Kawasaki Kinen

Kawasaki Kinen

Domestic Grade I (JpnⅠ) race
Location	Kawasaki Racecourse, Kawasaki,Kanagawa
Inaugurated	1951
Race type	Thoroughbred Flat racing
Race information
Distance	2,100 meters (About 10and1/2 furlongs)
Surface	Dirt
Track	Left-handed
Qualification	4-y-o & Up
Weight	4-y-o horses & geldings 56kg/mares 54kg/5-y-o & up horses & geldings 57kg / mares 55 kg
Purse	¥102,000,000 (2012 Running)

The Kawasaki Kinen (Kawasaki Memorial) (川崎記念) is a Japanese thoroughbred horse race on dirt track for horses aged four years or older. It was graded as a domestic grade 1 race in 1998. It is held in January, so it is the first (domestic) grade 1 race in Japanese horseracing season. Its name “Kawasaki” comes from that of Kawasaki city in Kanagawa prefecture.

This race is regarded as preparation for the Dubai World Cup, along with the February Stakes, although some past winners (such as Smart Falcon and Vermilion) ran the Dubai World Cup after winning this race.

Records

Most successful horses (3 wins):

• Countess Up – 1985, 1986, 1987
• Hokko Terumae – 2014, 2015, 2016

Other repeat winners (2 wins):

• Ichi Kanto – 1958, 1959
• Gold Spencer – 1980, 1981
• Daring Grass – 1982, 1984
• Hokuto Vega – 1996, 1997
• Abukumu Poro – 1998, 1999
• Vermilion – 2007, 2010

Winners since 2000

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2000	Intelli Power	5	Takashi Harita	Shigemi Akiyama	Iso-o Sahashi	2:14.5
2001	Regular Member	4	Mikio Matsunaga	Yamamoto Syouji	North Hills Ltd.	2:12.9
2002	Regent Bluff	4	Yutaka Yoshida	Youkichi Okubo	Akihiro Ohara	2:16.2
2003	Kanetsu Fleuve	6	Mikio Matsunaga	Yamamoto Syouji	Laurel Racing Co.	2:14.8
2004	Esprit-thes	5	Hiroshi Morishita	Ei-ichi Takei	Yasuo Yoda	2:12.8
2005	Time Paradox	7	Yutaka Take	Hiroyoshi Matsuda	Shadai Racing Ltd.	2:14.2
2006	Adjudi Mitsuo	5	Hiroyuki Uchida	Masayuki Kawashima	Masao Orudo	2:12.8
2007	Vermillion	5	Christophe Lemaire	Sei Ishizaka	Sunday Racing Ltd.	2:12.9
2008	Fierld Rouge	6	Norihiro Yokoyama	Masato Nishizono	Katsumi Chida	2:13.1
2009	Kane Hekili	7	Christophe Lemaire	Katsuhiko Sumii	Kaneko Makoto Holdings Co.	2:13.3
2010	Vermillion	8	Yutaka Take	Sei Ishizaka	Sunday Racing Ltd.	2:12.7
2011	Furioso	7	Keita Tosaki	Masayuki Kawashima	Darley Japan K.K.	2:14.2
2012	Smart Falcon	7	Yutaka Take	Ken Kozaki	Touru Okawa	2:10.7
2013	Hatano Vainqueur	4	Hirofumi Shii	Mitsugu Kon	Good Luck Farm	2:15.4
2014	Hokko Tarumae	5	Hideaki Miyuki	Katsuichi Nishiura	Koichi Yabe	2:13.8
2015	Hokko Tarumae	6	Hideaki Miyuki	Katsuichi Nishiura	Michiaki Yabe	2:16.9
2016	Hokko Tarumae	7	Hideaki Miyuki	Katsuichi Nishiura	Michiaki Yabe	2:14.1