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Kyōto Daishōten

{{Infobox horseraces

| surface = Turf

| class = Grade 2

| horse race = Kyōto Daishōten
京都大賞典

| image = Lovely Day Kyoto Daishoten 2015(IMG1).jpg

| caption = Lovely Day winning the 2015 Kyoto Daishoten

| location = Kyoto Racecourse, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto

| inaugurated = 1966

| race type = Thoroughbred Flat racing

| website =

| distance = 2400 metres

| track = Right-handed

| qualification = 3-y-o +, Colts & Fillies

| weight = Special Weight

| purse = {{JRA-purse-calculator|67|2024}}

| bonuses =

}}

The Kyōto Daishōten (京都大賞典, kyōto daishōten) is a Grade 2 flat horse race in Japan for Thoroughbred colts and fillies aged three and over. It is run over a distance of 2,400 metres at the Kyoto Racecourse, in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto.

The race is run in October and serves as a trial race for the autumn edition of the Tenno Sho.{{cite web|url=http://japanracing.jp/en/racing/schedule/graded/list/2017/1009kyoto-daishoten.html|title=KYOTO DAISHOTEN (G2)|publisher=japanracing.jp}}

It was first run in 1966. Among the winners of the race have been Mejiro McQueen, Marvelous Crown, T M Opera O, Tap Dance City, Rose Kingdom and Lovely Day.

Weight

54 kg for three-year-olds, 57 kg for four-year-olds and above.{{Cite web |title=List of JRA Graded Races 2024｜List of JRA Graded Races｜Horse Racing in Japan |url=https://japanracing.jp/en/racing/schedule/graded/list/2024/1006kyoto-daishoten.html |access-date=2024-10-06 |website=Horse Racing in Japan |language=en}}

Allowances:

Penalties (excluding two-year-old race performance):

  • If a graded stakes race has been won within a year:
  • 2 kg for a grade 1 win (1 kg for fillies / mares)
  • 1 kg for a grade 2 win
  • If a graded stakes race has been won for more than a year:
  • 1 kg for a grade 1 win

Records

Speed record:

  • 2:22.9 Hit The Target 2013, Chevalier Rose 2024

Most successful horse (2 wins):

  • Tanino Chikara – 1973, 1974
  • Yamano Shiragiku – 1983, 1985
  • Suzuka Koban – 1984, 1986
  • Super Creek – 1989, 1990
  • Mejiro McQueen – 1991, 1993
  • T M Opera O – 2000, 2001

