The Keio Hai Spring Cup (Japanese 京王杯スプリングカップ) is a Japanese Grade 2 horse race for Thoroughbreds aged four and above and run in May over a distance of 1,400 metres at Tokyo Racecourse.
It was first run in 1956 over 1600 metres and was later run over 1800 metres before being run over its current distance for the first time in 1981. The race was elevated to Grade 2 class in 1984, and was changed to its current name that year.
This race also serves as a trial to the Yasuda Kinen, particularly since 2014 when the winner of this race would be awarded a slot in the race.
Weight 57 kg for four-year-olds and above.
Allowances:
2 kg for fillies / mares 1 kg for southern hemisphere bred three-year-olds
Penalties (excluding two-year-old race performance):
If a graded stakes race has been won within a year: 2 kg for a grade 1 win (1 kg for fillies / mares) 1 kg for a grade 2 win If a graded stakes race has been won for more than a year: 1 kg for a grade 1 win
Winners since 2000 Year Winner Age Jockey TrainerOwner Time 2000 Stinger 4 Yutaka Take Kazuo FujisawaTeruya Yoshida 1:21.0 2001 Stinger 5 Yukio Okabe Kazuo FujisawaTeruya Yoshida 1:20.1 2002 God of Chance 4 Yoshitomi Shibata Masamichi WadaNorth Hills Management 1:20.3 2003 Telegnosis 4 Katsuura Masaki Hiroaki SugiuraShadai Race Horse 1:21.0 2004 Win Radius 6 Katsuharu Tanaka Kazuo FujisawaWIN 1:20.4 2005 Asakusa Denen 6 Hiroki Goto Michifumi KonoGenichiro Tahara 1:20.3 2006 Orewa Matteruze 6 Yoshitomi Shibata Hidetaka OtonashiYuichi Odagiri 1:21.8 2007 Eishin Dover 5 Yuichi Fukunaga Ken KozakiToyomitsu Hirai 1:20.0 2008 Super Hornet 5 Yusuke Fujioka Yoshito YahagiTokuo Morimoto 1:20.8 2009 Suzuka Causeway 5 Hiroki Goto Mitsuru HashidaKeiji Nagai 1:20.6 2010 Thanks Note 5 Masayoshi Ebina Yoshitaka NinomiyaYukio Shimokobe 1:19.8 2011 Strong Return 5 Shu Ishibashi Noriyuki HoriTeruya Yoshida 1:20.2 2012 Sadamu Patek 4 Craig Williams Masato NishizonoSada Onishi 1:20.1 2013 Daiwa Maggiore 4 Masayoshi Ebina Yoshito YahagiKeizo Oshiro 1:20.6 2014 Red Spada 8 Hiroshi Kitamura Kazuo FujisawaTokyo Horse Racing 1:19.7 2015 Sakura Gospel 7 Keita Tosaki Tomohito OzekiSakura Commerce 1:21.6 2016 Satono Aladdin 5 Yuga Kawada Yautoshi IkeeHajime Satomi 1:19.6 2017 Red Falx 6 Mirco Demuro Tomohito OzekiTokyo Horse Racing 1:23.2 2018 Moonquake 5 Christophe Lemaire Kazuo FujisawaCarrot Farm 1:19.5 2019 Tower of London 4 Damian Lane Kazuo FujisawaGodolphin 1:19.4 2020 Danon Smash 5 Damian Lane Takayuki YasudaDanox 1:19.8 2021 Lauda Sion 4 Mirco Demuro Takashi SaitoSilk Racing 1:19.8 2022 Meikei Yell 4 Kenichi Ikezoe Hidenori TakeNagoya Keiba 1:20.2 2023 Red Mon Reve 4 Kazuo Yokoyama Masayoshi EbinaTokyo Horse Racing 1:20.32024Win Marvel5Kohei MatsuyamaMasashi FukayamaWin Co., Ltd.1:19.72025Toshin Macau6Takeshi YokoyamaMizuki TakayanagiSato Co., Ltd.1:18.32026World's End5Akihide TsumuraManabu IkezoeCarrot Farm1:18.9 Notes:
Earlier winners
1956 - Kuri Chikara 1957 - Hide Homare 1958 - Blessing 1959 - Kuripero 1960 - Sweet One 1961 - Shozan 1962 - Tricine 1963 - Suzu Hope 1964 - Kuri Light 1965 - Asahoko 1966 - Great Yoruka 1967 - Hishi Masahide 1968 - Mejiro Shingen 1969 - Monta Son 1970 - Minoru 1971 - Tamami 1972 - Daisenpu 1973 - Inter Brain 1974 - Takekuma Hikaru 1975 - Kikuno O 1976 - Yamabuki O 1977 - Nippo King 1978 - C.B. Queen 1979 - Golden Boat 1980 - Seabird Park 1981 - Symboli Friend 1982 - Ebisu Crown 1983 - East Boy 1984 - Happy Progress 1985 - Nihon Pillow Winner 1986 - Toa Falcon 1987 - Nippo Teio 1988 - Dyna Actress 1989 - Lindo Hoshi 1990 - Shin Wind 1991 - Daiichi Ruby 1992 - Dynamite Daddy 1993 - Yamanin Zephyr 1994 - Ski Paradise 1995 - Dumaani 1996 - Heart Lake 1997 - Taiki Blizzard 1998 - Taiki Shuttle 1999 - Grass Wonder
See also Horse racing in Japan List of Japanese flat horse races
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