Tulip Sho

{{Infobox horseraces

| surface = Turf

| class = Grade 2

| horse race = Tulip Sho
チューリップ賞

| image = Hanshin Racecourse-20150307-11R-TulipSyo(GIII)-Goal.JPG

| caption = Kokorono Ai wins the 2015 Tulip Sho

| location = Hanshin Racecourse, Takarazuka, Hyogo.

| inaugurated = 1986

| race type = Thoroughbred Flat racing

| website =

| distance = 1600 metres

| track = Right-handed

| qualification = 3-y-o fillies

| weight = 55 kg

| purse = {{JRA-purse-calculator|52|2025}}

| bonuses =

}}

The Tulip Sho (Japanese チューリップ賞) is a Japanese Grade 2 flat horse race in Japan for three-year-old Thoroughbred fillies run over a distance of 1,600 metres at Hanshin Racecourse, Takarazuka, Hyogo. The race is run in March and serves as a major trial race for the Oka Sho, which is run at the same racecourse in early April.{{cite web|url=http://japanracing.jp/en/racing/schedule/graded/list/2018/0303tulip.html|title=List of JRA Graded Races 2018|publisher=Horse Racing in Japan}}

The Tulip Sho was first run in 1986. It became a Grade 3 race in 1994 and was elevated to Grade 2 status in 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/225382/jra-racetrack-handle-continues-to-climb-in-2017|title=JRA Racetrack Handle Continues to Climb in 2017|date=1 January 2018|publisher=The Blood-Horse}} Among the winners of the race have been Air Groove, Sweep Tosho, Vodka, Buena Vista, Harp Star and Sinhalite.

Winners since 2000

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width="36" \| Year ! width="120" \| Winner ! width="140" \| Jockey ! width="150" \| Trainer ! Time
2000 \| Jo De Shiraoki \| Koshiro Take \| Kunihide Matsuda \| 1:39.7
2001 \| T M Ocean \| Masaru Honda \| Katsuichi Nishiura \| 1:35.3
2002 \| Health Wall \| Mirco Demuro \| Hideyuki Mori \| 1:35.2
2003 \| Osumi Haruka \| Katsumi Ando \| Masatoshi Ando \| 1:35.9
2004 \| Sweep Tosho \| Kenichi Ikezoe \| Akio Tsurudome \| 1:35.5
2005 \| Eishin Tender \| Koshiro Take \| Kohei Take \| 1:35.3
2006 \| Admire Kiss \| Yutaka Take \| Hiroyoshi Matsuda \| 1:36.5
2007 \| Vodka \| Hirofumi Shii \| Katsuhiko Sumii \| 1:33.7
2008 \| Air Pascale \| Yusuke Fujioka \| Yasutoshi Ikee \| 1:35.8
2009 \| Buena Vista \| Katsumi Ando \| Hiroyoshi Matsuda \| 1:36.5
2010 \| Shoryu Moon \| Takeshi Kimura \| Shozo Sasaki \| 1:36.1
2011 \| Reve d'Essor \| Yuichi Fukunaga \| Hiroyoshi Matsuda \| 1:34.5
2012 \| Hana's Goal \| Cristian Demuro \| Kazuhiro Kato \| 1:35.5
2013 \| Kurofune Surprise \| Yutaka Take \| Hidetaka Tadokoro \| 1:34.9
2014 \| Harp Star \| Yuga Kawada \| Hiroyoshi Matsuda \| 1:34.3
2015 \| Kokorono Ai \| Norihiro Yokoyama \| Tomohito Ozeki \| 1:37.47
2016 \| Sinhalite \| Kenichi Ikezoe \| Sei Ishikawa \| 1:32.8{{cite web\|url=https://www.racingpost.com/results/491/hanshin/2016-03-05/645740\|title=Tulip Sho result\|publisher=Racing Post\|date=5 March 2016}}
2017 \| Soul Stirring \| Christophe Lemaire \| Kazuo Fujisawa \| 1:33.2{{cite web\|url=https://www.racingpost.com/results/491/hanshin/2017-03-04/670328\|title=Tulip Sho result\|publisher=Racing Post\|date=4 March 2017}}
2018 \| Lucky Lilac \| Shu Ishibashi \| Mikio Matsunaga \| 1:33.4{{cite web\|url=https://www.racingpost.com/results/491/hanshin/2018-03-03/695912\|title=Tulip Sho result\|publisher=Racing Post\|date=3 March 2018}}
2019 \| Danon Fantasy \| Yuga Kawada \| Mitsumasa Nakauchida \| 1:34.1
2020 \| Maltese Diosa \| Hironobu Tanabe \| Takahisa Tezuka \| 1:33.3
rowspan="2"\|2021 \| Elizabeth Tower (DH) \| Yuga Kawada \| Tomokazu Takano \|rowspan="2"\| 1:33.8
Meikei Yell (DH) \| Yutaka Take \| Hidenori Take
2022 \| Namur \| Takeshi Yokoyama \| Tomokazu Takano \| 1:33.2
2023 \| Mozu Meimei \| Yutaka Take \| Hidetaka Otonashi \| 1:34.0
2024 \|Sweep Feet \|Yutaka Take \|Yasushi Shono \|1:33.1
2025 \|Kurino Mei \|Manabu Sakai \|Naosuke Sugai \|1:34.0

