Nakayama Kinen

The Nakayama Kinen (中山記念, Nakayama Kinen) is a Japanese Grade 2 flat horse race in Japan for Thoroughbreds aged four and older run over a distance of 1,800 metres at the Nakayama Racecourse, Funabashi, Chiba. The race is run in late February or early March.

The race was first run in 1937. It was originally run twice a year, in spring and autumn, before a single annual race was established in 1952. Among the winners of the race have been Silence Suzuka, Victoire Pisa, Just A Way, and Panthalassa.

Records
Most successful horse (2 wins):
 * Kane Mikasa – 1978, 1979
 * Eighty Tosho – 1982, 1983
 * Lohengrin – 2003, 2007
 * Balance of Game – 2005, 2006
 * Company – 2008, 2009
 * Win Bright – 2018, 2019
 * Hishi Iguazu - 2021, 2023

Earlier winners

 * 1952 - Kiyo Strong
 * 1953 - Brulette
 * 1954 - Cheerio
 * 1955 - Takagiku
 * 1956 - Hide Homare
 * 1957 - My Way
 * 1958 - Mitsuru
 * 1959 - Fillie
 * 1960 - Harrow More
 * 1961 - Onward Stan
 * 1962 - Gin Toshi
 * 1963 - Nasuno Midori
 * 1964 - Toast
 * 1965 - Sweet Lapel
 * 1966 - Fuji Isami
 * 1967 - Onward Hill
 * 1968 - Shesky
 * 1969 - Meiji Shiro
 * 1970 - Akatsuki Teru
 * 1971 - Hida President
 * 1972 - Tosho Pit
 * 1973 - Jinden
 * 1974 - Haiseko
 * 1975 - Hikaru Jinden
 * 1976 - Yamabuki O
 * 1977 - Eyeful
 * 1978 - Kane Mikasa
 * 1979 - Kane Mikasa
 * 1980 - Yoshinosky
 * 1981 - Kitano Riki O
 * 1982 - Eighty Tosho
 * 1983 - Eighty Tosho
 * 1984 - Tudenham King
 * 1985 - Tosho Pegasus
 * 1986 - Kushiro King
 * 1987 - Suzu Parade
 * 1988 - Mogami Yashima
 * 1989 - Kosei