| Grade 2 race | |
 The 1999 winner Grass Wonder | |
| Location | Tokyo Racecourse |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1956 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1400 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | 4-y-o + |
| Weight | 56kg, Fillies & mares allowed 2kg. |
| Purse | ¥128,140,000 (total), ¥59,000,000 (winner) |
The Keio Hai Spring Cup (Japanese 京王杯スプリングカップ) is a Grade 2 horse race for Thoroughbreds aged four and run in May over a distance of 1,400 metres at Tokyo Racecourse.[1]
It was first run in 1956 over 1600 metres and was later run over 1800 metres before being run over its current distance for the first time in 1981. The race was elevated to Grade 2 class in 1984.
Winners since 2000
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Stinger | 4 | Yutaka Take | Kazuo Fujisawa | 1:21.0 |
| 2001 | Stinger | 5 | Yukio Okabe | Kazuo Fujisawa | 1:20.1 |
| 2002 | God of Chance | 4 | Yoshitomi Shibata | Masamichi Wada | 1:20.3 |
| 2003 | Telegnosis | 4 | Katsuura Masaki | Hiroaki Sugiura | 1:21.0 |
| 2004 | Win Radius | 6 | Katsuharu Tanaka | Kazuo Fujisawa | 1:20.4 |
| 2005 | Asakusa Denen | 6 | Hiroki Goto | Michifumi Kono | 1:20.3 |
| 2006 | Orewa Matteruze | 6 | Yoshitomi Shibata | Hidetaka Otonashi | 1:21.8 |
| 2007 | Eishin Dover | 5 | Yuichi Fukunaga | Ken Kozaki | 1:20.0 |
| 2008 | Super Hornet | 5 | Yusuke Fujioka | Yoshito Yahagi | 1:20.8 |
| 2009 | Suzuka Causeway | 5 | Hiroki Goto | Mitsuru Hashida | 1:20.6 |
| 2010 | Thanks Note | 5 | Masayoshi Ebina | Yoshitaka Ninomiya | 1:19.8 |
| 2011 | Strong Return | 5 | Shu Ishibashi | Noriyuki Hori | 1:20.2 |
| 2012 | Sadamu Patek | 4 | Craig Williams | Maato Nishizono | 1:20.1 |
| 2013 | Daiwa Maggiore | 4 | Masayoshi Ebina | Yoshito Yahagi | 1:20.6 |
| 2014 | Red Spada | 8 | Hiroshi Kitamura | Kazuo Fujisawa | 1:19.7 |
| 2015 | Sakura Gospel | 7 | Keita Tosaki | Tomohito Ozeki | 1:21.6 |
| 2016 | Satono Aladdin | 5 | Yuga Kawada | Yautoshi Ikee | 1:19.6[2] |
| 2017 | Red Falx | 6 | Mirco Demuro | Tomohito Ozeki | 1:23.2[3] |
| 2018 | Moonquake | 5 | Christophe Lemaire | Kazuo Fujisawa | 1:19.5[4] |
| 2019 | Tower of London | 4 | Damian Lane | Kazuo Fujisawa | 1:19.4 |
| 2020 | Danon Smash | 5 | Damian Lane | Takayuki Yasuda | 1:19.8 |
| 2021 | Lauda Sion | 4 | Mirco Demuro | Takashi Saito | 1:19.8 |
| 2022 | Meikei Yell | 4 | Kenichi Ikezoe | Hidenori Take | 1:20.2 |
| 2023 | Red Mon Reve | 4 | Kazuo Yokoyama | Masayoshi Ebina | 1:20.3 |
Earlier winners
- 1984 - Happy Princess
- 1985 - Nihon Pillow Winner
- 1986 - Toa Falcon
- 1987 - Nippo Teio
- 1988 - Dyna Actress
- 1989 - Lindo Hoshi
- 1990 - Shin Wind
- 1991 - Daiichi Ruby
- 1992 - Dynamite Daddy
- 1993 - Yamanin Zephyr
- 1994 - Ski Paradise
- 1995 - Dumaani
- 1996 - Heart Lake
- 1997 - Taiki Blizzard
- 1998 - Taiki Shuttle
- 1999 - Grass Wonder
See also
References
- ↑ "Keio Hai Spring Cup". Horse Racing in Japan.
- ↑ "2016 result". Racing Post. 14 May 2016.
- ↑ "2017 result". Racing Post. 13 May 2017.
- ↑ "2018 result". Racing Post. 12 May 2018.
- ↑ "京王杯SC". Netkeiba.
- ↑ "Keio Hai Spring Cup". Netkeiba.
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