Yushun Himba

Yushun Himba
*Japanese Oaks*
優駿牝馬
*オークス*
Race information
Domestic Grade 1 race
Location	Tokyo Racecourse, Fuchū, Tokyo
Inaugurated	1938
Race type	Thoroughbred Flat racing
Distance	2400 meters
Surface	Turf
Track	Left-handed
Qualification	3-y-o , Fillies
Weight	55 kg
Purse	¥ 184,700,000 (as of 2015) 1st: ¥ 97,000,000

The Yushun Himba (優駿牝馬), also known as the Japanese Oaks (オークス) is a Japanese domestic Grade 1 flat horse race for three-year-old thoroughbred fillies run over a distance of 2,400 metres (approximately 1 mile 4 furlongs) at the Tokyo Racecourse, Fuchū, Tokyo in May.

It was first run in 1938 and is the Japanese equivalent of the English Epsom Oaks.

On May 23, 2010, in the 71st running of the Yushun Himba, Apapane and Saint Emilion hit the finish at the same time in the race, making the first time that a Grade 1 race in Japan has resulted in a dead heat for the win.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Winners since 2001

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2001	Lady Pastel	Kent Desormeaux	Kiyotaka Tanaka	Lord Horse Club Co.	2:26.3
2002	Smile Tomorrow	Yutaka Yoshida	Kazuhiro Seishi	Masatake Iida	2:27.7
2003	Still in Love	Hideaki Miyuki	Shoichi Matsumoto	North Hills Management Co.	2:27.5
2004	Daiwa El Cielo	Yuichi Fukunaga	Kunihide Matsuda	Daiwa Shoji Co.	2:27.2
2005	Cesario	Yuichi Fukunaga	Katsuhiko Sumii	Carrot Farm Co.	2:28.8
2006	Kawakami Princess	Masaru Honda	Katsuichi Nishiura	Mitsuishi Kawakami Bokujo	2:26.2
2007	Robe Decollete	Yuichi Fukunaga	Shigeki Matsumoto	Koji Maeda	2:25.3
2008	Tall Poppy	Kenichi Ikezoe	Katsuhiko Sumii	Carrot Farm Co.	2:28.8
2009	Buena Vista	Katsumi Ando	Hiroyoshi Matsuda	Sunday Racing	2:26.1
2010^[2]	Apapane (DH)	Masayoshi Ebina	Sakae Kunieda	Kaneko Makoto Holdings Co., Ltd.	2:29.9
2010^[2]	Saint Emilion (DH)	Norihiro Yokoyama	Masaaki Koga	Teruya Yoshida	2:29.9
2011	Erin Court	Hiroki Goto	Kazuhide Sasada	Teruya Yoshida	2:25.7
2012	Gentildonna	Yuga Kawada	Sei Ishziaka	Sunday Racing Co	2:23.6
2013	Meisho Mambo	Koshiro Take	Akihiro Iida	Yoshio Matsumoto	2:25.2
2014	Nuovo Record	Yasunari Iwata	Makoto Saito	Reiko Hara	2:25.8
2015	Mikki Queen	Suguru Hamanaka	Yasuo Ikee	Mizuki Noda	2:25.0

Earlier winners

1938 - Asteri Mor
1939 - Hoshi Homare
1940 - Rounella
1941 - Tetsu Banzai
1942 - Rock States
1943 - Kurifuji
1944 - no race
1945 - no race
1946 - Mitsumasa
1947 - Tokitsukaze
1948 - Yashima Hime
1949 - King Night
1950 - Koma Minoru
1951 - Kiyo Fuji
1952 - Swee Sue
1953 - Jitsu Homare
1954 - Yamaichi
1955 - Hiroichi
1956 - Fair Manna
1957 - Miss Onward
1958 - Miss Marusa
1959 - Okan
1960 - Star Roch
1961 - Chitose Hope
1962 - O Hayabusa
1963 - I.T.O.
1964 - Kane Keyaki
1965 - Bellona
1966 - Hiro Yoshi
1967 - Yama Pit
1968 - Lupinus
1969 - Shadai Tarquin
1970 - Jupique
1971 - Kane Himuro
1972 - Take Fubuki
1973 - Nasuno Chigusa
1974 - Toko Elsa
1975 - Tesco Gaby
1976 - Titania
1977 - Linear Queen
1978 - Five Hope
1979 - Agnes Lady
1980 - Kei Kiroku
1981 - Temmon
1982 - Shadai Ivor
1983 - Dyna Carle
1984 - Tokai Roman
1985 - Noah no Hakobune
1986 - Mejiro Ramonu
1987 - Max Beauty
1988 - Cosmo Dream
1989 - Light Color
1990 - Eishin Sunny
1991 - Isono Roubles
1992 - Adorable
1993 - Vega
1994 - Chokai Carol
1995 - Dance Partner
1996 - Air Groove
1997 - Mejiro Dober
1998 - Erimo Excel
1999 - Umeno Fiber
2000 - Silk Prima Donna

References

↑ Apapane, Saint Emilion take Yushun Himba in deadheat
1 2 Detailed analysis and results of the 71st Yushun Himba
↑ "Horse racing: Apapane, Saint Emilion joint winners at Japanese Oaks". Kyodo News. Mainichi Shimbun. 2010-05-23. Retrieved 2010-05-23.

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

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Thursday, January 14, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.