The Kimpai (Japanese: 金盃) is a Japanese thoroughbred horse race for four-year-olds open only to horses from South Kanto at Ohi Racecourse, in Shinagawa, Tokyo. It is graded as a South Kanto Grade II. It is run over a distance of 2600 meters (about 13 furlongs) in February.
Race details
The race is 2,600 meters in length and run on a dirt track, usually in February.
Winners since 2010 Year Winner Jockey Trainer Owner Organization Time2010Muzzle BlastKeita TosakiMasayuki KawashimaTeruya YoshidaFunabashi2:06.12011Super PowerDaisuke MashimaHiroshi TakamiGrand Bokujo Co. Ltd.Ohi2:03.12012Tosen LuceTakashi HaritaShoichi KawashimaTakaya ShimakawaFunabashi2:05.92013Tosen LuceTakashi HaritaShoichi KawashimaTakaya ShimakawaFunabashi2:07.42014FortifiedKeita TosakiTeronobu FujitaKatsumi YoshidaOhi2:06.52015 OutgeneralNorifumi MikamotoTeronobu FujitaSunday Racing Co. Ltd.Ohi2:48.62016GiardinoDaisuke MashimaKatsunori ArayamaMasashi YoshidaOhi2:50.22017 Euro BeatHiroto YoshiharaKazuo WatanabeKazumi YoshidaOhi2:51.62018 Courage d'OrTaito MoriShoichi KawashimaShadai Race Horse Co. Ltd.Funabashi2:50.32019 Sound TrueNorifumi MikamotoYuta SatoHiroshi YamadaFunabashi2:49.82020 Sound TrueTaito MoriYuta SatoHiroshi YamadaFunabashi2:49.22021 ManganHiroto YoshiharaJuichi TajimaOguri YoshikazuKawasaki2:46.12022 Freccia BiancaNorifumi MikamotoShoichi KawashimaKazuo OkuboFunabashi2:47.12023KileNorifumi MikamotoSatoshi KokuboTakaya ShimakawaUrawa2:49.2 2024 Ranryo O Kota Motohashi Satoshi Kokubo Masazo Itoi Urawa 2:52.9 2025 Kirinji Tsubasa Sasagawa Kazuo Watanabe Koji Oka Ohi 2:49.8 2026 Gluhwurm Takayuki Yano Katsuyoshi Uchida Carrot Farm Co. Ltd. Kawasaki 2:50.1
Past winners
Past winners include: 1956: Nancy Shine 1957: Ichi Kanto 1958: Yoshifusa 1959: Yusei 1960: Dancer 1961: Oyuki 1962: Hajimeo 1963: Sakimidori 1964: Kokuyu 1965: Shiyun Yu 1966: Scarlet 1967: Wealth One 1968: Ichi Wells 1969: Yoshimi Junior 1970: Apo Speed 1971: Hidaka Suzuran 1972: Sano Hikari1973: Maruichi King 1974: Juraku 1975: Maruichi Daio 1976: Chuo Captain 1977: Kane Oe 1978: No race 1979: Hatsu Mamoru 1980: Tagawa King 1981: Azuma King 1982: Silver Moriyuki 1983: Seiko Reman 1984: Chuo Regal 1985: Rocky Tiger 1986: Countess Up 1987: Mihama Shark1988: Champion Star 1989: Super Mist 1990: Daiko Galdan 1991: Ciro Land 1992: Goal Self 1993: Suruga Spain 1994: Tsukino Ichiban 1995: Amazon Opera 1996: Concert Boy 1997: Tetsuno Sengoku O 1998: Grand Prix Kun1999: Minamino Jack 2000: Inari Concorde 2001: Intelli Power 2002: Intelli Power 2003: Coreless Hunter 2004: Coreless Hunter 2005: Brown Chatelet 2006: Maple Eight 2007: Bonneville Record 2008: Loose Limbed 2009: Bagpipe Wind See also Horse racing in Japan List of Japanese flat horse races
National Association of Racing
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