The is a Japanese thoroughbred horse race run on dirt track for four years old and above. It is run over a distance of 1,600 meters (about 8 furlongs) at Funabashi Racecourse during the period known as Golden Week from the end of April to the beginning of May.
The Funabashi Racecourse is located in Funabashi, Chiba, but the race was named after the , which was located in Toyoshiki, Kashiwa City. The race began as a non-grade race in 1978, when its distance was 1,800 meters. In 1997, it was graded Domestic Grade 3, and in 2002, elevated to Domestic Grade 2. Finally, after three years, it was graded Domestic Grade 1 race. It is considered "the dirt mile championship in spring".
The top two finishers are granted the right to participate in the Teio Sho, if they are not coming from Japan Racing Association (JRA).
Records Most successful horses (3 wins): Espoir City – 2009, 2010, 2012 Copano Rickey – 2014, 2016, 2017
Winners since 2000 Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Organization Time2000Be My Nakayama6Yuichi ShikatoKeiji TakaichiNakayama Bokujyo Ltd.JRA1:40.82001Tamamo Strong6Takao KoikeMasao SatoTamamo Co.JRA1:38.12002Toshin Blizzard4Takayuki IshizakiKenji SatoEiichi IzumiFunabashi1:36.52003Starring Rose6Yuichi FukunagaShuji KitahashiKyouei co.JRA1:38.22004Nike a Delight4Takayuki IshizakiRyuichi DegawaSumi OnoFunabashi1:39.72005Strong Blood6Hiroyuki UchidaSueo MasuzawaAtsushi MurakiJRA1:37.92006Adjudi Mitsuo5Hiroyuki UchidaMasayuki KawashimaMasao OridoFunabashi1:38.62007Blue Concorde7Hideaki MiyukiToshiyuki HattoriOgifushi Racing Club Co.JRA1:37.42008Bonneville Record6Fumio MatobaMasahiro HoriiKiyoshi ShiodaJRA1:37.62009Espoir City4Tetsuzo SatoAkio AdachiYushun Horse Club Co.JRA1:35.92010Espoir City5Tetsuzo SatoAkio AdachiYushun Horse Club Co.JRA1:36.82011Furioso7Keita TosakiMasayuki KawashimaDarley Japan K.K.Funabashi1:38.22012Espoir City7Tetsuzo SatoAkio AdachiYushun Horse Club Co.JRA1:36.52013Hokko Tarumae4 Hideaki Miyuki Katsuichi Nishiura Koichi YabeJRA1:37.82014Copano Rickey4 Hironobu Tanabe Akira Murayama Sachiaki KobayashiJRA1:39.22015Wonder Acute9 Ryuji Wada Masao Sato Nobuyuki YamamotoJRA1:37.42016Copano Rickey6 Yutaka Take Akira Murayama Sachiaki KobayashiJRA1:39.22017Copano Rickey7 Yutaka Take Akira Murayama Sachiaki KobayashiJRA1:39.92018Gold Dream5 Christophe Lemaire Osamu Hirata Katsumi YoshidaJRA1:39.22019Gold Dream6Christophe LemaireOsamu HirataKatsumi YoshidaJRA1:40.22020Wide Pharaoh4Yuichi FukunagaKatsuhiko SumiiMasanobu HabataJRA1:38.62021Casino Fountain5Akira HaritaTakayuki YamashitaKosei YoshihashiFunabashi1:39.32022Shonan Nadeshiko5Hayato YoshidaNaosuke SugaiTetsuhide KunimotoJRA1:38.92023Meisho Hario6Suguru HamanakaInao OkadaYoshio MatsumotoJRA1:39.32024Shamal6Haruhiko KawasuTakeshi MatsushitaToshiya KanayamaJRA1:39.02025Shamal7Haruhiko KawasuTakeshi MatsushitaToshiya KanayamaJRA1:39.22026Wilson Tesoro7Yuga KawadaNoboru TakagiRyotokuji Kenji Holdings Co.,Ltd.JRA1:38.6
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