The Kikusui Sho (in Japanese: 菊水賞) is a race for three-year-old stallions from Hyōgo Prefecture in the Hyogo Horse Racing Association.
Race details
The race is run over 1,700 meters at Sonoda Racecourse on a dirt track.
The race is the first leg of the Hyogo Prefecture Triple Crown, alongside the Hyogo Derby and the Hyogo Championship.
The race usually takes place in April.
Winners since 2015
Winners since 2015 include: Year Winner Jockey Trainer Time2015 IndiumKen KimuraNorio Tanaka1:53.32016ChouetteTomohiro HamadaMasako Niiko1:49.12017 Magic CarpetKen KimuraNorio Tanaka1:53.82018 AzeztuliteShoichi KawamuraYoshinori Arayama1:54.12019 JingiManabu TanakaTadaaki Hashimoto1:49.1
Past winners
Past winners include: 2000: Macky Laurel 2001: Road Bakushin 2002: Setono Ultra 2003: Meiner Exon 2004: Rugger Hitoritabi 2005: Great Stage 2006: Chance Torai 2007: Yukino Arashi 2008: Dear Sparkle2009: Karate Chop 2010: Fiore Harbor 2011: Hokusetsu Sunday 2012: Poison Black 2013: Yumeno Atosaki 2014: Nihonkai Seira
See also Horse racing in Japan List of Japanese flat horse races
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