Keihan Hai

Horse race

Keihan Hai
京阪杯

The 2009 winner Premium Box

Class| Grade 3
Location| Kyoto Racecourse
Inaugurated| 1956
Race type| Thoroughbred Flat racing
Race information
Distance| 1200 metres
Surface| Turf
Track| Right-handed
Qualification| 3-y-o+
Weight| Special Weight
Purse| ¥ 87,960,000 (as of 2024)
1st: ¥ 41,000,000
2nd: ¥ 16,000,000
3rd: ¥ 10,000,000

The Keihan Hai (Japanese 京阪杯) is a Japanese Grade 3 horse race for Thoroughbreds aged three and over, run in November over a distance of 1200 metres on turf at Kyoto Racecourse.[1]

It was first run in 1956 and has held Grade 3 status since 1984. The race was originally run over 2000 metres and was contested over 2200 metres in 1996 before being cut to 1800 metres a year later. It was first run over its current distance in 2006.

## Weight

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56 kg for three-year-olds, 57 kg for four-year-olds and above.[2]

Allowances:

* 2 kg for fillies / mares
* 1 kg for southern hemisphere bred three-year-olds

Penalties (excluding two-year-old race performance):

* If a graded stakes race has been won within a year:
* 3 kg for a grade 1 win (2 kg for fillies / mares)
* 2 kg for a grade 2 win (1 kg for fillies / mares)
* 1 kg for a grade 3 win
* If a graded stakes race has been won for more than a year:
* 2 kg for a grade 1 win (1 kg for fillies / mares)
* 1 kg for a grade 2 win

## Winners since 2000

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Year
| Winner
| Age
| Jockey
| Trainer
| Time

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2000  | Joten Brave  | 3  | Olivier Peslier | Ikuo Aizawa  | 1:45.2
2001  | Tenzan Seiza  | 3  | Hirofumi Shii  | Hideaki Fujiwara  | 1:45.6
2002  | Sidewinder  | 4  | Koshiro Take | Shuji Kitahashi  | 1:45.3
2003  | Cheers Brightly  | 5  | Masaru Honda  | Kenji Yamauchi  | 1:49.1
2004  | Daiwa El Cielo | 3  | Yuichi Fukunaga | Kunihide Matsuda  | 1:46.3
2005  | Company | 4  | Yuichi Fukunaga  | Hidetaka Otonashi  | 1:44.8
2006  | Amberjack  | 3  | Koshiro Take  | Takao Nakano  | 1:08.3
2007  | Sans Adieu  | 5  | Yutaka Take | Hidetaka Otonashi  | 1:07.9
2008  | Western Dancer  | 4  | Yuga Kawada | Hiroki Sakiyama  | 1:08.1
2009  | Premium Box  | 6  | Hideaki Miyuki  | Hiroyuki Uehara  | 1:07.6
2010  | Spring Song  | 5  | Kenichi Ikezoe | Akio Tsurudome  | 1:08.0
2011  | Lord Kanaloa | 3  | Yuichi Fukunaga  | Takayuki Yasuda  | 1:08.1
2012  | Hakusan Moon  | 3  | Manabu Sakai  | Masato Nishizono  | 1:08.5
2013  | Earth Sonic  | 4  | Mirco Demuro | Kazuya Nakatake  | 1:07.5
2014  | Am Ball Bleiben  | 5  | Ken Tanaka  | Nobuharu Fukushima  | 1:08.3
2015  | Satono Lupin  | 4  | Ryuji Wada | Akira Murayama  | 1:07.4
2016  | Nero  | 5  | Mickael Barzalona | Hideyuki Mori  | 1:10.3[3]
2017  | Nero  | 6  | Hiroto Yoshihara  | Hideyuki Mori  | 1:08.8[4]
2018  | Danon Smash | 3  | Yuichi Kitamura  | Takayuki Yasuda  | 1:08.0[5]
2019  | Right On Cue  | 4  | Yoshihiro Furukawa  | Mitsugu Kon  | 1:08.8
2020  | Fiano Romano[a] | 6  | Hayato Yoshida  | Tomokazu Takano  | 1:08.2
2021  | Eighteen Girl[a] | 5  | Shinichiro Akiyama  | Yuji Iida  | 1:08.8
2022  | Toshin Macau[a] | 3  | Katsuma Sameshima  | Mizuki Takayanagi  | 1:07.2
2023  | Toshin Macau  | 4  | Akira Sugawara  | Mizuki Takayanagi  | 1:07.4
2024  | Big Caesar  | 4  | Yuichi Kitamura  | Masato Nishizono  | 1:07.7

a The 2020, 2021, & 2022 races took place at Hanshin Racecourse.

