Nippon TV Hai

Nippon TV Hai
日本テレビ盃
Domestic Grade II (JpnII) race
2010 Nippon TV Hai
LocationFunabashi Racecourse
Inaugurated1954
Race typeThoroughbred - Flat racing
Race information
Distance1,800 meters
SurfaceDirt
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationThree-year-olds and up
WeightSpecial Weight
Purse1st: ¥40,000,000

The Nippon TV Hai (in Japanese: 日本テレビ盃), is a horse race for three-year-olds and up at Funabashi Racecourse.

Race details

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The first edition of the race took place on August 4, 1954.[1]

The race is usually held in the fall with no set month.[1]

The race is named after the Japanese television station, Nippon TV.

Winners since 2015

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Winners since 2015 include:[1][2]

Year
Winner
Jockey
Trainer
Time
2015 Sound True[3] Takuya Oono Noboru Takagi 1:50.2
2016 Awardee[4] Yutaka Take Mikio Matsunaga 1:52.0
2017 Apollo Kentucky[5] Hiroyuki Uchida Kenji Yamauchi 1:52.9
2018 K T Brave[6] Yuichi Fukunaga Haruki Sugiyama 1:52.5
2019 Chrysoberyl Yuga Kawada Hidetaka Otonashi 1:52.1
2020 Lord Bless Kousei Miura Yutaka Okumura 1:50.5
2021 Salsa Dione Takayuki Yano Chiaki Hori 1:53.5
2022 Field Sense Kouta Motohashi Takayuki Yamashita 1:53.0
2023 Ushba Tesoro[7] Yuga Kawada Noboru Takagi 1:51.7
2024 William Barows Ryusei Sakai Hiroyuki Uemura 1:52.8

Past winners

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Past winners include:[1]

  • 1954: My Moon
  • 1955: Kiyo Strong[8]
  • 1956: Homare O[9]
  • 1957: Ratsky Mami
  • 1958: Daini Kotobuki
  • 1959: O Tajima [10]
  • 1960: Fusaryu
  • 1961: Tosaboshi
  • 1962: Harrow More
  • 1963: Chest O
  • 1964: Royal Knight
  • 1965: Kotobukino Ni
  • 1966: Kotobukino Ni
  • 1967: Higashi Jo O
  • 1968: Tsuru Hagoromo
  • 1969: China Cap
  • 1970: Maruyama Okan
  • 1971: Owner's Taifu
  • 1972: Mitsuru O
  • 1973: Meiji Midori
  • 1974: Askit
  • 1975: Todoroki Musashi
  • 1976: Fine Port
  • 1977: Die Hard Kotobuki
  • 1978: Edo Noboru
  • 1979: Gold Lark
  • 1980: Gold Spencer
  • 1981: Star Reich
  • 1982: Hiryu Shinzan
  • 1983: Tagawa Ryu O
  • 1984: Tom Count
  • 1985: Brand Oscar
  • 1986: Fujimi Power
  • 1987: Shinano George
  • 1988: Happy Chateau
  • 1989: Honin Megohime
  • 1990: Iioka Swallow
  • 1991: Hikari Little
  • 1992: King Eagle
  • 1993: Hana Sale
  • 1994: Allez Azuma
  • 1995: K.F. Neptune
  • 1996: Amazon Opera
  • 1997: C.B. Daikoku
  • 1998: Abukuma Poro
  • 1999: Snow Endeavor
  • 2000: Surprise Power
  • 2001: Agnes Digital
  • 2002: Makiba Sniper
  • 2003: Star King Man
  • 2004: Nike a Delight
  • 2005: Saqalat
  • 2006: Seeking the Dia
  • 2007: Nike a Delight
  • 2008: Bonneville Record
  • 2009: Makoto Sparviero
  • 2010: Furioso
  • 2011: Smart Falcon
  • 2012: Solitary King
  • 2013: Wonder Acute
  • 2014: Chrysolite

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "NTV Samurai race winner horse distance 1,800m". Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Nippon TV". Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Sound True". JBIS. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Awardee". JBIS. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Apollo Kentucky". JBIS. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  6. ^ "K T Brave". JBIS. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  7. ^ "【船橋・日本テレビ盃】ウシュバテソーロが完勝!BCクラシックへ向け好発進 川田「ここでは負けてはいけないという思いでした」". 東スポ競馬 (in Japanese). Tokyo Sports. 2023-09-27. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
  8. ^ "Kiyo Strong". JBIS. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  9. ^ "Homare O". JBIS. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  10. ^ "O Tajima". Ahonoora. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  11. ^ "日本テレビ盃". Netkeiba.