Kyoto Kimpai
| Grade 3 race | |
 Win Full Bloom wins the 2015 Kyoto Kimpai | |
| Location | Kyoto Racecourse |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1963 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1600 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | 4-y-o+ |
| Weight | Handicap |
| Purse | ¥ 92,980,000 (as of 2024) 1st: ¥ 43,000,000 2nd: ¥ 17,000,000 3rd: ¥ 11,000,000 |
The Kyoto Kimpai (Japanese 京都金杯) is a Grade 3 horse race for Thoroughbreds aged four and over, run in January over a distance of 1600 metres on turf at Kyoto Racecourse.[1]
The Kyoto Kimpai was first run in 1963 and has held Grade 3 status since 1984. The race was run at Hanshin Racecourse in 1980. It was contested over 2000 metres before being cut to 1600 metres in 2000.
Winners since 2000[edit]
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Kyoei March | 6 | Shinichiro Akiyama | Akihiko Nomura | 1:33.4 |
| 2001 | Daitaku Riva | 4 | Mikio Matsunaga | Kojiro Hashiguchi | 1:33.4 |
| 2002 | Daitaku Riva | 5 | Yutaka Take | Kojiro Hashiguchi | 1:33.8 |
| 2003 | Sidewinder | 5 | Hirofumi Shii | Shuji Kitahashi | 1:33.7 |
| 2004 | My Sole Sound | 5 | Masaru Honda | Katsuichi Nishiura | 1:33.3 |
| 2005 | Hat Trick | 4 | Yutaka Take | Katsuhiko Sumii | 1:34.0 |
| 2006 | Big Planet | 4 | Ryuji Wada | Katsumi Minai | 1:34.0 |
| 2007 | Meiner Scherzi | 4 | Yoshitomi Shibata | Ryuichi Inaba | 1:33.9 |
| 2008 | Eishin Deputy | 6 | Yasunari Iwata | Akira Nomoto | 1:33.6 |
| 2009 | Tamamo Support | 6 | Akihide Tsumura | Kenichi Fujioka | 1:32.9 |
| 2010 | Live Concert | 6 | Yasunari Iwata | Toshiaki Shirai | 1:34.1 |
| 2011 | Silport | 6 | Futoshi Komaki | Masato Nihizono | 1:33.4 |
| 2012 | Meiner Lacrima | 6 | Masami Matsuoka | Hiryuki Uehara | 1:32.9 |
| 2013 | Danon Shark | 5 | Christophe Lemaire | Ryuji Okubo | 1:33.5 |
| 2014 | Extra End | 5 | Christophe Lemaire | Katsuhiko Sumii | 1:32.5 |
| 2015 | Win Full Bloom | 4 | Kenichi Ikezoe | Hiroshi Miyamoto | 1:32.8 |
| 2016 | Win Primera | 6 | Yuga Kawada | Ryuji Okubo | 1:33.0 |
| 2017 | Air Spinel | 4 | Yutaka Take | Kazuhide Sasada | 1:32.8[2] |
| 2018 | Black Moon | 6 | Yutaka Take | Katsuichi Nishiura | 1:34.3[3] |
| 2019 | Pax Americana | 4 | Yuga Kawada | Mitsumasa Nakauchida | 1:34.9[4] |
| 2020 | Sound Chiara | 5 | Kohei Matsuyama | Akio Adachi | 1:34.0 |
| 2021[a] | Cadence Call | 5 | Yasunari Iwata | Takayuki Yasuda | 1:33.1 |
| 2022[a] | Zadar | 6 | Kohei Matsuyama | Masahiro Otake | 1:32.9 |
| 2023[a] | Elusive Panther | 5 | Mirai Iwata | Takashi Kubota | 1:32.7 |
| 2024 | Corepetiteur | 4 | Yasunari Iwata | Kazuya Nakatake | 1.33.8 |
a The 2020, 2021 and 2022 runnings took place at Chukyo while Kyoto was closed for redevelopment.
Earlier winners[edit]
- 1984 - Long Grace
- 1985 - Mejiro Thomas
- 1986 - Eiko French
- 1987 - Dokan Yashima
- 1988 - Tamamo Cross
- 1989 - Katsu Tokushin
- 1990 - Osaichi George
- 1991 - Daiyusaku
- 1992 - White Arrow
- 1993 - El Casa River
- 1994 - Eishin Tennessee
- 1995 - Wako Chikako
- 1996 - T M Jumbo
- 1997 - Ishino Sunday
- 1998 - Midnight Bet
- 1999 - Hikari Cermet
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Kyoto Kimpai". Horse Racing in Japan.
- ^ "2017 result". Racing Post. 5 January 2017.
- ^ "2018 result". Racing Post. 6 January 2018.
- ^ "2019 result". Racing Post. 5 January 2019.
- ^ "京都金杯". Netkeiba.
- ^ "Sports Nippon Sho Kyoto Kimpai". Netkeiba.