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Justin Palace winning the 167th Tennō Shō | |
| Class | Int'l Grade 1 |
|---|---|
| Location | Kyoto Racecourse, Kyoto |
| Inaugurated | May 15, 1938 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred |
| Website | japanracing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 3200 meters (About 16 furlongs / 2 miles) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | 4-y-o & Up, Thoroughbreds |
| Weight | 58 kg Allowances: 2 kg for fillies and mares |
| Purse | ¥ 648,000,000 (as of 2025)
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| Bonuses | Winner of the following in the same year: Ōsaka Hai, Tennō Shō (Spring), Takarazuka Kinen[1] Domestic: ¥ 300,000,000 International: ¥ 150,000,000 Winner of any three of the following in the same year: Ōsaka Hai, Tennō Shō (Spring/Autumn), Japan Cup, Takarazuka Kinen, Arima Kinen Domestic: ¥ 200,000,000 International: ¥ 100,000,000 |
The Tennō Shō (Spring) (天皇賞(春); lit. 'Emperor Prize (Spring)') is an International Grade I horse race held at Kyoto Racecourse, Japan in late April or early May. It is run over a distance of 3,200 metres (10,500 ft) on turf, and is the longest Grade 1 race in Japan.[2]
Deep Impact won the 2006 version of the race setting the world record for a 3,200-metre race with a time of 3:13.4, beating the World Record set in the 1988 Wellington Cup by Daria's Fun, held for almost 20 years of 3:15.59, the closest time run in the Melbourne Cup is 3:16.3.[3][4] Deep Impact's record stood until Kitasan Black won in 3:12.5 in 2017. The average time for the Tennō Shō from 1990 to 2018 is 3:16.7, while the same for the Melbourne Cup is 3:21.1, a difference of 4.4 seconds. In the race's history only one mare has won; Leda, in 1953.[5]
Winners since 1990
[edit]| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Super Creek | 5 | Yutaka Take | Syuuji Itou | Makoto Kikura | 3:21.9 |
| 1991 | Mejiro McQueen | 4 | Yutaka Take | Yasuo Ikee | Mejiro Stud | 3:18.8 |
| 1992 | Mejiro McQueen | 5 | Yutaka Take | Yasuo Ikee | Mejiro Stud | 3:20.0 |
| 1993 | Rice Shower | 4 | Hitoshi Matoba | Yoshitsugu Iizuka | Hideo Kurabayashi | 3:17.1 |
| 1994 | Biwa Hayahide[a] | 4 | Yukio Okabe | Mitsumasa Hamada | Biwa Co Ltd | 3:22.6 |
| 1995 | Rice Shower | 6 | Hitoshi Matoba | Yoshitsugu Iizuka | Hideo Kurabayashi | 3:19.9 |
| 1996 | Sakura Laurel | 5 | Norihiro Yokoyama | Katsutarou Sakai | Sakura Commerce | 3:17.8 |
| 1997 | Mayano Top Gun | 5 | Seiki Tabara | Masahiro Sakaguchi | Yuu Tadokoro | 3:14.4 |
| 1998 | Mejiro Bright | 4 | Hiroshi Kawachi | Hidekazu Asami | Mejiro Stud | 3:15.3 |
| 1999 | Special Week | 4 | Yutaka Take | Toshiaki Shirai | Hiroyoshi Usuda | 3:17.1 |
| 2000 | T. M. Opera O | 4 | Ryuji Wada | Ichizo Iwamoto | Masatsugu Takezono | 3:17.6 |
| 2001 | T. M. Opera O | 5 | Ryuji Wada | Ichizo Iwamoto | Masatsugu Takezono | 3:16.2 |
