The Kyodo Tsushin Hai (Tokinominoru Kinen) (Japanese 共同通信杯, kyōdō tsūshin hai) is a Grade 3 horse race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds run in February over a distance of 1800 metres at Tokyo Racecourse. Officially known as the Kyodo Tsushin Hai, the subtitle of the race is named in honour of the undefeated 1951 Satsuki Sho and Tōkyō Yūshun winner Tokino Minoru since 1969.
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The race was first run in 1967, initially titled as and was renamed to in 1983, then designated to Grade 3 status in 1984. In 2000, it was renamed to its current title. It has historically been contested at a variety of venues but has been run over its current course and distance since 1980. Winners of the race have included Mr. C. B., Narita Brian, El Condor Pasa, Jungle Pocket, Admire Moon, Gold Ship and Masquerade Ball.
While this race is not officially a trial race for the Satsuki Sho, many horses who won or placed within the top four of this race have gone on to win in classic races, with winners such as Gold Ship, Isla Bonita, Dee Majesty, Efforia and Justin Milano, as well as Deep Brillante, Duramente, Shahryar, Geoglyph and Tastiera all coming in within fourth place before going on to win either the Satsuki Sho and/or the Tokyo Yushun. Consequently, this has led to the race being seen as an important race for contenders of classic races.
Winners since 2000 Year Winner Jockey TrainerOwner Time 2000 Eagle Cafe Yukio Okabe Futoshi KojimaKiyoshi Nishikawa 1:49.7 2001 Jungle Pocket Koichi Tsunoda Sadao WatanabeYomoji Saito 1:47.9 2002 Cheers Stark Shinji Fujita Kenji YamauchiKiyoko Kitamura 1:50.4 2003 Run to the Freeze Hiroyuki Uchida Kenji YamauchiToshio Fukami 1:48.3 2004 Meiner Dupre Hiroshi Kitamura Yoshihiro HatakeyamaThoroughbred Club Ruffian 1:47.4 2005 Stormy Cafe Hirofumi Shii Futoshi KojimaKyoko Nishikawa 1:47.8 2006 Admire Moon Yutaka Take Hiroyoshi MatsudaRiichi Kondo 1:48.4 2007 Fusaichi Ho O Katsumi Ando Kunihide MatsudaFusao Sekiguchi 1:47.7 2008 Shonan Alba Masayoshi Ebina Yoshitaka NinomiyaTetsuhide Kunimoto 1:47.6 2009 Break Run Out Yutaka Take Hirofumi TodaCarrot Farm 1:47.3 2010 Hansode Bando Masayoshi Ebina Mitsuhiro OgataTakashi Watanabe 1:48.2 2011 Nakayama Knight Yoshitomi Shibata Yoshitaka NinomiyaShinichi Izumi 1:48.5 2012 Gold Ship Hiroyuki Uchida Naosuke SugaiEiichi Kobayashi 1:48.3 2013 Meikei Pega Star Norihiro Yokoyama Kazuyoshi KiharaNagoya Keiba 1:46.0 2014 Isla Bonita Masayoshi Ebina Hironori KuritaShadai Race Horse 1:48.1 2015 Real Steel Yuichi Fukunaga Yoshito YahagiSunday Racing 1:47.1 2016 Dee Majesty Masayoshi Ebina Yoshitaka NinomiyaMasashi Shimada 1:47.4 2017 Suave Richard Hirofumi Shii Yasushi ShonoNICKS 1:47.5 2018 Oken Moon Hiroshi Kitamura Sakae KuniedaAkira Fukui 1:47.4 2019 Danon Kingly Keita Tosaki Kiyoshi HagiwaraDanox 1:46.8 2020 Darlington Hall Christophe Lemaire Tetsuya KimuraGodolphin 1:49.6 2021 Efforia Takeshi Yokoyama Yuichi ShikatoCarrot Farm 1:47.6 2022 Danon Beluga Kohei Matsuyama Noriyuki HoriDanox 1:47.9 2023 Phantom Thief Christophe Lemaire Masayuki NishimuraTurf Sport 1:47.02024Justin MilanoKeita TosakiYasuo TomomichiMasahiro Miki1:48.02025Masquerade BallRyusei SakaiTakahisa TezukaShadai Race Horse1:46.02026Realize SiriusAkihide TsumuraTakahisa TezukaYosuke Imafuku1:45.5
The 2003 running took place at Nakayama Racecourse.
Earlier winners
1967 - Hogetsu O 1968 - Takeshiba O 1969 - Minoru 1970 - Tama Arashi 1971 - Yashima Raiden 1972 - Suzu Boxer 1973 - Speed Rich 1974 - Colonel Symboli 1975 - Kaburaya O 1976 - Ten Point 1977 - Hishi Speed 1978 - Sakura Shouri 1979 - Rikiai O 1980 - Lindo Taiyo 1981 - Todoroki Hiho 1982 - Saruno King 1983 - Mr. C. B. 1984 - Bizen Nishiki 1985 - Sakura Yutaka O 1986 - Dyna Gulliver 1987 - Meiner David 1988 - Muguet Royal 1989 - Meiner Brave 1990 - Ines Fujin 1991 - Iide Saison 1992 - Air Jordan 1993 - Meiner Remark 1994 - Narita Brian 1995 - Narita King O 1996 - Sakura Speed O 1997 - Mejiro Bright 1998 - El Condor Pasa 1999 - Yamanin Acro
See also Horse racing in Japan List of Japanese flat horse races
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