The Kokura Kinen (Japanese 小倉記念) is a Grade 3 horse race in Japan for Thoroughbreds aged three and over. It is run in August over a distance of 2000 metres on turf at Kokura Racecourse, in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefacture.
The Kokura Kinen was first run in 1965 and has held Grade 3 status since 1984. The race was run over 1800 metres at Kyoto Racecourse in 1998.
Winners since 2000 Year Winner Age Jockey TrainerOwner Time 2000 Mikki Dance 4 Tetsuzo Sato Toshiyuki HattoriHisashi Miki 1:59.7 2001 Rosado 5 Futoshi Komaki Kojiro HashiguchiShadai Race Horse 2:00.2 2002 Aratama Indy 5 Yuji Iida Megumu ShinkawaMichi Araki 1:59.7 2003 Rosado 7 Koshiro Take Kojiro HashiguchiShadai Race Horse 2:00.7 2004 Meisho Kaido 5 Yutaka Take Masahiro SakaguchiYoshio Matsumoto 1:58.5 2005 Meisho Kaido 6 Yutaka Take Masahiro SakaguchiYoshio Matsumoto 1:58.0 2006 Swift Current 5 Yuichi Fukunaga Hideyuki MoriShadai Race Horse 1:57.8 2007 Sanrei Jasper 5 Tetsuzo Sato Shigetada TakahashiKeiji Nagai 1:58.7 2008 Dream Journey 4 Kenichi Ikezoe Yasutoshi IkeeSunday Racing 1:57.9 2009 Dance A Joy 8 Koichi Tsunoda Masahiro MatsunagaYasuaki Kato 1:58.3 2010 Nihonpillow Regalo 7 Manabu Sakai Toshiyuki HattoriHyakutaro Kobayashi 1:57.9 2011 Italian Red 5 Suguru Hamanaka Sei IshikazaTokyo Horse Racing 1:57.3 2012 Expedition 5 Suguru Hamanaka Sei IshikazaShadai Race Horse 1:57.3 2013 Meisho Naruto 5 Yutaka Take Hiroshi TakedaYoshio Matsumoto 1:57.1 2014 Satono Noblesse 4 Ryuji Wada Yasutoshi IkeeHajime Satomi 1:59.8 2015 Azuma Shuttle 4 Fuma Matsukawa Tadashi KayoTetsuji Azuma 1:58.0 2016 Crans Montana 7 Ryuji Wada Hidetaka OtonashiShadai Race Horse 2:00.0 2017 Tatsu Gogeki 5 Shinichiro Akiyama Ippo SameshimaTakayuki Suzuki 1:57.6 2018 Triomphe 4 Yutaka Take Naosuke SugaiKT Racing 1:56.9 2019 Mer de Glace 4 Yuga Kawada Hisashi ShimizuCarrot Farm 1:58.8 2020 R Star 5 Yoshihito Nagaoka Haruki SugiyamaKR Japan 1:57.5 2021 Mozu Nagareboshi 4 Kohei Matsuyama Yoshiyuki ArakawaCapital System 1:59.7 2022 Maria Elena 4 Kohei Matsuyama Naohiro YoshidaKaneko Makoto Holdings 1:57.4 2023 Echt 6 Yuga Kawada Hideyuki MoriYu Hirai 1:57.8 2024 Reframing 6 Yuga Kawada Ippo SameshimaManabu Kuriyama 1:56.52025England Eyes5Fuma MatsuwakaShogo YasudaReiko Hara1:59.92026Zendan Hayabusa4Manabu SakaiYoshitake HashidaMasanori Kohama1:58.0
Earlier winners
1965 - Hiro Takakuma 1966 - Wakakumo 1967 - Toughness 1968 - Pero Back 1969 - Atlas 1970 - Open Tsubame 1971 - Kachisu 1972 - Y M China 1973 - Matsu Kaori 1974 - Hoshu Missile 1975 - Rokko Ichi 1976 - Miyaji Marengo 1977 - Bell 1978 - Shofu Green 1979 - Linen Jo O 1980 - Suzuka Shimpu 1981 - Lafontaice 1982 - Long Words 1983 - Snark Arrow 1984 - Ogon Takeru 1985 - Shadai Chatter 1986 - Yakumo Desire 1987 - Golden Beauty 1988 - President City 1989 - Dantsu Miracle 1990 - Snow Jet 1991 - Nice Nature 1992 - Ikuno Dictus 1993 - Marubutsu Sunkist 1994 - Hokusei Amber 1995 - Spring Bamboo 1996 - Hishi Natalie 1997 - Gaily Eagle 1998 - T M Oarashi 1999 - Embrasser Moi
See also Horse racing in Japan List of Japanese flat horse races
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