Kikuka-shō

Kikuka-shō
*Japanese St. Leger*
菊花賞
Race information
Grade 1 race
Location	Kyoto Racecourse, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture
Inaugurated	1938
Race type	Thoroughbred Flat racing
Distance	3000 meters
Surface	Turf
Track	Right-handed
Qualification	3-y-o, Colts & Fillies
Weight	Colt 57 kg, Filly 55 kg
Purse	¥ 213,200,000 (as of 2014) 1st: ¥ 112,000,000

The Kikuka-shō (菊花賞, pronounced Kikka-shō) is a Japanese Grade 1 (Jpn I) flat horse race in Japan for three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies run over a distance of 3,000 metres (approximately 1 7/8 miles) at the Kyoto Racecourse, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture in October.

It was first run in 1938 and is the Japanese equivalent of the English St. Leger Stakes.

Winners since 2001

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2001	Manhattan Cafe	Masayoshi Ebina	Futoshi Kojima	Kiyoshi Nishikawa	3:07.2
2002	Hishi Miracle	Koichi Tsunoda	Masaru Sayama	Masaichiro Abe	3:05.9
2003	That's the Plenty	Katsumi Ando	Kojiro Hashiguchi	Shadai Racehorse Co.	3:04.8
2004	Delta Blues	Yasunari Iwata	Katsuhiko Sumii	Sunday Racing Co. Ltd.	3:04.8
2005	Deep Impact	Yutaka Take	Yasuo Ikee	Kaneko Makoto Holdings Co.	3:04.6
2006	Song of Wind	Koshiro Take	Hidekazu Asami	Shadai Racehorse Co.	3:02.7
2007	Asakusa Kings	Hirofumi Shii	Ryuji Okubo	Keiko Tahara	3:05.1
2008	Oken Bruce Lee	Hiroyuki Uchida	Hidetaka Otonashi	Akira Fukui	3:05.7
2009	Three Rolls	Suguru Hamanaka	Kohei Take	Nagai Shoji Co.	3:03.5
2010	Big Week	Yuga Kawada	Hiroyuki Nagahama	Yuzo Tanimizu	3:06.1
2011	Orfevre	Ken-ichi Ikezoe	Yasutoshi Ikee	Sunday Racing Co., Ltd.	3:02.8
2012	Gold Ship	Hiroyuki Uchida	Naosuke Sugai	Eiichi Kobayshi	3:02.9
2013	Epiphaneia	Yuichi Fukunaga	Katsuhiko Sumii	U Carrot Farm	3:05.2
2014	Toho Jackal	Manabu Sakai	Kiyoshi Tani	Toho Bussan Co Ltd	3:01.0
2015	Kitasan Black	Hiroshi Kitamura	Hisashi Shimizu	Ono Shoji	3:03.9

Earlier winners

1938 - Tetsumon
1939 - Marutake
1940 - Tetsuzakura
1941 - St Lite
1942 - Hayatake
1943 - Kurifuji
1944 - no race
1945 - no race
1946 - Azumarai
1947 - Browny
1948 - Newford
1949 - Tosa Midori
1950 - High Record
1951 - Track O
1952 - Saint O
1953 - Hakuryo
1954 - Dainana Hoshu
1955 - Meiji Hikari
1956 - Kitano O
1957 - Rhapsody
1958 - Koma Hikari
1959 - Hakukurama
1960 - Kitano Oza
1961 - Azuma Tenran
1962 - Hirokimi
1963 - Great Yoruka
1964 - Shinzan
1965 - Dai Koter
1966 - Nasuno Kotobuki
1967 - Knit Eight
1968 - Asaka O
1969 - Akane Tenryu
1970 - Date Tenryu
1971 - Nihon Pollow Moutiers
1972 - Ishino Hikaru
1973 - Take Hope
1974 - Kitano Kachidoki
1975 - Kokusai Prince
1976 - Green Grass
1977 - Press Toko
1978 - Inter Gushiken
1979 - Hashi Hermit
1980 - North Gust
1981 - Minagawa Manna
1982 - Horisky
1983 - Mr. C.B.
1984 - Symboli Rudolf
1985 - Miho Shinzan
1986 - Mejiro Durren
1987 - Sakura Star O
1988 - Super Creek
1989 - Bamboo Begin
1990 - Mejiro McQueen
1991 - Leo Durban
1992 - Rice Shower
1993 - Biwa Hayahide
1994 - Narita Brian
1995 - Mayano Top Gun
1996 - Dance in the Dark
1997 - Machikane Fukukitaru
1998 - Seiun Sky
1999 - Narita Top Road
2000 - Air Shakur

List of Japanese Grade I horse races

Japan Racing Association (JRA) GI Races (International GI)	February Stakes (dirt) Takamatsunomiya Kinen Oka Sho (Japanese 1000 Guineas; 3-year-old fillies) Satsuki Sho (Japanese 2000 Guineas; 3-year-olds) Tenno Sho (Spring) NHK Mile Cup (3-year-olds) Victoria Mile (fillies and mares) Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks; 3-year-old fillies) Tokyo Yūshun (Japanese Derby; 3-year-olds) Yasuda Kinen Takarazuka Kinen Sprinters Stakes Shūka Sho (3-year-old fillies) Kikuka Shō (Japanese St. Leger; 3-year-olds) Tenno Sho (Autumn) Queen Elizabeth II Cup (fillies and mares) Mile Championship Japan Cup (invitational) Champions Cup (dirt) Hanshin Juvenile Fillies (2-year-old fillies) Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes (2-year-olds) Arima Kinen (Grand Prix)

National Association of Racing (NAR) JpnI and GI Races (Domestic or international GI races, dirt)	Kawasaki Kinen Kashiwa Kinen Teio sho Japan Dirt Derby (3-year-old) Mile Championship Nambu Hai Japan Breeding farm's Cup (Sprint - Ladies' Classic [fillies and mares] - Classic) Zen-Nippon Nisai Yushun (2-year-olds) Tokyo Daishōten (international)

JRA Steeplechase Races (J-GI races)	Nakayama Grand Jump (international) Nakayama Daishogai (international)

Domestic Grade I Equivalent Races	Haneda Hai (Ohi) Tokyo Derby (Ohi) Ban'ei Kinen (Ban'ei, Obihiro)

See also	Japan Racing Association National Association of Racing Horse racing in Japan

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