The Tanabata Sho (Japanese 七夕賞) is a Japanese Grade 3 horse race for Thoroughbreds aged three and over. It is run in July each year over a distance of 2000 metres on turf at Fukushima Racecourse.
It was first run in 1965 and has held Grade 3 status since 1984. The race was initially run over 1800 metres before being moved up to its current distance in 1980. It was run at Niigata Racecourse in 1974 and 1989, Tokyo Racecourse in 2000 and Nakayama Racecourse in 2011.
Winners since 2000 Year Winner Age Jockey TrainerOwner Time 2000 Long Kaiun 7 Takanori Kikuzawa Hiroyuki NagahamaToshio Nakai 2:01.1 2001 Gaily Tomahawk 5 Hiroshi Gohara Akiyama MasakazuTokyo Thoroughbred Bureau 2:01.2 2002 Eagle Cafe 5 Katsuharu Tanaka Futoshi KojimaKiyoshi Nishikawa 1:59.2 2003 Mideon Bit 6 Katsuharu Tanaka Michifumi KonoMideon Kogyo 2:00.7 2004 Cheers Brightly 6 Yoshitomi Shibata Kenji YamauchiKiyoko Kitamura 2:01.7 2005 Daiwa Raiders 6 Hiroki Goto Yasuhisa MatsuyamaKeizo Oshiro 2:00.4 2006 Meisho Kaido 7 Yutaka Take Masahiro SakaguchiYoshio Matsumoto 1:59.3 2007 San Valentin 6 Hiroki Goto Shozo SasakiKatsumi Yoshida 2:00.3 2008 Miyabi Ranveli 5 Yutaka Yoshida Keiji KatoYoshikatsu Murakami 1:59.8 2009 Miyabi Ranveli 6 Yuichi Kitamura Keiji KatoYoshikatsu Murakami 2:00.2 2010 Domonarazu 5 Yohitomi Shibata Hidetaka OtonashiYuichi Odagiri 2:00.4 2011 Italian Red 5 Eiji Nakadate Sei IshizakaTokyo Horse Racing 2:00.5 2012 Asuka Kurichan 5 Hiroyuki Uchida Naosuke SugaiTakeshi Ueno 2:01.1 2013 Meiner Lacrima 5 Daichi Shibata Hiroyuki UeharaThoroughbred Club Ruffian 1:58.9 2014 Meisho Naruto 6 Hironobu Tanabe Hiroshi TakedaYoshio Matsumoto 1:58.7 2015 Grandezza 6 Yuga Kawada Osamu HirataShadai Race Horse 1:58.2 2016 Albert Dock 4 Keita Tosaki Naosuke SugaiG1 Racing 1:58.4 2017 Seewind 4 Keita Tosaki Tetsuya KimuraSilk Racing 1:58.2 2018 Meadowlark 7 Kyosuke Maruta Mitsuru HashidaKatsumi Yoshida 2:00.8 2019 Mikki Swallow 5 Kazuki Kikuzawa Takanori KikuzawaMizuki Noda 1:59.6 2020 Crescendo Love 6 Hiroyuki Uchida Toru HayashiHiroo Race 2:02.5 2021 Taurus Gemini 5 Keita Tosaki Satoru KobiyamaSakae Shibahara 2:02.2 2022 Echt 5 Katsuharu Tanaka Hideyuki MoriYu Hirai 1:57.8 2023 Seiun Hades 4 Hideaki Miyuki Shinsuke HashiguchiShigeyuki Nishiyama 1:59.82024Red Radiance5Keita TosakiYasuo TomomichiTokyo Horse Racing1:57.92025Cosmo Fliegen5Daichi ShibataYoshihiro HatakeyamaBig Red Farm2:00.52026Ask Nice Show5Hironobu TanabeEiji NakadateToshihiro Hirosaki1:57.9
Earlier winners
1965 - Panasonic 1966 - Hyades 1967 - Hishi Yakushin 1968 - Daring Hime 1969 - Matsu Sedan 1970 - Hakusetsu 1971 - Josetsu 1972 - Suijin 1973 - Sanyoko 1974 - Mutsumi Baron 1975 - Noboru Toko 1976 - Nissho 1977 - Nissho Dia 1978 - Kamino Falcon 1979 - Takeno Tenjin 1980 - Sakura Eiryu 1981 - Bizen Seiryu 1982 - Sweet Native 1983 - Speedy Tiger 1984 - Hokuto Kimpai 1985 - Russian Blue 1986 - Sakura Toko 1987 - Dyna Shoot 1988 - Kosei 1989 - Valeroso 1990 - Idaten Turbo 1991 - Sea Carrier 1992 - Riesen Schlag 1993 - Twin Turbo 1994 - Nifty Dancer 1995 - Fujiyama Kenzan 1996 - Sakura Eiko O 1997 - Meiner Bridge 1998 - Offside Trap 1999 - Sunday Sarah
See also Horse racing in Japan List of Japanese flat horse races
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