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width="36" | Year

! width="120" | Winner

! width="140" | Jockey

! width="150" | Trainer

! Time

2000

| Jo De Shiraoki

| Koshiro Take

| Kunihide Matsuda

| 1:39.7

2001

| T M Ocean

| Masaru Honda

| Katsuichi Nishiura

| 1:35.3

2002

| Health Wall

| Mirco Demuro

| Hideyuki Mori

| 1:35.2

2003

| Osumi Haruka

| Katsumi Ando

| Masatoshi Ando

| 1:35.9

2004

| Sweep Tosho

| Kenichi Ikezoe

| Akio Tsurudome

| 1:35.5

2005

| Eishin Tender

| Koshiro Take

| Kohei Take

| 1:35.3

2006

| Admire Kiss

| Yutaka Take

| Hiroyoshi Matsuda

| 1:36.5

2007

| Vodka

| Hirofumi Shii

| Katsuhiko Sumii

| 1:33.7

2008

| Air Pascale

| Yusuke Fujioka

| Yasutoshi Ikee

| 1:35.8

2009

| Buena Vista

| Katsumi Ando

| Hiroyoshi Matsuda

| 1:36.5

2010

| Shoryu Moon

| Takeshi Kimura

| Shozo Sasaki

| 1:36.1

2011

| Reve d'Essor

| Yuichi Fukunaga

| Hiroyoshi Matsuda

| 1:34.5

2012

| Hana's Goal

| Cristian Demuro

| Kazuhiro Kato

| 1:35.5

2013

| Kurofune Surprise

| Yutaka Take

| Hidetaka Tadokoro

| 1:34.9

2014

| Harp Star

| Yuga Kawada

| Hiroyoshi Matsuda

| 1:34.3

2015

| Kokorono Ai

| Norihiro Yokoyama

| Tomohito Ozeki

| 1:37.47

2016

| Sinhalite

| Kenichi Ikezoe

| Sei Ishikawa

| 1:32.8{{cite web|url=https://www.racingpost.com/results/491/hanshin/2016-03-05/645740|title=Tulip Sho result|publisher=Racing Post|date=5 March 2016}}

2017

| Soul Stirring

| Christophe Lemaire

| Kazuo Fujisawa

| 1:33.2{{cite web|url=https://www.racingpost.com/results/491/hanshin/2017-03-04/670328|title=Tulip Sho result|publisher=Racing Post|date=4 March 2017}}

2018

| Lucky Lilac

| Shu Ishibashi

| Mikio Matsunaga

| 1:33.4{{cite web|url=https://www.racingpost.com/results/491/hanshin/2018-03-03/695912|title=Tulip Sho result|publisher=Racing Post|date=3 March 2018}}

2019

| Danon Fantasy

| Yuga Kawada

| Mitsumasa Nakauchida

| 1:34.1

2020

| Maltese Diosa

| Hironobu Tanabe

| Takahisa Tezuka

| 1:33.3

rowspan="2"|2021

| Elizabeth Tower (DH)

| Yuga Kawada

| Tomokazu Takano

|rowspan="2"| 1:33.8

Meikei Yell (DH)

| Yutaka Take

| Hidenori Take

2022

| Namur

| Takeshi Yokoyama

| Tomokazu Takano

| 1:33.2

2023

| Mozu Meimei

| Yutaka Take

| Hidetaka Otonashi

| 1:34.0

2024

|Sweep Feet

|Yutaka Take

|Yasushi Shono

|1:33.1

2025

|Kurino Mei

|Manabu Sakai

|Naosuke Sugai

|1:34.0

Earlier winners

1986 - Reiho Tholon
1987 - Max Beauty
1988 - Shiyono Roman
1989 - Youngest City
1990 - Agnes Flora
1991 - Sister Tosho
1992 - Adorable
1993 - Vega
1994 - Agnes Parade
1995 - Yuki Vivace
1996 - Air Groove
1997 - Orange Peel
1998 - Dantsu Sirius
1999 - Eishin Ruden

References

Netkeiba:{{cite web|title=チューリップ賞 |url=https://race.netkeiba.com/special/index.html?id=0024 |website=Netkeiba}}{{cite web|title=Tulip Sho |url=https://en.netkeiba.com/race/special.html?id=0024 |website=Netkeiba}}
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Category:Turf races in Japan

Category:Horse races established in 1986

Tulip Sho

Winners since 2000

Earlier winners

See also

References