Satsuki Shō

The Satsuki Shō (皐月賞) is a Japanese Grade 1 flat horse race in Japan for three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies run over a distance of 2,000 metres (approximately $1 1/4$ mile) at the Nakayama Racecourse, Funabashi, Chiba, in April.

It was first run in 1939 and is the Japanese equivalent of the English 2,000 Guineas. (Note that the original 2,000 Guineas is currently run at 1,609 metres, or one mile, about two furlongs shorter than the Satsuki Shō.)

Trial races
Trial races provide automatic berths to the winning horses or placed horses as specified.

Earlier winners

 * 1939 - Rock Park
 * 1940 - World Mine
 * 1941 - St Lite
 * 1942 - Arbeit
 * 1943 - Dielec
 * 1944 - Kuri Yamato
 * 1945 - no race
 * 1946 - no race
 * 1947 - Tokitsukaze
 * 1948 - Hide Hikari
 * 1949 - Tosa Midori
 * 1950 - Kumono Hana
 * 1951 - Tokino Minoru
 * 1952 - Kurino Hana
 * 1953 - Bostonian
 * 1954 - Dainana Hoshu
 * 1955 - Kegon
 * 1956 - Hekiraku
 * 1957 - Kazuyoshi
 * 1958 - Taisei Hope
 * 1959 - Wildeal
 * 1960 - Kodama
 * 1961 - Shin Tsubame
 * 1962 - Yamano O
 * 1963 - Meizui
 * 1964 - Shinzan
 * 1965 - Chitose O
 * 1966 - Nihon Pillow Ace
 * 1967 - Ryuzuki
 * 1968 - Martis
 * 1969 - Wild More
 * 1970 - Tanino Moutiers
 * 1971 - Hikaru Imai
 * 1972 - Land Prince
 * 1973 - Haiseiko
 * 1974 - Kitano Kachidoki
 * 1975 - Kaburaya O
 * 1976 - Tosho Boy
 * 1977 - Hard Berge
 * 1978 - Fantast
 * 1979 - Bingo Garoo
 * 1980 - Hawaiian Image
 * 1981 - Katsu Top Ace
 * 1982 - Azuma Hunter
 * 1983 - Mr. C.B.
 * 1984 - Symboli Rudolf
 * 1985 - Miho Shinzan
 * 1986 - Dyna Cosmos
 * 1987 - Sakura Star O
 * 1988 - Yaeno Muteki
 * 1989 - Doctor Spurt