Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series > Takarazuka Kinen
Takarazuka Kinen Race Facts
- Location: Hanshin Racecourse, Takarazuka, Hyōgo, Japan
- Distance: 1 & 3/8 miles (11 furlongs)
- Track Type: Right-handed, Turf
- Age Qualifications: Three Years Old & Up
- 2022 Purse: ¥432,000,000
- 2022 Race Date: Sunday, June 26th
2022 Takarazuka Kinen Race Results
| POST | HORSE | JOCKEY / TRAINER | WIN / PLACE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Titleholder | Kazuo Yokoyama / Toru Kurita | ¥420 / ¥180 |
| 10 | Hishi Iguazu | Damian Lane / Noriyuki Hori | ¥250 |
| 7 | Daring Tact | Kohei Matsuyama / Haruki Sugiyama | ¥240 |
| 15 | Deep Bond | Ryuji Wada / Ryuji Okubo | |
| 9 | Meiner Fanrong | Mirco Demuro / Takahisa Tezuka | |
| 4 | Efforia | Takeshi Yokoyama / Yuichi Shikato | |
| 12 | Win Marilyn | Masami Matsuoka / Takahisa Tezuka | |
| 11 | Panthalassa | Yutaka Yoshida / Yoshito Yahagi | |
| 8 | Stay Foolish | Ryusei Sakai / Yoshito Yahagi | |
| 17 | Gibeon | Atsuya Nishimura / Hideaki Fujiwara | |
| 18 | Potager | Hayato Yoshida / Yasuo Tomomichi | |
| 16 | Gloria Mundi | Yuichi Fukunaga / Ryuji Okubo | |
| 3 | Melody Lane | Taisei Danno / Naoyuki Morita | |
| 13 | Arrivo | Yutaka Take / Haruki Sugiyama | |
| 5 | Iron Barows | Shu Ishibashi / Hiroyuki Uemura | |
| 2 | African Gold | Kyosuke Kokubun / Masato Nishizono | |
| 14 | King Of Koji | Norihiro Yokoyama / Shogo Yasuda |
Exotic Payoffs:
- Exacta (6-10): ¥3,420
- Trifecta (6-10-7): ¥25,220
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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 Lima, Peru. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2015 | Lovely Day | Yuga Kawada / Yasutoshi Ikee | 1 3⁄8 miles / 2:14.4 |
| 2014 | Gold Ship | Norihiro Yokoyama / Naosuke Sugai | 1 3⁄8 miles / 2:13.9 |
| 2013 | Gold Ship | Hiroyuki Uchida / Naosuke Sugai | 1 3⁄8 miles / 2:13.2 |
| 2012 | Orfevre | Kenichi IkezoeYasutoshi Ikee | 1 3⁄8 miles / 2:10.9 |
| 2011 | Earnestly | Sato Tetsuzo / Sasaki Shozo | 1 3⁄8 miles / 2:10.1 |
| 2010 | Nakayama Festa | Yoshitomi Shibata / Yoshitaka Ninomiya | 1 3⁄8 miles / 2:13.0 |
| 2009 | Dream Journey | Kenichi Ikezoe / Yasutoshi Ikee | 1 3⁄8 miles / 2:11.3 |
| 2008 | Eishin Deputy | Hiroyuki Uchida / Akira Nomoto | 1 3⁄8 miles / 2:15.3 |
| 2007 | Admire Moon | Yasunari Iwata / Hiroyoshi Matsuda | 1 3⁄8 miles / 2:12.4 |
| 2006 | Deep Impact * | Yutaka Take / Yasuo Ikee | 1 3⁄8 miles / 2:13.0 |
| 2005 | Sweep Tosho | Kenichi Ikezoe / Akio Tsurudome | 1 3⁄8 miles / 2:11.5 |
| 2004 | Tap Dance City | Tetsuzo Sato / Shozo Sasaki | 1 3⁄8 miles / 2:11.1 |
| 2003 | Hishi Miracle | Koichi Tsunoda / Masaru Sayama | 1 3⁄8 miles / 2:12.0 |
| 2002 | Dantsu Flame | Shinji Fujita / Kenji Yamauchi | 1 3⁄8 miles / 2:12.9 |
| 2001 | Meisho Doto | Yasuhiko Yasuda / Isao Yasuda | 1 3⁄8 miles / 2:11.7 |
| 2000 | T M Opera O | Ryuji Wada / Ichizo Iwamoto | 1 3⁄8 miles / 2:13.8 |
| 1999 | Grass Wonder | Hitoshi Matoba / Mitsuhiro Ogata | 1 3⁄8 miles / 2:12.1 |
| 1998 | Silence Suzuka | Katsumi Minai / Mitsuru Hashida | 1 3⁄8 miles / 2:11.9 |
| 1997 | Marvelous Sunday | Yutaka Take / Makoto Osawa | 1 3⁄8 miles / 2:11.9 |
| 1996 | Mayano Top Gun | Seiki Tabara / Masahiro Sakaguchi | 1 3⁄8 miles / 2:12.0 |
| 1995 | Dantsu Seattle * | Yoshiyuki Muramoto / Kenji Yamauchi | 1 3⁄8 miles / 2:10.2 |
| 1994 | Biwa Hayahide | Yukio Okabe / Mitsumasa Hamada | 1 3⁄8 miles / 2:11.2 |
| 1993 | Mejiro McQueen | Yutaka Take / Yasuo Ikee | 1 3⁄8 miles / 2:17.7 |
| 1992 | Mejiro Palmer | Taisei Yamada / Masaaki Okubo | 1 3⁄8 miles / 2:18.6 |
| 1991 | Mejiro Ryan | Norihiro Yokoyama / Shinji Okuhira | 1 3⁄8 miles / 2:13.6 |
| 1990 | Osaichi George | Katsuhide Maruyama / Kazumi Domon | 1 3⁄8 miles / 2:14.0 |
| 1989 | Inari One | Yutaka Take / Kiyoshi Suzuki | 1 3⁄8 miles / 2:14.0 |
| 1988 | Tamamo Cross | Katsumi Minai / Isami Obara | 1 3⁄8 miles / 2:13.2 |
| 1987 | Suzu Parade | Seiji Ebisawa / Rokuro Tomita | 1 3⁄8 miles / 2:12.3 |
| 1986 | Persian Boy | Masato Shibata / Kunio Takamatsu | 1 3⁄8 miles / 2:14.4 |
| 1985 | Suzuka Koban | Yoshiyuki Muramoto / Minoru Kobayashi | 1 3⁄8 miles / 2:15.9 |
| 1984 | Katsuragi Ace | Katsuichi Nishiura / Kazumi Domon | 1 3⁄8 miles / 2:12.4 |