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Shūka Sho
The Shūka Shō (秋華賞) is a Grade 1 flat horse race in Japan for three-year-old thoroughbred fillies run over a distance of 2,000 metres (approximately 1 1/4 miles) at the Kyoto Racecourse, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture in October.
| Grade 1 race | |
| Location | Kyoto Racecourse, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1996 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 2000 meters |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | 3-y-o, Fillies |
| Weight | 55 kg |
| Purse | ¥ 238,600,000 1st: ¥ 110,000,000 (2022)[1] |
The Shūka Shō is the final leg of the Japanese Fillies' Triple Crown, preceded by the Oka Sho and the Yushun Himba. In 1996 it was established as Domestic Grade 1 race, and in 2009 it was granted International Grade 1 status.
Winners
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Fabulous la Fouine | Mikio Mastunaga | Hiroyuki Nagahama | Kazuko Yoshida | 1:58.1 |
| 1997 | Mejiro Dober | Yutaka Yoshida | Yokichi Okubo | Mejiro Shoji | 2:00.1 |
| 1998 | Phalaenopsis | Yutaka Take | Mitsumasa Hamada | North Hills Management Co Ltd | 2:02.4 |
| 1999 | Buzen Candle | Yasuhiko Yasuda | Hiroyoshi Matsuda | Ueda Bokujo | 1:59.3 |
| 2000 | Tico Tico Tac | Koshiro Take | Masahiro Matsuda | Bamboo Bokujo | 1:59.9 |
| 2001 | T M Ocean | Masaru Honda | Katsuichi Nishiura | Masatsugu Takezono | 1:58.5 |
| 2002 | Fine Motion | Yutaka Take | Yuji Ito | Tatsuo Fushikida | 1:58.1 |
| 2003 | Still in Love | Hideaki Miyuki | Shoichi Matsumoto | North Hills Management Co Ltd | 1:59.1 |
| 2004 | Sweep Tosho | Kenichi Ikezoe | Akio Tsurudome | Tosho Sangyo | 1:58.4 |
| 2005 | Air Messiah | Yutaka Take | Yuji Ito | Lucky Field Co.,Ltd. | 1:59.2 |
| 2006 | Kawakami Princess | Masaru Honda | Katsuichi Nishiura | Mitsuishi Kawakami Bokujo | 1:58.2 |
| 2007 | Daiwa Scarlet | Katsumi Ando | Kunihide Matsuda | Keizo Oshiro | 1:59.1 |
| 2008 | Black Emblem | Yasunari Iwata | Shigeyuki Kojima | Kunio Tahara | 1:58.4 |
| 2009 | Red Desire | Hirofumi Shii | Mikio Matsunaga | Tokyo Horse Racing Co., Ltd. | 1:58.2 |
| 2010 | Apapane | Masayoshi Ebina | Sakae Kunieda | Kaneko Makoto Holdings | 1:58.4 |
| 2011 | Aventura | Yasunari Iwata | Katsuhiko Sumii | U Carrot Farm | 1:58.2 |
| 2012 | Gentildonna | Yasunari Iwata | Sei Ishizaka | Sunday Racing | 2:00.4 |
| 2013 | Meisho Mambo | Koshiro Take | Akihiro Iida | Yoshio Matsumoto | 1:58.6 |
| 2014 | Shonan Pandora | Suguru Hamanaka | Tomokazu Takano | Tetsuhide Kunimoto | 1:57.0 |
| 2015 | Mikki Queen | Suguru Hamanaka | Yasutoshi Ikee | Mizuki Noda | 1:56.9 |
| 2016 | Vivlos | Yuichi Fukunaga | Yasuo Tomomichi | Kazuhiro Sasaki | 1:58.6 |
| 2017 | Deirdre | Christophe Lemaire | Mitsuru Hashida | Toji Morita | 2:00.2 |
| 2018 | Almond Eye | Christophe Lemaire | Sakae Kunieda | Silk Racing | 1:58.5 |
| 2019 | Chrono Genesis | Yuichi Kitamura | Takashi Saito | Sunday Racing | 1:59.9 |
| 2020 | Daring Tact | Kohei Matsuyama | Haruki Sugiyama | Normandy Thoroughbred Racing | 2:00.6 |
| 2021 | Akaitorino Musume[a] | Keita Tosaki | Sakae Kunieda | Kaneko Makoto Holdings | 2:01.2 |
| 2022 | Stunning Rose[a] | Ryusei Sakai | Tomokazu Takano | Sunday Racing | 1:58.6 |
a The 2021 and 2022 runings were contested at Hanshin Racecourse, due to construction at Kyoto Racecourse.
See also
References
- ^ "List of JRA Graded Races 2022:Shuka Sho". Horse Racing in Japan.
- Racing Post:
- 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
- 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
- 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022