Winners since 1994

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width="36px" | Year

! width="120px" | Winner

! Age

! width="140px" | Jockey

! width="150px" | Trainer

!Owner

! Time

1994

| Marvelous Crown

| 4

| Katsumi Minai

| Makoto Osawa

|Sadao Sasahara

| 2:31.0

1995

| Hishi Amazon

| 4

| Eiji Nakdate

| Takao Nakano

|Masaichiro Abe

| 2:25.3

1996

| Marvelous Sunday

| 4

| Yutaka Take

| Makoto Osawa

|Sadao Sasahara

| 2:25.1

1997

| Silk Justice

| 3

| Shinji Fujita

| Masaaki Okubo

|Silk

| 2:26.2

1998

| Seiun Sky

| 3

| Norihiro Yokoyama

| Kazutaka Yasuda

|Masayuki Nishiyama

| 2:25.6

1999

| Tsurumaru Tsuyoshi

| 4

| Shinji Fujita

| Nibun Hisao

|Takao Tsuruta

| 2:24.3

2000

| T M Opera O

| 4

| Ryuji Wada

| Ichizo Iwamoto

|Masatsugu Takezono

| 2:26.0

2001

| T M Opera O{{ref label|2001|a|a}}

| 5

| Ryuji Wada

| Ichizo Iwamoto

|Masatsugu Takezono

| 2:25.0

2002

| Narita Top Road

| 6

| Hirofumi Shii

| Yoshio Oki

|Hidenori Yamaji

| 2:23.6

2003

| Tap Dance City

| 6

| Tetsuzo Sato

| Shozo Sasaki

|Yushun Horse Club

| 2:26.6

2004

| Narita Century

| 5

| Hirokazu Tajima

| Norio Fujisawa

|Hidenori Yamaji

| 2:25.2

2005

| Lincoln

| 5

| Yutaka Take

| Hidetaka Otonashi

|Hideko Kondo

| 2:25.4

2006

| Sweep Tosho

| 5

| Kenichi Ikezoe

| Akio Tsurudome

|Tosho Sangyo

| 2:31.5

2007

| Inti Raimi

| 5

| Tetsuzo Sato

| Shozo Sasaki

|Sunday Racing

| 2:24.8

2008

| Toho Alan

| 5

| Ryota Sameshima

| Hideaki Fujiwara

|Toho Bussan

| 2:26.9

2009

| Oken Bruce Lee

| 4

| Hiroyuki Uchida

| Hidetaka Otonashi

|Akira Fukui

| 2:24.3

2010

| Meisho Beluga

| 5

| Kenichi Ikezoe

| Kaneo Ikezoe

|Yoshio Matsumoto

| 2:25.0

2011

| Rose Kingdom

| 4

| Hiroki Goto

| Kojiro Hashiguchi

|Sunday Racing

| 2:24.1

2012

| Meisho Kampaku

| 5

| Kenichi Ikezoe

| Yoshiyuki Arakawa

|Yoshio Matsumoto

| 2:23.4

2013

| Hit The Target

| 5

| Yuichi Kitamura

| Keiji Kato

|Shinji Maeda

| 2:22.9

2014

| Last Impact

| 4

| Yuga Kawada

| Hiroyoshi Matsuda

|Silk Racing

| 2:24.2

2015

| Lovely Day

| 5

| Yuga Kawada

| Yasutoshi Ikee

|Kaneko Makoto Holdings

| 2:23.6

2016

| Kitasan Black

| 4

| Yutaka Take

| Hisashi Shimizu

|Ono Shoji

| 2:25.5

2017

| Smart Layer

| 7

| Yutaka Take

| Ryuji Okubo

|Toru Okawa

| 2:23.0

2018

| Satono Diamond

| 5

| Yuga Kawada

| Yasutoshi Ikee

|Satomi Horse Company

| 2:25.4

2020

| Glory Vase

| 5

| Yuga Kawada

| Tomohito Ozeki

|Carrot Farm

| 2:25.6

2021{{ref label|2021|b|b}}

| Makahiki

| 8

| Kota Fujioka

| Yasuo Tomomichi

|Kaneko Makoto Holdings

| 2:24.5

2022{{ref label|2021|b|b}}

| Vela Azul

| 5

| Kohei Matsuyama

| Kunihiko Watanabe

|Carrot Farm

| 2:24.3

2023

| Pradaria

| 4

| Kenichi Ikezoe

| Manabu Ikezoe

|Nagoya Yuho

| 2:25.3

2024

|Chevalier Rose

|6

|Yuichi Kitamura

|Hisashi Shimizu

|Carrot Farm Co. Ltd.

|2:22.9

{{note label|2001|a|a}}Stay Gold came in first in the 2001 edition of the race. However, as he had cut off Narita Top Road and caused his jockey to fall, he was disqualified from the race.

{{note label|2021|b|b}}The 2021 and 2022 runnings took place at Hanshin while Kyoto was closed for redevelopment.

Earlier winners

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  • 1966 - Kyoei Hikari
  • 1967 - Shibafuji
  • 1968 - Marchs
  • 1969 - Finis
  • 1970 - New Kiminonawa
  • 1971 - Mejiro Asama
  • 1972 - Kimusu Vimy
  • 1973 - Tanino Chikara
  • 1974 - Tanino Chikara
  • 1975 - Ishino Masaru
  • 1976 - Passing Venture
  • 1977 - Ten Point
  • 1978 - Ryu Kiko
  • 1979 - Tenmei
  • 1980 - Silksky
  • 1981 - Inado Kotobuki
  • 1982 - Mejiro Chara
  • 1983 - Yamano Shiragiku
  • 1984 - Suzuka Koban
  • 1985 - Yamano Shiragiku
  • 1986 - Suzuka Koban
  • 1987 - Tokai Roman
  • 1988 - Meisho Eikan
  • 1989 - Super Creek
  • 1990 - Super Creek
  • 1991 - Mejiro McQueen
  • 1992 - Osumi Roch
  • 1993 - Mejiro McQueen

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See also

References

  • Netkeiba:{{cite web|title=京都大賞典 |url=https://race.netkeiba.com/special/index.html?id=0102 |website=Netkeiba}}{{cite web|title=Kyoto Daishoten |url=https://en.netkeiba.com/race/special.html?id=0102 |website=Netkeiba}}
  • {{Netkeiba-raceresult|1994|09060211}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|1995|08070211}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|1996|08040211}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|1997|08040211}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|1998|08050211}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|1999|08040211}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2000|08040211}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2001|08040211}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2002|08040211}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2003|08040211}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2004|08040211}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2005|08040211}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2006|08050211}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2007|08040211}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2008|08040211}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2009|08040211}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2010|08050211}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2011|08050211}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2012|08040311}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2013|08040211}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2014|08040311}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2015|08040311}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2016|08040311}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2017|08040311}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2018|08040311}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2019|08040211}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2020|08040211}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2021|09040211}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2022|09040311}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2023|08020311}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2024|08050211}}

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