Radio Nikkei Sho

The Radio Nikkei Sho (Japanese ラジオNIKKEI賞) is a Grade 3 horse race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds run in late June or early July over a distance of 1800 metres at Fukushima Racecourse.

The race was first run in 1952 and was promoted to Grade 3 status in 1984. The race was run at Tokyo Racecourse and Nakayama Racecourse before moving to its current venue in 1979. It was run at Niigata Racecourse in 1989, Tokyo in 2000 and Nakayama in 2011.

Winners since 2000
The 2000 race took place at Tokyo The 2011 race took place at Nakayama

Earlier winners

 * 1984 - Suzu Parade
 * 1985 - Derby Rich
 * 1986 - Dyna Cosmos
 * 1987 - Leo Tenzan
 * 1988 - Takara Flash
 * 1989 - Daiwa Gehrig
 * 1990 - Tsurumai Aswan
 * 1991 - Twin Turbo
 * 1992 - Shinko Lovely
 * 1993 - A P Grand Prix
 * 1994 - Yashima Sovereign
 * 1995 - Prest Symboli
 * 1996 - Big Baillamont
 * 1997 - Air Guts
 * 1998 - Biwa Takehide
 * 1999 - Silk Guardian