The Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes (朝日杯フューチュリティステークス) is a one-mile turf stakes race for thoroughbred colts two years old in Japan. It is considered the de facto year-end championship for Japanese thoroughbred racing in the two-year-olds division.
Inaugurated in 1949, this race had historically been held at the Nakayama Racecourse. From 2014, the race was relocated to the Hanshin Racecourse.
Winners since 1984 Year Winner Jockey Trainer Owner Time1984 Scrum DynaMasato Shibata Susumu Yano Shadai Race Horse co 1:35.01985 Daishin FubukiYasuo Sugawara Hiroshi Shibata Kinji Takahashi 1:35.41986 Merry Nice Yasuhiro Nemoto Teruo Hashimoto Fusako Ura 1:35.61987 Sakura Chiyono O Futoshi Kojima Katsutaro Sakai Sakura Commerce 1:35.61988 Sakura Hokuto O Futoshi Kojima Katsutaro Sakai Sakura Commerce 1:35.51989 Ines Fujin Eiji Nakano Shuho Kato Masaaki Kobayashi 1:34.41990 Lindo Shaver Hitoshi Matoba Takaaki Motoishi Der Mar Club 1:34.01991 Mihono Bourbon Sadahiro Kojima Tameo Toyama Mihono International1:34.51992 L-Way Win Katsumi Minai Noriaki Tsubo Takao Zako 1:35.51993 Narita Brian Katsumi Minai Masaharu Okubo Hidenori Yamaji 1:34.41994 Fuji Kiseki Koichi Tsunoda Sakae Watanabe Yomoji Saito 1:34.71995 Bubble Gum Fellow Yukio Okabe Kazuo Fujisawa Shadai Race Horse co 1:34.21996 Meiner Max Tetsuzo Sato Hitoshi Nakamura Thoroughbred Club Ruffian 1:36.31997 Grass Wonder Hitoshi Matoba Mitsuhiro Ogata Hanzawa 1:33.61998 Admire CozzeneMichael Roberts Mitsuru Hashida Riichi Kondo 1:35.31999 Eishin Preston Yuichi FukunagaShuji Kitahashi Toyomitsu Hirai 1:34.72000 Mejiro Bailey Norihiro Yokoyama Kunihiko Take Mejiro Stud 1:34.52001 Admire Don Shinji Fujita Hiroyoshi Matsuda Riichi Kondo 1:33.82002 Eishin Champ Yuichi Fukunaga Tsutomu Setoguchi Toyomitsu Hirai 1:33.52003 Cosmo Sunbeam Dario Vargiu Shozo Sasaki Misako Okada 1:33.72004 Meiner Recolte Hiroki Goto Masahiro Horii Thoroughbred Club Ruffian 1:33.42005 Fusaichi Richard Yuichi Fukunaga Kunihide Matsuda Fusao Sekiguchi 1:33.72006 Dream JourneyMasayoshi Ebina Yasutoshi Ikee Sunday Racing Co., Ltd. 1:34.42007 Goshawk Ken Masaki Katsuura Makoto Saito Yoshio Fujita 1:33.52008 Seiun Wonder Yasunari Iwata Masazo Ryoke Takao Otani 1:35.12009 Rose Kingdom Futoshi Komaki Kojiro Hashiguchi Sunday Racing Co., Ltd. 1:34.02010 Grand Prix Boss Mirco DemuroYoshito YahagiGrand Prix Co., Ltd. 1:33.92011 Alfredo Craig Williams Takahisa Tezuka U Carrot Farm 1:33.42012 Logotype Mirco Demuro Tsuyoshi Tanaka Teruya Yoshida 1:33.42013 Asia Express Ryan Moore Takahisa Tezuka Yukio Baba 1:34.72014 Danon Platina Masayoshi Ebina Sakae KuniedaDanox Co Ltd 1:35.92015 Leontes Mirco Demuro Katsuhiko SumiiU Carrot Farm 1:34.42016 Satono Ares Hirofumi Shii Kazuo FujisawaHajime Satomi 1:35.42017 Danon Premium Yuga KawadaMitsumasa Nakauchida Danox Co Ltd 1:33.32018 Admire Mars Mirco Demuro Yasuo TomomichiRiichi Kondo 1:33.92019 Salios Ryan Moore Noriyuki Hori Silk Racing 1:33.02020 Grenadier Guards Yuga Kawada Mitsumasa Nakauchida Sunday Racing 1:32.32021 Do Deuce Yutaka Take Yasuo Tomomichi Kieffers Co Ltd 1:33.52022 Dolce More Ryusei SakaiNaosuke SugaiThree H Racing 1:33.92023 Jantar MantarYuga Kawada Tomokazu Takano Shadai Race Horse co 1:33.82024Admire ZoomYuga KawadaYasuo TomomichiJunko Kondo1:34.12025CavallerizzoCristian DemuroTatsuya YoshiokaSilk Racing1:33.2
The 2024 running took place at Kyoto while Hanshin was closed for redevelopment. Set the current race record
Previous Winners
1949 - Azuma Homare 1950 - Tokino Minoru 1951 - Takahata 1952 - Sangetsu 1953 - Taka O 1954 - Meiji Hikari 1955 - Kitanooh 1956 - Kitano Hikari 1957 - Katsura Shuho 1958 - Unebi Hikari 1959 - Matsukazeo 1960 - Hakusho 1961 - Kanetsushake 1962 - Great Yoruka 1963 - Umeno Chikara 1964 - Ryuugeki 1965 - Mejiro Bosatsu 1966 - Montasan 1967 - Takeshibao 1968 - Minoru 1969 - Arrow Express 1970 - Onward Guy 1971 - Toku Zakura 1972 - Red Eagle 1973 - Mihoranzan 1974 - Matsufuji Ace 1975 - Bold Symboli 1976 - Maruzensky 1977 - Gallant Dancer 1978 - Bingo Garoo 1979 - Lindt Taiyo 1980 - Temmon 1981 - Hokuto Flag 1982 - Nishinoski 1983 - Hardy Vision
See also Horse racing in Japan List of Japanese flat horse races
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