The Meguro Kinen (Japanese 目黒記念) is a Grade 2 handicap horse race in Japan for Thoroughbreds aged at least four years old, run in May over a distance of 2,500 metres at Tokyo Racecourse.
It was first run in 1932 over 3400 metres at Meguro Racecourse and was later run over 3900 metres and 3200 metres before being run over its current distance for the first time in 1952. The race was elevated to Grade 2 class in 1984. Although the race moved to Tokyo Racecourse when Meguro Racecourse closed in 1934 the race retained the name of its original venue.
Winners since 2000
Year Winner Age Jockey TrainerOwner Time 2000 Stay Gold 6 Yutaka Take Yasuo IkeeShadai Race Horse 2:33.2 2001 Hot Secret 5 Yoshitomi Shibata Yoshiyuki GotoMakoto Kaneko 2:30.8 2002 Toshi the V 6 Hiroshi Kawachi Hidetaka OtonashiKanae Kamimura 2.31.8 2003 Toshi the V 7 Yoshitomi Shibata Hidetaka OtonashiKanae Kamimura 2.31.2 2004 Chakra 4 Yoshitomi Shibata Akio AdachiEiko Tadokoro 2:30.5 2005 Opera City 4 Tetsuzo Sato Shozo SasakiYushun Horse Club 2:29.8 2006 Pop Rock 5 Yuga Kawada Katsuhiko SumiiKatsumi Yoshida 2:33.1 2007 Pop Rock 6 Yutaka Take Katsuhiko SumiiKatsumi Yoshida 2:31.4 2008 Hokuto Sultan 4 Norihiro Yokoyama Yasushi ShonoSugako Fuse 2:31.9 2009 Miyabi Ranveli 6 Yuichi Kitamura Keijo KatoYoshikatsu Murakami 2:39.0 2010 Copano Jingu 5 Kenichi Ikezoe Toru MiyaSachiaki Kobayashi 2:34.8 2011 King Top Gun 8 Norihiro Yokoyama Ippo SameshimaToyoji Ikeda 2:32.5 2012 Smart Robin 4 Masayoshi Ebina Kunehide MatsudaToru Okawa 2:30.6 2013 Mousquetaire 5 Hiroyuki Uchida Yasuo TomomichiKatsumi Yoshida 2:29.6 2014 Meiner Medalist 6 Masayoshi Ebina Kiyotaka TanakaThoroughbred Club Ruffian 2:31.0 2015 Hit The Target 7 Futoshi Komaki Keijo KatoShinji Maeda 2:29.7 2016 Cryptogram 4 Yuichi Fukunaga Hideaki FujiwaraCarrot Farm 2:30:6 2017 Fame Game 7 Christophe Lemaire Yoshitada MunakataSunday Racing 2:30.9 2018 Win Tenderness 5 Hiroyuki Uchida Haruki SugiyamaWin 2:29.7 2019 Look Twice 6 Damian Lane Hideaki FujiwaraTomokazu Iizuka 2:28.2 2020 King of Koji 4 Norihiro Yokoyama Shogo YasudaKazuhiro Masuda 2:29.6 2021 Win Kiitos 4 Yuji Tannai Yoshitada MunakataWin 2:32.8 2022 Boccherini 6 Suguru Hamanaka Yasutoshi IkeeKaneko Makoto Holdings 2:32.1 2023 Heat on Beat 6 Damian Lane Yasuo TomomichiShadai Race Horse 2:30.82024Struve5João MoreiraNoriyuki HoriKatsuko Muraki2:32.32025Admire Terra4Yutaka TakeYasuo TomomichiJunko Kondo2:32.92026Feiern Kranz4Damian LaneNoriyuki HoriSunday Racing2:29.8
Earlier winners
1932 - Hakuryu 1933 - Ascott 1934 - Taiho 1935 - Denkou 1936 - Miss Akira 1937 - Tokumasa 1938 - Azumadake 1939 - Hen'un 1940 - Espalion 1941 - Taka Homare 1942 - Rockford 1943 - Oakmont 1944 - no race 1945 - no race 1946 - no race 1947 - Asahi Fuji 1948 - Mitsukaze 1949 - Sefutesu 1950 - Rockholt 1951 - Hatakaze 1952 - Mitsuhata 1953 - Takahata 1954 - Kuri Chikara 1955 - Hakuryo 1956 - Selfie 1957 - Haku Chikara 1958 - Tametomo 1959 - Kuripero 1960 - Sweet One 1961 - Yashima First 1962 - Caesar 1963 - Asariyu 1964 - Harbor Hikari 1965 - Burutaka Chiho 1966 - Daini Tenran 1967 - Speed Symboli 1968 - Die Parade 1969 - Speed Symboli 1970 - Continental 1971 - Mejiro Musashi 1972 - Josetsu 1973 - Onward Guy 1974 - Hirokuni 1975 - Colonel Symboli 1976 - Hakuba Taro 1977 - Kashu Chikara 1978 - Kashu Chikara 1979 - Sakura Shouri 1980 - Kane Minobu 1981 - Kitano Rikio 1982 - Kamino Violet 1983 - Tosho God 1984 - Dai Sekitai 1985 - Mr Le Mans 1986 - Bingo Timur 1987 - Mount Nizon 1988 - Mejiro Fulmar 1989 - Kiri Power 1990 - Marutaka Tyson 1991 - Carib Song 1992 - Yamanin Global 1993 - Matikanetannhauser 1994 - Narita Taishin 1995 - Hagino Real King 1996 - Yu Sensho 1997 - Agnes Kamikaze 1998 - Going Suzuka 1999 - Rosen Kavalier
See also Horse racing in Japan List of Japanese flat horse races
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