Meguro Kinen

Horse race

Meguro Kinen
目黒記念

Heat on Beat winning the 2023 Meguro Kinen

Class| Grade 2
Location| Tokyo Racecourse
Inaugurated| 1932
Race type| Thoroughbred Flat racing
Race information
Distance| 2500 metres
Surface| Turf
Track| Left-handed
Qualification| 4-y-o +
Weight| Handicap
Purse| ¥ 123,120,000 (as of 2025)
1st: ¥ 57,000,000
2nd: ¥ 23,000,000
3rd: ¥ 14,000,000

The Meguro Kinen (Japanese 目黒記念) is a Grade 2 handicap horse race in Japan for Thoroughbreds aged at least four years old, run in May over a distance of 2,500 metres at Tokyo Racecourse.[1]

It was first run in 1932 over 3400 metres at Meguro Racecourse and was later run over 3900 metres and 3200 metres before being run over its current distance for the first time in 1952. The race was elevated to Grade 2 class in 1984. Although the race moved to Tokyo Racecourse when Meguro Racecourse closed in 1934 the race retained the name of its original venue.

## Winners since 2000

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Meguro Racecourse in 1933 Year
| Winner
| Age
| Jockey
| Trainer
| Time

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2000  | Stay Gold | 6  | Yutaka Take | Yasuo Ikee  | 2:33.2
2001  | Hot Secret  | 5  | Yoshitomi Shibata | Yoshiyuki Goto  | 2:30.8
2002  | Toshi the V  | 6  | Hiroshi Kawachi  | Hidetaka Otonashi  | 2.31.8
2003  | Toshi the V  | 7  | Yoshitomi Shibata  | Hidetaka Otonashi  | 2.31.2
2004  | Chakra  | 4  | Yoshitomi Shibata  | Akio Adachi  | 2:30.5
2005  | Opera City  | 4  | Tetsuzo Sato  | Shozo Sasaki  | 2:29.8
2006  | Pop Rock | 5  | Yuga Kawada | Katsuhiko Sumii | 2:33.1
2007  | Pop Rock | 6  | Yutaka Take  | Katsuhiko Sumii  | 2:31.4
2008  | Hokuto Sultan  | 4  | Norihiro Yokoyama | Yasushi Shono  | 2:31.9
2009  | Miyabi Ranveli  | 6  | Yuichi Kitamura  | Keijo Kato  | 2:39.0
2010  | Copano Jingu  | 5  | Kenichi Ikezoe | Toru Miya  | 2:34.8
2011  | King Top Gun  | 8  | Norihiro Yokoyama  | Ippo Sameshima  | 2:32.5
2012  | Smart Robin  | 4  | Masayoshi Ebina | Kunehide Matsuda  | 2:30.6
2013  | Mousquetaire  | 5  | Hiroyuki Uchida  | Yasuo Tomomichi | 2:29.6
2014  | Meiner Medalist  | 6  | Masayoshi Ebina  | Kiyotaka Tanaka  | 2:31.0
2015  | Hit The Target  | 7  | Futoshi Komaki  | Keijo Kato  | 2:29.7
2016  | Cryptogram  | 4  | Yuichi Fukunaga | Hideaki Fujiwara  | 2:30:6[2]
2017  | Fame Game  | 7  | Christophe Lemaire | Yoshitada Munakata  | 2:30.9[3]
2018  | Win Tenderness  | 5  | Hiroyuki Uchida  | Haruki Sugiyama[4] | 2:29.7
2019  | Look Twice  | 6  | Damian Lane | Hideaki Fujiwara  | 2:28.2
2020  | King of Koji  | 4  | Norihiro Yokoyama  | Shogo Yasuda  | 2:29.6
2021  | Win Kiitos  | 4  | Yuji Tannai  | Yoshitada Munakata  | 2:32.8
2022  | Boccherini  | 6  | Suguru Hamanaka  | Yasutoshi Ikee  | 2:32.1
2023  | Heat on Beat  | 6  | Damian Lane  | Yasuo Tomomichi  | 2:30.8
2024  | Struve  | 5  | João Moreira | Noriyuki Hori  | 2:32.3
2025  | Admire Terra  | 4  | Yutaka Take  | Yasuo Tomomichi  | 2:32.9

## Earlier winners

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* 1984 - Dai Sekitai
* 1985 - Mr Le Mans
* 1986 - Bingo Timur
* 1987 - Mount Nizon
* 1988 - Mejiro Fulmar
* 1989 - Kiri Power
* 1990 - Marutaka Tyson
* 1991 - Carib Song
* 1992 - Yamanin Global
* 1993 - Matikanetannhauser
* 1994 - Narita Taishin
* 1995 - Hagino Real King
* 1996 - Yu Sensho
* 1997 - Agnes Kamikaze
* 1998 - Going Suzuka
* 1999 - Rosen Kavalier

## See also

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

## References

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* Netkeiba:[5][6]
* 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, 2025 en

1. ^ "Meguro Kinen". Horse Racing in Japan.
2. ^ "MEGURO KINEN (G2) Full Result | 29 MAY 2016 R12 Tokyo Racing Information (JRA)". netkeiba.com. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
3. ^ "2017 result". Racing Post. 28 May 2017.
4. ^ "2018 result". Racing Post. 27 May 2018.
5. ^ "目黒記念". Netkeiba.
6. ^ "Meguro Kinen". Netkeiba.

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List of Japanese Grade II horse races

(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) GII races
(International GII)|

* Nikkei Shinshun Hai
* American Jockey Club Cup
* Procyon Stakes
* Kyoto Kinen
* Nakayama Kinen
* Tulip Sho
* Yayoi Sho
* Fillies' Revue
* Hanshin Daishōten
* Spring Stakes
* Kinko Sho
* Nikkei Shō
* Hanshin Himba Stakes
* New Zealand Trophy
* Yomiuri Milers Cup
* Flora Stakes
* Aoba Sho
* Kyoto Shimbun Hai
* Keio Hai Spring Cup
* Meguro Kinen
* Sapporo Kinen
* Shion Stakes
* Centaur Stakes
* St. Lite Kinen
* Rose Stakes
* Sankei Sho All Comers
* Kobe Shimbun Hai
* Mainichi Ōkan
* Kyōto Daishōten
* Daily Hai Nisai Stakes
* Tokyo Sports Hai Nisai Stakes
* Ireland Trophy
* Fuji Stakes
* Swan Stakes
* Copa Republica Argentina
* Keio Hai Nisai Stakes
* Stayers Stakes
* Hanshin Cup

National Association of Racing(NAR) JpnII races
(Domestic GII, dirt)|

* Empress Hai (fillies and mares)
* Diolite Kinen
* Keihin Hai (3-year-old)
* Hyōgo Championship (3-year-old)
* Kantō Oaks (3-year-old fillies)
* Kozukata Sho (3-year-old)
* Nippon TV Hai
* Tōkyo Hai
* Ladies' Prelude
* Urawa Kinen
* Hyōgo Junior Grand Prix (2-year-old)
* Nagoya Grand Prix

JRA Steeplechase Races (J-GII races)|

* Hanshin Spring Jump
* Kyōto High Jump
* Tōkyō High Jump

See also|

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

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