Aichi Hai

{{Infobox horseraces

| surface = Turf

| class = Grade 3

| horse race = Aichi Hai
愛知杯

| image = Hula-bride Aichi-Hai 2013.jpg

| caption = Hula Bride wins the 2013 Aichi Hai

| location = Chukyo Racecourse

| inaugurated = 1963

| race type = Thoroughbred Flat racing

| website =

| distance = 1,400 meters

| track = Left-handed

| qualification = 4-y-o+ fillies and mares

| weight = Handicap

| purse = {{JRA-purse-calculator|38|2025}}

| bonuses =

}}

The Aichi Hai (Japanese 愛知杯) is a Grade 3 horse race for Thoroughbred fillies and mares aged four and over, run in March over a distance of 1,400 meters on turf at Chukyo Racecourse.{{cite web|url=http://japanracing.jp/en/racing/schedule/graded/list/2019/0126aichi.html|title=Aichi Hai|publisher=Horse Racing in Japan}}

The Aichi Hai was first run in 1963 at 2,000 meters and has held Grade 3 status since 1984. The Aichi Hai was run in December until 2014 and was open to three-year-olds before being changed to January: the change meant that the race was not run in 2015. The race was open to both male and female horses up to 2003.{{Cite web |title=歴史・コース:愛知杯 今週の注目レース JRA |url=https://jra.jp/keiba/thisweek/2024/0113_1/race.html |access-date=2024-01-13 |website=jra.jp}} Since 2025, the race schedule was moved from January to March and run at a distance of 1,400 meters.{{Cite web |date=2024-12-30 |title=2025年度の競馬番組等について (Changes regarding to the 2025 Horse Racing Programme) |url=https://jra.jp/keiba/program/2025/pdf/henkou.pdf |access-date=2024-12-30 |website=jra.jp}}

Winners since 2000

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width="36px" | Year

! width="120px" | Winner

! Age

! width="140px" | Jockey

! width="150px" | Trainer

! Time

2000

| Tunante

| 5

| Hideaki Miyuki

| Shoichi Matsumoto

| 1:58.6

2001

| Grand Shinzan

| 7

| Katsumi Ando

| Masayuki Sakata

| 1:59.8

2002

| Tokai Pulsar

| 6

| Minoru Yoshida

| Shigeki Matsumoto

| 2:00.3

2003

| Kazeni Fukarete

| 4

| Minoru Yoshida

| Shozo Sasaki

| 1:59.7

2004

| Memory Keanu

| 4

| Shinichiro Akiyama

| Sachio Yukubo

| 2:00.6

2005

| Meine Sorceress

| 4

| Yukio Abe

| Shozo Sasaki

| 2:01.3

2006

| Admire Kiss

| 3

| Yutaka Take

| Hiroyoshi Matsuda

| 1:58.6

2007

| Dia De La Novia

| 5

| Christophe Lemaire

| Katsuhiko Sumii

| 1:58.9

2008

| Seraphic Romp

| 4

| Hokuto Miyazaki

| Yoshinori Muto

| 1:59.2

2009

| Little Amapola

| 4

| Eiji Nakadate

| Hiroyuki Nagahama

| 1:59.7

2010*

| Seraphic Romp

| 6

| Hokuto Miyazaki

| Yoshinori Muto

| 1:59.5

2011*

| Fumino Imagine

| 5

| Keisuke Dazai

| Masaru Honda

| 1:59.4

2012

| A Shin Memphis

| 4

| Haruhiko Kawasu

| Kenji Nonaka

| 2:03.6

2013

| Hula Bride

| 4

| Manabu Sakai

| Kazuyoshi Kihara

| 2:02.1

2014

| Dia De La Madre

| 4

| Kota Fujioka

| Katsuhiko Sumii

| 2:04.4

2015

| colspan="5" | no race

2016

| Bounce Shasse

| 5

| Hironobu Tanabe

| Kazuo Fujisawa

| 1:58.8

2017

| Maximum de Paris

| 5

| Yasunari Iwata

| Shigeki Matsumo

| 2:01.4{{cite web|url=https://www.racingpost.com/results/574/chukyo/2017-01-14/667454|title=2017 result |publisher=Racing Post|date=14 January 2017}}

2018

| Eterna Minoru

| 5

| Hirofumi Shii

| Masaru Honda

| 2:00.1{{cite web|url=https://www.racingpost.com/results/574/chukyo/2018-01-13/692685|title=2018 result |publisher=Racing Post|date=13 January 2018}}

2019

| One Breath Away

| 6

| Akihide Tsumura

| Masaaki Koga

| 2:00.0{{cite web|url=https://www.racingpost.com/results/574/chukyo/2019-01-26/721700|title=2019 result|publisher=Racing Post|date=26 January 2016}}

2020*

| Denko Ange

| 7

| Yoshitomi Shibata

| Yoshiyuki Arakawa

| 2:01.1

2021

| Magic Castle

| 4

| Keita Tosaki

| Sakae Kunieda

| 1:58.7

2022

| Ruby Casablanca

| 5

| Yutaka Take

| Naosuke Sugai

| 2:01.0

2023

| Art House

| 4

| Yuga Kawada

| Mitsumasa Nakauchida

| 2:03.1

2024*

|Mikki Gorgeous

|4

|Yuga Kawada

|Takayuki Yasuda

|1:57.9

2025

|Wide Latour

|4

|Yuichi Kitamura

|Hideaki Fujiwara

|1:20.2

* Races were run at Kokura Racecourse.

Earlier winners

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  • 1984 - Kikuno Pegasus
  • 1985 - Long Quick
  • 1986 - Peter Hauler
  • 1987 - Peter Hauler
  • 1988 - Katsu Tokushin
  • 1989 - Great Monte
  • 1990 - White Arrow
  • 1991 - Yamanin Seattle
  • 1992 - Nuevo Tosho
  • 1993 - Homare Okan
  • 1994 - Tenzan Yutaka
  • 1995 - Sound Barrier
  • 1996 - Foundry Shori
  • 1997 - Sakura Expert
  • 1998 - Kanetoshi Governor
  • 1999 - Bamboo Mariachi

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See also

References

  • Netkeiba:{{cite web|title=愛知杯 |url=https://race.netkeiba.com/special/index.html?id=0129 |website=Netkeiba}}{{cite web|title=Aichi Hai |url=https://en.netkeiba.com/race/special.html?id=0129 |website=Netkeiba}}
  • {{Netkeiba-raceresult|1993|07010611}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|1994|07040611}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|1995|07040611}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|1996|07030611}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|1997|07030611}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|1998|07040611}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|1999|10030611}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2000|07020511}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2001|07020511}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2002|07020611}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2003|07020611}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2004|07020611}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2005|07020611}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2006|07040511}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2007|07030511}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2008|07030311}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2009|07040311}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2010|10030611}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2011|10050811}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2012|07030511}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2013|07040511}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2014|07040511}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2016|07010111}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2017|07010111}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2018|07010111}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2019|07010311}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2020|10010111}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2021|07010511}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2022|07010511}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2023|07010511}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2024|10010111}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2025|07020411}}

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