| 2002 | Manhattan Cafe | 4 | Masayoshi Ebina | Futoshi Kojima | Ken Nishikawa | 3:19.5 |
| 2003 | Hishi Miracle | 4 | Koichi Tsunoda | Masaru Sayama | Masaichiro Abe | 3:17.0 |
| 2004 | Ingrandire | 5 | Norihiro Yokoyama | Yoshinami Shimizu | Chizu Yoshida | 3:18.4 |
| 2005 | Suzuka Mambo | 4 | Katsumi Ando | Mitsuru Hashida | Keiji Nagai | 3:16.5 |
| 2006 | Deep Impact | 4 | Yutaka Take | Yasuo Ikee | Makoto Kaneko | 3:13.4 |
| 2007 | Meisho Samson | 4 | Mamoru Ishibashi | Shigetada Takahashi | Yoshio Matsumoto | 3:14.1 |
| 2008 | Admire Jupiter | 5 | Yasunari Iwata | Yasuo Tomomichi | Riichi Kondo | 3:15.1 |
| 2009 | Meiner Kitz | 6 | Masami Matsuoka | Sakae Kunieda | Thoroughbred Club Ruffian | 3:14.4 |
| 2010 | Jaguar Mail | 6 | Craig Williams | Noriyuki Hori | Ken Yoshida | 3:15.7 |
| 2011 | Hiruno d'Amour | 4 | Shinji Fujita | Mitsugu Kon | Hashimoto Bokujo | 3:20.6 |
| 2012 | Beat Black | 5 | Syu Ishibashi | Hitoshi Nakamura | Koji Maeda | 3:13.8 |
| 2013 | Fenomeno | 4 | Masayoshi Ebina | Hirofumi Toda | Sunday Racing | 3:14.2 |
| 2014 | Fenomeno | 5 | Masayoshi Ebina | Hirofumi Toda | Sunday Racing | 3:15.1 |
| 2015 | Gold Ship | 6 | Norihiro Yokoyama | Naosuke Sugai | Kobayashi Eiichi Holdings | 3:14.7 |
| 2016 | Kitasan Black | 4 | Yutaka Take | Hisashi Shimizu | Ono Shoji | 3:15.3 |
| 2017 | Kitasan Black | 5 | Yutaka Take | Hisashi Shimizu | Ono Shoji | 3:12.5 |
| 2018 | Rainbow Line | 5 | Yasunari Iwata | Hidekazu Asami | Masahiro Mita | 3:16.2 |
| 2019 | Fierement | 4 | Christophe Lemaire | Takahisa Tezuka | Sunday Racing | 3:15.0 |
| 2020 | Fierement | 5 | Christophe Lemaire | Takahisa Tezuka | Sunday Racing | 3:16.5 |
| 2021 | World Premiere[b] | 5 | Yuichi Fukunaga | Yasuo Tomomichi | Ryoichi Otsuka | 3:14.7 |
| 2022 | Titleholder[b] | 4 | Kazuo Yokoyama | Toru Kurita | Hiroshi Yamada | 3:16.2 |
| 2023 | Justin Palace | 4 | Christophe Lemaire | Haruki Sugiyama | Masahiro Miki | 3:16.1 |
| 2024 | T O Royal | 6 | Yuji Hishida | Inao Okada | Tomoya Ozasa | 3:14.2 |
| 2025 | Redentor | 4 | Damian Lane | Tetsuya Kimura | U Carrot Farm | 3:14.0 |
a The 1994 race was contested at Hanshin Racecourse.[6]
b The 2021 and 2022 races were contested at Hanshin Racecourse, due to construction at Kyoto Racecourse.[7]
Earlier winners
[edit]- 1938 - Hase Park
- 1939 - Sugenuma
- 1940 - Toki no Chikara
- 1941 - Marutake
- 1942 - Minami Mor[8]
- 1943 - Grand Lite
- 1944 - Hiro Sakura
- 1945 - No race
- 1946 - No race
- 1947 - Olite[9]
- 1948 - Cyma[10][11]
- 1949 - Miharu O
- 1950 - Owens
- 1951 - Takakura Yama
- 1952 - Mitsuhata
- 1953 - Leda
- 1954 - Hakuryou
- 1955 - Taka O
- 1956 - Meiji Hikari
- 1957 - Kitano O
- 1958 - Onward There
- 1959 - Tosa O
- 1960 - Kuripero
- 1961 - Yamanin More[12]
- 1962 - Onslaught[13]
- 1963 - Korehisa
- 1964 - Hikaru Pola[14]
- 1965 - Asahoko
- 1966 - Hakuzuikou
- 1967 - Speed Symboli
- 1968 - Hikarutakai
- 1969 - Takeshiba O
- 1970 - Riki Eikan
- 1971 - Mejiro Musashi
- 1972 - Bell Wide
- 1973 - Tai Tehm[15]
