The Sakitama Hai (Japanese さきたま杯), is a Japanese Domestic Grade 1 horse race for thoroughbred horses aged three and over, run in June over a distance of 1,400 meters on dirt at Urawa Racecourse.
The race was first run in 1997 as a Domestic Grade 3 for thoroughbred horses aged three and over, until in 2005 when the age qualification was changed to horses aged four and over. In 2011, the race was promoted to Domestic Grade 2 status and held that until 2023.
In order to promote growth in the Japanese dirt sprinting scene, the race was promoted to Domestic Grade 1 status in 2024. The updated age qualification allows three-year-old horses again. The schedule of the race was also moved to mid-June.
Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Organization Time1997Fujino Makken O6Yutaka YoshidaYoshio NakamuraFumie TakahashiJRA1:25.81998Theseus Frise6Hitoshi MatobaNiizeki TsutomuYoshiko TaguchiJRA1:25.81999Setano King8Takayuki IshizakiJun ShimadaTadayoshi AndoJRA1:23.82000Raise Suzuran6Teruo EdaSueo MasuzawaShuhei SuzukiJRA1:24.7 2001Gaily Egret6Mikio MatsunagaYutaka MasumotoTokyo Thoroughbred Bureau Inc.JRA1:25.72002Raise Suzuran8Teruo EdaSueo MasuzawaShuhei SuzukiJRA1:26.12003Nobo True7Yutaka TakeHideyuki MoriLS.M Co. Ltd.JRA1:25.52004Rocky Appeal6Tadanari KonnoHiromi YamazakiMakoto KanekoKawasaki1:25.52005Nihon Pillow Cert7Futoshi KomakiTetsuya MenoHyakutaro KobayashiJRA1:25.52006Agnes Jedi4Yutaka TakeHideyuki MoriTakao WatanabeJRA1:26.52007Meisho Battler7Yutaka TakeShigetada TakahashiYoshio MatsumotoJRA1:26.12008Limitless Bid9Yasunari IwataTadashi KayōShadai Race Horse Co. Ltd.JRA1:25.92009Smart Falcon4Yasunari IwataKen KozakiToru OkawaJRA1:26.4 2010Smart Falcon5Yasunari IwataKen KozakiToru OkawaJRA1:26.22011Nike Madrid5Keita TosakiMasayuki KawashimaSeiji OnoFunabashi1:26.02012Sei Crimson6Yasunari IwataToshiyuki HattoriSeiki KanedaJRA1:25.82013Testa Matta7Keita TosakiAkira MurayamaKazumi YoshidaJRA1:27.42014Northern River6Masayoshi EbinaHidekazu AsamiMasamichi HayashiJRA1:26.72015Northern River7Masayoshi EbinaHidekazu AsamiMasamichi HayashiJRA1:26.72016Sorte6Hiroto YoshiharaShintaro TeradaFrontier Co., Ltd.Ohi1:25.92017White Fugue5Masayoshi EbinaNoboru TakagiTsuru NishimoriJRA1:25.72018Success Energy4Kohei MatsuyamaYoshihito KitadeTetsu TakashimaJRA1:26.22019Win Mut6Ryuji WadaTadashi KayōWin Co. Ltd.JRA1:25.32020Nobo Baccara8Taito MoriHideyuki MoriLS.M Co. Ltd.JRA1:25.82021Arctos6Hironobu TanabeToru KuritaKoichiro YamaguchiJRA1:24.92022Salsa Dione8Takayuki YanoChiaki HoriHirotaka SugawaraOhi1:25.32023Igniter5Tsubasa SasagawaMasashi AtarashimaYoshiki NodaHyogo1:25.32024Lemon Pop6Ryusei SakaiHiroyasu TanakaGodolphinJRA1:26.72025Shamal7Haruhiko KawasuTakeshi MatsushitaToshiya KanayamaJRA1:23.22026Lord Fons6Kazuo YokoyamaShogo YasudaLord Horse ClubJRA1:25.3
See also Horse racing in Japan List of Japanese flat horse races National Association of Racing
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