Takarazuka Kinen
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Takarazuka Kinen Race Facts
- Location: Kyoto Racecourse, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Japan
- Distance: 1 & 3/8 miles (11 furlongs)
- Track Type: Right-handed, Turf
- Age Qualifications: Three Years Old & Up
- 2025 Purse: ¥651,000,000
- 2025 Race Date: Sunday, June 15th
2025 Takarazuka Kinen Race Results
| PP | HORSE | JOCKEY / TRAINER | WIN / PLACE |
|---|
12 | Meisho Tabaru | Y.Take / M.Ishibashi | ￥1,140 / ￥370 |
1 | Bellagio Opera | K.Yokoyama / H.Uemura | ￥160 |
7 | Justin Palace | M.Dee / H.Sugiyama | ￥640 |
16 | Shonan la Punta | H.Miyuki / T.Takano | |
5 | Chuck Nate | D.Lane / N.Hori | |
11 | Sol Oriens | K.Matsuyama / T.Tezuka | |
10 | Libyan Glass | R.Sakai / Y.Yahagi | |
15 | Lord del Rey | Y.Kawada / M.Nakauchida | |
2 | Durezza | T.Yokoyama / T.Ozeki | |
6 | Boldog Hos | H.Uchida / H.Miyamoto |
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Exotic Payoffs:
- Exacta (12-1): ¥5,380
- Trifecta (12-1-7): ¥23,200
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Takarazuka Kinen Race History
The Takarazuka Kinen is a Grade I flat horse race run each year at the Hanshin Racecourse in Takarazuka, Hyōgo, Japan. Contested at 1 & 3/8th miles and open to all thoroughbreds aged three and up, the race was inaugurated in 1960 and has been won several notable Japanese horses such as Mejiro McQueen (1993), Mayano Top Gun (1996), Grass Wonder (1999), T M Opera O (2000), Deep Impact (2006), and Orfevre (2012). The race is named after the city of Takarazuka, home to the the Hanshin Racecourse.
HIstorically, the Takarazuka Kinen is known to feature some of the most popular horses in the country. Together with the Arima Kinen, the pair of races act as Japan's two "All-Star" races, with a majority of the runners being voted in by racing fans in Japan. Other participants are considered based on the prize money they have won.
As part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge series, the winner of the race is automatically entered to compete in the Breeders' Cup Turf.
Takarazuka Kinen Past Winners Since 1984
| Year | Winner | Jockey / Trainer | Distance / Time |
|---|
2025 | Meisho Tabaru | Y.Take / M.Ishibashi | 1 3⁄8 miles / 2:12.0 |
2024 | Blow The Horn | Akira Sugawara / Tatsuya Yoshioka | 1 3⁄8 miles / 2:12.0 |
2023 | Equinox | Christophe-Patrice Lemaire / Tetsuya Kimura | 1 3⁄8 miles / 2:11.2 |
2022 | Titleholder | Kazuo Yokoyama / Toru Kurita | 1 3⁄8 miles / 2:09.7 |
2021 | Chrono Genesis | Christophe Lemaire / Takashi Saito | 1 3⁄8 miles / 2:10.9 |
2020 | Chrono Genesis | Yuichi Kitamura / Takashi Saito | 1 3⁄8 miles / 2:13.5 |
2019 | Lys Gracieux | Damian Lane / Yoshito Yahagi | 1 3⁄8 miles / 2:10.8 |
2018 | Mikki Rocket | Ryuji Wada / Hidetaka Otonashi | 1 3⁄8 miles / 2:11.6 |
2017 | Satono Crown | Mirco Demuro / Noriyuki Hori | 1 3⁄8 miles / 2:11.4 |
2016 | Marialite | Masayoshi Ebina / Takashi Kubota | 1 3⁄8 miles / 2:12.8 |
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