The Seiran Sho (in Japanese: 青藍賞), is a Japanese horse race for three and four year old Thoroughbreds in the Iwate Horse Racing Association. Run at the Morioka Racecourse, the race has an "M2" grade rating.
Race details
The race was originally created to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Iwate Horse Racing Association.
The race was originally 2,000 meters, but changed to 1,600 meters in 2000.
The race has been held at both Mizusawa Racecourse and Morioka Racecourse.
Winners since 2014 Year Winner Jockey Trainer Time2014 CommunityHidetoshi AbeKouzou Sakurada1:43.02015 Namura TitanYuichi SakaguchiMasayuki Murakami1:39.92016Sea ChromeHidetoshi AbeYuki Chiba1:41.22017Cherry PickerJunya YamamotoShinichi Hatakeyama1:43.62018 Empire PegasusShunri SugawaraYuji Sato1:39.22019 Empire PegasusShunri SugawaraYuji Sato1:38.3
Past winners
Past winners include: 1993: Moriyu Prince 1994: Kikuno Hope 1995: Moriyu Prince 1996: Chamade Symboli 1997: Abe Again 1998: Admire Sun1999: Ban Champ 2000: Running Mate 2001: Toho Emperor 2002: Toho Emperor 2003: Toyo Dehere 2004: Taiki Shenlong 2005: Air Weed 2006: Utsumi Jordan 2007: Silent Excel 2008: Toho Raiden2009: Mayono Angel 2010: Meine Belinda 2011: Gold Mine 2012: Kamino Nouveau 2013: Rossa Corsa
See also Horse racing in Japan List of Japanese flat horse races
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