## Earlier winners

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* 1984 - Katsuragi Ace
* 1985 - Marubutsu Sir Pen
* 1986 - Single Roman
* 1987 - Maruma Seiko
* 1988 - Tosho Leo
* 1989 - Nihon Pillow Brave
* 1990 - Long Muteki
* 1991 - Ikuno Dictus
* 1992 - Mr Spain
* 1993 - Longchamp Boy
* 1994 - Nehai Caesar
* 1995 - Dantsu Seattle
* 1996 - Dance Partner
* 1997 - Erimo Dandy
* 1998 - Bravo Green
* 1999 - Rosado

## See also

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* Horse racing in Japan
* List of Japanese flat horse races

## References

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* Netkeiba:[6][7]
* 1994 en, 1995 en, 1996 en, 1997 en, 1998 en, 1999 en, 2000 en, 2001 en, 2002 en, 2003 en, 2004 en, 2005 en, 2006 en, 2007 en, 2008 en, 2009 en, 2010 en, 2011 en, 2012 en, 2013 en, 2014 en, 2015 en, 2016 en, 2017 en, 2018 en, 2019 en, 2020 en, 2021 en, 2022 en, 2023 en, 2024 en

1. ^ "Keihan Hai". Horse Racing in Japan.
2. ^ "List of JRA Graded Races 2024｜List of JRA Graded Races｜Horse Racing in Japan". Horse Racing in Japan. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
3. ^ "2016 result". Racing Post. 27 November 2016.
4. ^ "2017 result". Racing Post. 26 November 2017.
5. ^ "2018 result". Racing Post. 25 November 2018.
6. ^ "京阪杯". Netkeiba.
7. ^ "Keihan Hai". Netkeiba.

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(Note: JRA races bracketed with "exchange" below, and all dirt/3-year-old races are Japan Racing Association(JRA)-National Association of Racing(NAR) exchange races)

Japan Racing Association(JRA) GIII races
(International GIII)|

* Nakayama Kimpai
* Kyoto Kimpai
* Shinzan Kinen
* Fairy Stakes
* Kokura Himba Stakes
* Keisei Hai
* Negishi Stakes (dirt)
* Silk Road Stakes
* Tokyo Shimbun Hai
* Kisaragi Sho
* Daily Hai Queen Cup
* Kyodo Tsushin Hai
* Diamond Stakes
* Aichi Hai
* Kokura Daishoten
* Hankyu Hai
* Ocean Stakes
* Nakayama Himba Stakes
* Falcon Stakes
* Flower Cup
* Mainichi Hai
* March Stakes (dirt)
* Lord Derby Challenge Trophy
* Churchill Downs Cup
* Antares Stakes (dirt)
* Fukushima Himba Stakes
* Niigata Daishoten
* Heian Stakes (dirt)
* Aoi Stakes
* Naruo Kinen
* Epsom Cup
* Hakodate Sprint Stakes
* Fuchu Himba Stakes
* Unicorn Stakes (dirt)
* Radio Nikkei Sho
* CBC Sho
* Shirasagi Stakes
* Tanabata Sho
* Tokai Stakes (dirt)
* Hakodate Nisai Stakes
* Hakodate Kinen
* Chukyo Kinen
* Ibis Summer Dash
* Queen Stakes
* Leopard Stakes (dirt)
* Elm Stakes (dirt)
* Kokura Kinen
* Sekiya Kinen
* Kitakyushu Kinen
* Niigata Nisai Stakes
* Keeneland Cup
* Sapporo Nisai Stakes
* Chukyo Nisai Stakes
* Niigata Kinen
* Keisei Hai Autumn Handicap
* Sirius Stakes (dirt)
* Saudi Arabia Royal Cup
* Artemis Stakes
* Fantasy Stakes
* Miyako Stakes (dirt)
* Musashino Stakes (dirt)
* Fukushima Kinen
* Kyoto Nisai Stakes
* Keihan Hai
* Challenge Cup
* Chunichi Shimbun Hai
* Capella Stakes (dirt)
* Turquoise Stakes

National Association of Racing(NAR) JpnIII races
(Domestic GIII, dirt)|

* Marine Cup
* Tokyo Sprint
* Kakitsubata Kinen
* Hokkaido Sprint Cup
* Sparking Lady Cup
* Mercury Cup
* Cluster Cup
* Breeders' Gold Cup
* Summer Champion
* Hakusan Daishoten
* Teletama Hai Oval Sprint
* Edelweiss Sho
* JBC Nisai Yushun
* Queen Sho
* Hyogo Gold Trophy
* Bluebird Cup
* Saga Kinen
* Nagoya Daishoten
* Kurofune Sho
* Kumotori Sho
* TCK Queen Cup

JRA Steeplechase Races (J-GIII races)|

* Tokyo Jump Stakes
* Niigata Jump Stakes
* Kokura Jump Stakes
* Hanshin Jump Stakes
* Kyoto Jump Stakes

Defunct|

* Mermaid Stakes
* Kyoto Himba Stakes
* Kokura Nisai Stakes

See also|

* Japan Racing Association
* National Association of Racing
* Horse racing in Japan

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