Aoba Sho
{{Short description|Horse race in Japan}}
{{Infobox horseraces
| surface = Turf
| class = Grade 2
| horse race = Aoba Sho
青葉賞
| image = Sugar Kun 2024 Aoba Sho.jpg
| caption = 2024 Aoba Sho winner Sugar Kun
| location = Tokyo Racecourse
| inaugurated =
| race type = Thoroughbred Flat racing
| website =
| distance = 2400 metres
| track = Left-handed
| qualification = 3-y-o
| weight = 57 kg
Allowance: Fillies 2 kg
| purse = {{JRA-purse-calculator|54|2024}}
| bonuses =
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The Aoba Sho (Japanese 青葉賞) is a Japanese Grade 2 flat horse race in Japan for three-year-old Thoroughbreds. It is run over a distance of 2400 metres at Tokyo Racecourse in April.{{cite web|url=http://japanracing.jp/en/racing/schedule/graded/list/2019/0427aoba.html|title=Aoba Sho|website=Horse Racing in Japan}}
The Aoba Sho was first run in 1984 and was elevated to Grade 3 status in 1994 before being promoted to Grade 2 in 2001. It serves as a trial race for the Tokyo Yushun, held in late May or early June. The Aoba Sho winner and second-placed horse are each awarded a slot for the race.{{Cite web |title=歴史・コース：テレビ東京杯青葉賞 今週の注目レース JRA |url=https://jra.jp/keiba/thisweek/2024/0427_1/race.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240421073501/https://jra.jp/keiba/thisweek/2024/0427_1/race.html |archive-date=2024-04-21 |access-date=2024-05-27 |website=jra.jp |publisher=Japan Racing Association |language=ja}}
Among the winners of the race have been Symboli Kris S, Zenno Rob Roy and Fenomeno.
Winners since 2000
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| 2000
| Carnegie Daian | Shinji Fujita | Hiroyoshi Matsuda |Toshikazu Higuchi | 2:28.2 |
| 2001
| Le Zele | Hiroki Goto | Yasuhito Tamura |Takashi Kurisaka | 2:26.9 |
| 2002
|Symboli Stud | 2:26.4 |
| 2003
| Kazuo Fujisawa |Shinobu Osako | 2:26.3 |
| 2004
| Higher Game | Yokichi Okubo |Hiroyoshi Usuda | 2:24.1 |
| 2005
| Dantsu Kitcho | Shinji Fujita | Kenji Yamauchi |Tetsuji Yamamoto | 2:26.9 |
| 2006
| Admire Main | Yutaka Take | Mitsuru Hashida |Riichi Kondo | 2:25.3 |
| 2007
| Hiraboku Royal | Ryuji Okubo |Hirata Farm | 2:26.3 |
| 2008
| Admire Commando | Mitsuru Hashida |Riichi Kondo | 2:26.9 |
| 2009
| Apres Un Reve | Hiroyuki Uchida | Yasuo Ikee |Sunday Racing | 2:26.2 |
| 2010
| Pelusa | Norihiro Yokoyama | Kazuo Fujisawa |Hidetoshi Yamamoto | 2:24.3 |
| 2011
| Win Variation | Katsumi Ando | Masahiro Matunaga |WIN | 2:28.8 |
| 2012
| Fenomeno | Masayoshi Ebina | Hirofumi Toda |Sunday Racing | 2:25.7 |
| 2013
| Hiraboku Deep | Masayoshi Ebina | Sakae Kunieda |Hirata Farm | 2:26.2 |
| 2014
| Shonan Lagoon | Yutaka Yoshida | Yokichi Okubo |Tetsuhide Kunimoto | 2:26.5 |
| 2015
| Reve Mistral | Yuga Kawada | Hiroyoshi Matsuda |Sunday Racing | 2:26.9 |
| 2016
| Vanquish Run | Hiroyuki Uchida |Takaya Shimada |
| 2017
| Admirable | Hidetaka Otonahi |Eiko Kondo |
| 2018
| Go For The Summit | Masayoshi Ebina | Kazuo Fujisawa |Hidetoshi Yamamoto |
| 2019
| Lion Lion | Norihiro Yokoyama | Mikio Matsunaga |Chiyono Terada | 2:25.0 |
| 2020
| Authority | Lyle Hewitson | Tetsuya Kimura |Silk Racing | 2:23.0 |
| 2021
| Wonderful Town | Yoshitada Takahashi |Masahiro Mita | 2:25.2 |
| 2022
| Pradaria | Manabu Ikezoe |Nagoya Yuho CO., LTD | 2:24.2 |
| 2023
| Skilfing | Tetsuya Kimura |Carrot Farm | 2:23.9 |
| 2024
| Sugar Kun | Yutaka Take | Hisashi Shimizu |Yorikatsu Tsujiko | 2:24.2 |
Earlier winners
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- 1984 - Rush And Go
- 1985 - Hamano Captain
- 1986 - Sunny Light
- 1987 - Chokai Fleet
- 1988 - Gakuen To Beat
- 1989 - Sir Pen Up
- 1990 - Bigmouth
- 1991 - Leo Durban
- 1992 - Golden Zeus
- 1993 - Stage Champ
- 1994 - Air Dublin
- 1995 - Summer Suspicion
- 1996 - Mountain Stone
- 1997 - Tokio Excellent
- 1998 - Tayasu Again
- 1999 - Painted Black
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See also
References
- Netkeiba:{{cite web|title=青葉賞 |url=https://race.netkeiba.com/special/index.html?id=0049 |website=Netkeiba}}{{cite web|title=TV Tokyo Hai Aoba Sho |url=https://en.netkeiba.com/race/special.html?id=0049 |website=Netkeiba}}
- {{Netkeiba-raceresult|1994|05020311}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|1995|05020311}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|1996|05030611}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|1997|05020511}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|1998|05020511}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|1999|05020511}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2000|05020311}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2001|05020311}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2002|05030311}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2003|05010311}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2004|05020311}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2005|05020311}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2006|05020311}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2007|05020311}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2008|05020311}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2009|05020311}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2010|05020311}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2011|05020311}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2012|05020311}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2013|05020311}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2014|05020311}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2015|05020311}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2016|05020311}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2017|05020311}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2018|05020311}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2019|05020311}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2020|05020311}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2021|05020311}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2022|05020311}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2023|05020311}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2024|05020311}}
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{{Japanese Grade II horse races}}