- 1974 - Take Hope
- 1975 - Ichifuji Isami
- 1976 - Erimo George
- 1977 - Ten Point
- 1978 - Green Grass
- 1979 - Kashuu Chikara
- 1980 - Nichidou Taro
- 1981 - Katsurano Haiseiko
- 1982 - Monte Prince
- 1983 – Amber Shadai
- 1984 – Monte Fast
- 1985 - Symboli Rudolf
- 1986 - Kushiro King
- 1987 - Miho Shinzan
- 1988 - Tamamo Cross
- 1989 - Inari One
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- Netkeiba:[16][17]
- Racing Post:
- ^ "平成29年度競馬番組等について" (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan Racing Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-03-25. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
- ^ "2025.04.28 Tenno Sho (Spring) (G1)". Horse Racing in Japan. 2025-04-28. Retrieved 2026-02-23.
- ^ "Results from the 7.40 race at KYOTO (JPN) - 30 April 2006". Racing Post. Archived from the original on 2022-03-10. Retrieved 2012-03-25.
- ^ "Drought ends with a week's free vision - Horseracing - Sport". smh.com.au. 3 May 2006. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2012-03-25.
- ^ "US$ 2.7 Million (R20 Million) Tenno Sho (Spring) (G1)". SAHorseracing.COM. 2010-05-01. Archived from the original on 2026-01-28. Retrieved 2026-01-28.
- ^ "第109回 天皇賞(春)(GI)" (in Japanese). Japan Racing Association. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ^ "令和3年度の重賞競走の主な変更点について" (PDF) (in Japanese). 日本中央競馬会. 19 October 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ JBIS Japan Bloodstock Information System (Japan Bloodhorse Breeders' Association) Archived 2021-05-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "JBIS Japan Bloodstock Information System (Japan Bloodhorse Breeders' Association)". Archived from the original on 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2014-12-12.
- ^ Family Tables of Racinghorses Vol.IV Archived 2014-05-18 at the Wayback Machine, Edited by Thoroughbred Pedigree Center / In collaboration with France Galop,Published by Japan Racing Association and The Japan Bloodhorse Breeders' Association,2003
- ^ According to Romanization of Japanese,Shîmâ(pronounced as 'seemer').
- ^ "JBIS Japan Bloodstock Information System (Japan Bloodhorse Breeders' Association)". Archived from the original on 2021-05-18. Retrieved 2014-12-12.
- ^ "JBIS Japan Bloodstock Information System (Japan Bloodhorse Breeders' Association)". Archived from the original on 2021-05-18. Retrieved 2014-12-12.
- ^ "JBIS Japan Bloodstock Information System (Japan Bloodhorse Breeders' Association)". Archived from the original on 2021-05-18. Retrieved 2014-12-12.
- ^ "JBIS Japan Bloodstock Information System (Japan Bloodhorse Breeders' Association)". Archived from the original on 2022-08-09. Retrieved 2014-12-12.
- ^ "天皇賞(春)". Netkeiba. Archived from the original on 2023-12-21. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ^ "Tennō Shō (Spring)". Netkeiba. Archived from the original on 2023-12-21. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
