Nikkei Sho
{{Short description|Flat horse race in Japan}}
{{Infobox horseraces
| surface = Turf
| class = Grade 2
| horse race = Nikkei Sho
日経賞
| image = Neko-punch20120324(1).jpg
| caption = 2012 Nikkei Sho
| location = Nakayama Racecourse
| inaugurated =
| race type = Thoroughbred Flat racing
| website =
| distance = 2500 metres
| track = Right-handed
| qualification = 4-y-o+
| weight = Special Weight
| purse = {{JRA-purse-calculator|67|2025}}
| bonuses =
}}
The Nikkei Sho (Japanese 日経賞) is an annual Grade 2 flat horse race in Japan for Thoroughbreds of at least four years of age. It is run over a distance of 2,500 metres at Nakayama Racecourse in March.{{cite web|url=http://japanracing.jp/en/racing/schedule/graded/list/2019/0323nikkei.html|title=Nikkei Sho|website=Horse Racing in Japan}}
The Nikkei Sho was first run in 1953 and was elevated to Grade 2 status in 1984.
Among the winners of the race have been Symboli Rudolf, Rice Shower, Meisho Doto, Matsurida Gogh, Fenomeno and Gold Actor.
Race details
The race is run at Nakayama Racecourse over a distance of 2,500 meters on turf, using the right-handed (clockwise) inner curve.
= Weight =
56 kg for four-year-olds, and 57 kg for five-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/2024/0323nikkei.html |access-date=2024-03-25 |website=Horse Racing in Japan |language=en}}
Allowances:
2 kg for fillies / mares
- 1 kg for southern hemisphere-bred three-year-olds
Penalties:
- 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 (excluding two-year-old race performance), 1 kg for a Grade 1 win
Winners since 2000
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| width="36px" | Year ! width="120px" | Winner ! width="40px" | Age ! width="140px" | Jockey ! width="150px" | Trainer !Owner ! Time |
|---|
| 2000
| Leo Ryuho | 5 | Takanori Kikuzawa | Hiroaki Sugiura |Leo | 2:35.4 |
| 2001
| Meisho Doto | 5 | Yasuhiko Yasuda | Isao Yasuda |Yoshio Matsumoto | 2:33.7 |
| 2002
| Active Bio | 5 | Hiroki Goto | Hiroki Sakiyama |Bio | 2:37.0 |
| 2003
| Ingrandire | 4 | Junichi Kobayashi | Yoshinami Shimizu |Chizu Yoshida | 2:31.3 |
| 2004
| Win Generale | 4 | Sakae Kunieda |WIN | 2:32.8 |
| 2005
| Yukina Sun Royal | 8 | Jiro Ono | Sueo Masuzawa |Motoyuki Ito | 2:33.3 |
| 2006
| Lincoln | 6 | Hidetaka Otonashi |Eiko Kondo | 2:33.0 |
| 2007
| Never Bouchon | 4 | Hiroshi Kitamura | Masanori Ito |T H | 2:31.8 |
| 2008
| 5 | Masayoshi Ebina | Sakae Kunieda |Fumie Takahashi | 2:32.7 |
| 2009
| Al Nasrain | 5 | Masayoshi Ebina | Shigeki Matsumoto |Sunday Racing | 2:31.2 |
| 2010
| Meiner Kitz | 7 | Masami Matsuoka | Sakae Kunieda |Thoroughbred Club Ruffian | 2:34.1 |
| 2011
| To The Glory {{ref label|2011|1|1}} | 4 | Yasutoshi Ikee |Carrot Farm | 2:25.4 |
| 2012
| Neko Punch | 6 | Teruo Eda | Shinobu Hoshino |Shigeru Kiritani | 2:37.4 |
| 2013
| Fenomeno | 4 | Masayoshi Ebina | Hirofumi Toda |Sunday Racing | 2:32.0 |
| 2014
| Win Variation | 6 | Masahiro Matsunaga |WIN | 2:34.4 |
| 2015
| Admire Deus | 4 | Yasunari Iwata | Mitsuru Hashida |Riichi Kondo | 2:30.2 |
| 2016
| 5 | Hayato Yoshida | Tadashige Nakagawa |Kaname Ishiro |
| 2017
| Sciacchetra | 4 | Hironobu Tanabe |
| 2018
| Ganko | 5 | Yusuke Fujioka | Shigeki Matsumoto |Mitsuo Sugisawa |
| 2019
| Meisho Tekkon | 4 | Yoshitada Takahashi |Yoshio Matsumoto | 2:34.2 |
| 2020
| Mikki Swallow | 6 | Norihiro Yokoyama | Takanori Kikuzawa |Mizuki Noda | 2:32.9 |
| 2021
| Win Marilyn | 4 | Takahisa Tezuka |WIN | 2:33.3 |
| 2022
| 4 | Toru Kurita |Hiroshi Yamada | 2:35.4 |
| 2023
| Titleholder | 5 | Kazuo Yokoyama | Toru Kurita |Hiroshi Yamada | 2:36.8 |
| 2024
|Struve |5 |Katsuma Sameshima |Noriyuki Hori |Katsuko Muraki |2:31.4 |
| 2025
|Meiner Emperor |5 |Yuji Tannai |Hisashi Shimizu |Thoroughbred Club Ruffian |2:36.1 |
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{{note label|2011|1|1}} The 2011 race took place at Hanshin Racecourse over a distance of 2,400 metres.
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Earlier winners
{{div col|content=
- 1983 - Asahi Teio
- 1984 - Hayate Mig
- 1985 - Symboli Rudolf
- 1986 - Chestnut Valley
- 1987 - Miho Shinzan
- 1988 - Mejiro Fulmar
- 1989 - Running Free
- 1990 - Osumi Shadai
- 1991 - Kiri Sancy
- 1992 - Mejiro Ryan
- 1993 - Rice Shower
- 1994 - Stage Champ
- 1995 - Inter Liner
- 1996 - Hokkai Rousseau
- 1997 - Rosen Kavalier
- 1998 - Tenjin Shogun
- 1999 - Seiun Sky
}}
See also
References
- Netkeiba:{{cite web|title=日経賞 |url=https://race.netkeiba.com/special/index.html?id=0034 |website=Netkeiba}}{{cite web|title=Nikkei Sho |url=https://en.netkeiba.com/race/special.html?id=0034 |website=Netkeiba}}
- {{Netkeiba-raceresult|1994|06020811}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|1995|06020811}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|1996|06010811}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|1997|06030211}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|1998|06030211}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|1999|06030211}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2000|06030211}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2001|06030111}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2002|06020111}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2003|06040111}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2004|06030111}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2005|06030111}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2006|06030111}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2007|06030111}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2008|06030111}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2009|06030111}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2010|06030111}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2011|09020311}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2012|06030111}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2013|06030111}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2014|06030111}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2015|06030111}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2016|06030111}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2017|06030111}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2018|06030111}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2019|06030111}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2020|06030111}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2021|06030111}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2022|06030111}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2023|06030111}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2024|06030111}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2025|06030111}}
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{{Japanese Grade II horse races}}