Niigata Kinen

Horse race

Niigata Kinen
新潟記念
Race information
Grade 3 race
Location	Niigata Racecourse
Inaugurated	1966
Race type	Thoroughbred Flat racing
Distance	2000 metres
Surface	Turf
Track	Left-handed
Qualification	3-y-o+
Weight	Handicap
Purse	¥87,960,000 (total), ¥41,000,000 (winner)

The Niigata Kinen (Japanese 新潟記念) is a Grade 3 horse race for Thoroughbreds aged three and over, run in late August or early September over a distance of 2000 metres on turf at Niigata Racecourse.^[1]

The Niigata Kinen was first run in 1965 and has held Grade 3 status since 1984. It was run at Nakayama Racecourse in 1996 and 2000.

Winners since 2000

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Time
2000	Daiwa Texas	7	Hiroshi Kitamura	Sueo Masuzawa	2:00.2
2001	Sun Place	6	Shigefumi Kumazawa	Yasuo Ikee	1:57.0
2002	Towa Treasure	5	Katsuharu Tanaka	Mitsuru Hashida	1:58.0
2003	Derby Regno	5	Hideaki Miyuki	Shigetada Takahashi	1:58.7
2004	Super Gene	6	Eiji Nakadate	Masanori Sakaguchi	1:57.7
2005	Yamanin Alabaster	4	Teruo Eda	Shinobu Hoshino	2:00.1
2006	Top Gun Joe	4	Hiroki Goto	Masamichi Wada	1:57.2
2007	Yumeno Shirushi	5	Yutaka Yoshida	Yokichi Okubo	1:57.8
2008	Arco Senora	4	Tomoharu Bushizawa	Shigenori Hatakeyama	1:57.5
2009	Hokko Pas de Chat	7	Teruo Eda	Akira Murayama	1:59.6
2010	Narita Crystal	4	Hideaki Miyuki	Kazuyoshi Kihara	1:58.4
2011	Narita Crystal	5	Yutaka Take	Kazuyoshi Kihara	1:59.1
2012	Transwarp	7	Takuya Ono	Kiyoshi Hagiwara	1:57.6
2013	Cosmo Nemo Shin	6	Masami Matsuoka	Hidekatsu Shimizu	1:58.9
2014	Martinborough	5	Nash Rawiller	Yasuo Tomomichi	1:58.3
2015	Passion Dance	7	Mirco Demuro	Yasuo Tomomichi	1:58.2
2016	A Day In The Life	5	Norihiro Yokoyama	Kiyoshi Hagiwara	1:57.5^[2]
2017	Tatsu Gogeki	5	Shinichiro Akiyama	Ippo Sameshima	1:57.9^[3]
2018	Blast Onepiece	3	Kenichi Ikezoe	Masahiro Otake	1:57.5^[4]
2019	You Can Smile	4	Yasunari Iwata	Yasuo Tomomichi	1:57.5
2020	Bravas	4	Yuichi Fukunaga	Yasuo Tomomichi	1:59.9
2021	Meiner Fanrong	6	Mirco Demuro	Takahisa Tezuka	1:58.4
2022	Karate	6	Akira Sugawara	Yasuyuki Tsujino	1:58.9
2023	Nocking Point	3	Hiroshi Kitamura	Tetsuya Kimura	1:59.0

Earlier winners

1984 - Dyna Mine
1985 - Russian Blue
1986 - Blacksky
1987 - Dyna Fairy
1988 - Dyna Orange
1989 - Hardy God
1990 - Safari Olive
1991 - Sengoku Hisei
1992 - Tanino Bolero
1993 - Brown Beetle
1994 - Inter Spur
1995 - Irish Dance
1996 - Tokai Taro
1997 - Pal Bright
1998 - Offside Trap
1999 - Brilliant Road

References

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^ "Niigata Kinen". Horse Racing in Japan.
^ "2016 result". Racing Post. 4 September 2016.
^ "2017 result". Racing Post. 3 September 2017.
^ "2018 result". Racing Post. 2 September 2018.
^ "新潟記念". Netkeiba.
^ "Niigata Kinen". Netkeiba.

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