

Horse race

Kitakyushu Kinen
北九州記念
Race information
Grade 3 race
2019 Kitakyushu Kinen winner Daimei Princess
Location	Kokura Racecourse, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Inaugurated	1966^[1]
Race type	Thoroughbred – Flat racing
Distance	1,200 meters
Surface	Turf
Track	Right-handed (inner course)
Qualification	Fillies & mares
Purse	¥84,740,000 1st: ¥39,000,000^[1]

The Kitakyushu Kinen (in Japanese: 北九州記念), short for TV Nishinippon Corp. Sho Kitakyushu Kinen, is a Grade III Handicap race for fillies and mares in the JRA.

Race details

The first race was held in 1966.

The race is usually held in August, though in the past, they have been run in July.

Foreign horses are allowed to run, with up to 9 foreign horses at a time being allowed to run.^[1]

There are no weight limits.

Winners since 2014

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2014	Little Gerda	5	Kyosuke Maruta	Ippo Samushima	Ryoko Kuriyama	1:07.5
2015	Bel Canto	4	Yutaka Take	Yuichi Kakuda	Koji Maeda	1:07.3
2016	Bakushin Teioh	7	Kota Fujioka	Hori Noriyuki	Masamichi Hayashi	1:08.5
2017^[2]	Diana Halo	4	Yutaka Take	Nobuharu Fukushima	Komahide Co. Ltd.	1:07.5
2018^[3]	Ares Barrows	6	Yuji Yoshida	Yuichi Sonoda	Koji Inokuma	1:06.6
2019	Daimei Princess	6	Shinichiro Akiyama	Naoyuki Morita	TokyoHorseRacing	1:08.2
2020	Red En Ciel	6	Yuichi Fukunaga	Yasushi Shono	Koichi Miyamoto	1:07.8
2021	Yoka Yoka	3	Hideaki Miyuki	Kiyoshi Tani	Koji Oka	1:08.2
2022	Buon Voyage	5	Haruhiko Kawasu	Tomoyuki Umeda	Toshihiro Hirosaki	1:07.3
2023	Jasper Krone	4	Taisei Danno	Tomoyuki Umeda	Hideyuki Mori	1:06.9

Previous winners

1966: Hajime Ryu
1967: Atlas
1968: Hiro Daikoku
1969: Ho-un
1970: Open Tsubame
1971: Okaheren
1972: Thai Babo
1973: Narutaki Ace

1974: Rokko Ichi
1975: Fumino Hikari
1976: Miyajimarengo
1977: Fuji Linden
1978: Urakawa Cherry
1979: Three Fire
1980: Sarnohero
1981: Rough on Tees

1982: Omi Shadai
1983: Lovely Star
1984: Manno Taro
1985: Global Dyna
1986: Lucky Sea Turtle
1987: Mayano Jo O
1988: Tagajo O
1989: Tanino Suisei

1990: Nishi Yamasho
1991: Movie Star
1992: Nuevo Tosho
1993: Silk Moonlight
1994: Ibuki Five One
1995: Inazuma Takao
1996: Magic Kiss
1997: Dandy Command

1998: Tow Show Orion
1999: Eishin Vincennes
2000: Tunante
2001: Eisin Preston
2002: Top Protector
2003: Millenium Bio
2004: Daitaku Bertram
2005: Meisho Kaido

2006: Cosmo Fortune
2007: Kyowa Roaring
2008: Sleepless Night
2009: Sandalphone
2010: Melissa
2011: Tokai Mystery
2012: Sugino Endeavor
2013: Tsurumaru Leon

References

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^ ^a ^b ^c "KITAKYUSHU KINEN (G3)". JapanRacing. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
^ "RACE COURSE KOKURA 11R". jbba.jp. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
^ "11R KITAKYUSHU KINEN G3". Umanity. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
^ "北九州記念". Netkeiba.
^ "TV Nishinippon Corp.sho Kitakyushu Kinen". Netkeiba.

List of Japanese Grade III horse races

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