Meguro Kinen
{{Infobox horseraces
| surface = Turf
| class = Grade 2
| horse race = Meguro Kinen
目黒記念
| image = Heat_on_Beat_20230528.jpg
| caption = Heat on Beat winning the 2023 Meguro Kinen
| location = Tokyo Racecourse
| inaugurated = 1932
| race type = Thoroughbred Flat racing
| website =
| distance = 2500 metres
| track = Left-handed
| qualification = 4-y-o +
| weight = Handicap
| purse = {{JRA-purse-calculator|57|2024}}
| bonuses =
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The Meguro Kinen (Japanese 目黒記念) is a Grade 2 handicap horse race in Japan for Thoroughbreds aged at least four years old, run in May over a distance of 2,500 metres at Tokyo Racecourse.{{cite web|url=http://japanracing.jp/en/racing/schedule/graded/list/2018/0527meguro.html|title=Meguro Kinen|publisher=Horse Racing in Japan}}
It was first run in 1932 over 3400 metres at Meguro Racecourse and was later run over 3900 metres and 3200 metres before being run over its current distance for the first time in 1952. The race was elevated to Grade 2 class in 1984. Although the race moved to Tokyo Racecourse when Meguro Racecourse closed in 1934 the race retained the name of its original venue.
Winners since 2000
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| width="36px" | Year ! width="120px" | Winner ! Age ! width="140px" | Jockey ! width="150px" | Trainer ! Time |
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| 2000
| 6 | Yasuo Ikee | 2:33.2 |
| 2001
| Hot Secret | 5 | Yoshiyuki Goto | 2:30.8 |
| 2002
| Toshi the V | 6 | Hiroshi Kawachi | Hidetaka Otonashi | 2.31.8 |
| 2003
| Toshi the V | 7 | Yoshitomi Shibata | Hidetaka Otonashi | 2.31.2 |
| 2004
| Chakra | 4 | Yoshitomi Shibata | Akio Adachi | 2:30.5 |
| 2005
| Opera City | 4 | Tetsuzo Sato | Shozo Sasaki | 2:29.8 |
| 2006
| Pop Rock | 5 | 2:33.1 |
| 2007
| Pop Rock | 6 | Yutaka Take | Katsuhiko Sumii | 2:31.4 |
| 2008
| Hokuto Sultan | 4 | Yasushi Shono | 2:31.9 |
| 2009
| Miyabi Ranveli | 6 | Yuichi Kitamura | Keijo Kato | 2:39.0 |
| 2010
| Copano Jingu | 5 | Toru Miya | 2:34.8 |
| 2011
| King Top Gun | 8 | Norihiro Yokoyama | Ippo Sameshima | 2:32.5 |
| 2012
| Smart Robin | 4 | Kunehide Matsuda | 2:30.6 |
| 2013
| Mousquetaire | 5 | Hiroyuki Uchida | Yasuo Tomomichi | 2:29.6 |
| 2014
| Meiner Medalist | 6 | Masayoshi Ebina | Kiyotaka Tanaka | 2:31.0 |
| 2015
| Hit The Target | 7 | Futoshi Komaki | Keijo Kato | 2:29.7 |
| 2016
| Cryptogram | 4 | Hideaki Fujiwara |
| 2017
| Fame Game | 7 | Yoshitada Munakata |
| 2018
| Win Tenderness | 5 | Hiroyuki Uchida | Haruki Sugiyama{{cite web|url=https://www.racingpost.com/results/315/tokyo/2018-05-27/703645|title=2018 result |publisher=Racing Post|date=27 May 2018}} | 2:29.7 |
| 2019
| Look Twice | 6 | Hideaki Fujiwara | 2:28.2 |
| 2020
| King of Koji | 4 | Norihiro Yokoyama | Shogo Yasuda | 2:29.6 |
| 2021
| Win Kiitos | 4 | Yuji Tannai | Yoshitada Munakata | 2:32.8 |
| 2022
| Boccherini | 6 | Suguru Hamanaka | Yasutoshi Ikee | 2:32.1 |
| 2023
| Heat on Beat | 6 | Damian Lane | Yasuo Tomomichi | 2:30.8 |
| 2024
|Struve |5 |Noriyuki Hori |2:32.3 |
Earlier winners
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- 1984 - Dai Sekitai
- 1985 - Mr Le Mans
- 1986 - Bingo Timur
- 1987 - Mount Nizon
- 1988 - Mejiro Fulmar
- 1989 - Kiri Power
- 1990 - Marutaka Tyson
- 1991 - Carib Song
- 1992 - Yamanin Global
- 1993 - Matikanetannhauser
- 1994 - Narita Taishin
- 1995 - Hagino Real King
- 1996 - Yu Sensho
- 1997 - Agnes Kamikaze
- 1998 - Going Suzuka
- 1999 - Rosen Kavalier
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See also
References
- Netkeiba:{{cite web|title=目黒記念 |url=https://race.netkeiba.com/special/index.html?id=0060 |website=Netkeiba}}{{cite web|title=Meguro Kinen |url=https://en.netkeiba.com/race/special.html?id=0060 |website=Netkeiba}}
- {{Netkeiba-raceresult|1994|05010811}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|1995|05010811}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|1996|05020811}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|1997|05030711}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|1998|05030711}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|1999|05030711}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2000|05030111}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2001|05030111}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2002|05040111}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2003|05020111}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2004|05030111}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2005|05030111}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2006|05030412}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2007|05030412}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2008|05030412}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2009|05030412}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2010|05030412}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2011|05030311}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2012|05021212}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2013|05021212}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2014|05021212}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2015|05021212}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2016|05021212}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2017|05021212}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2018|05021212}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2019|05021212}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2020|05021212}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2021|05021212}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2022|05021212}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2023|05021212}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2024|05021212}}
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{{Japanese Grade II horse races}}