Kyodo Tsushin Hai

Kyodo Tsushin Hai
(Tokinominoru Kinen)
共同通信杯
Grade 3 race
Phantom Thief winning the Kyodo Tsushin Hai in 2023
LocationTokyo Racecourse
Inaugurated1967
Race typeThoroughbred Flat racing
Race information
Distance1800 metres
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
Qualification3-y-o
WeightColts 56 kg, fillies 54 kg
Purse¥ 87,960,000 (as of 2024)
1st: ¥ 41,000,000
2nd: ¥ 16,000,000
3rd: ¥ 10,000,000
Tokino Minoru, after whom the race is named

The Kyodo Tsushin Hai (Tokinominoru Kinen) (Japanese 共同通信杯, kyōdō tsūshin hai) is a Grade 3 horse race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds run in February over a distance of 1800 metres at Tokyo Racecourse.[1] Officially known as the Kyodo Tsushin Hai, the race is named in honour of the undefeated racehorse Tokino Minoru.[2]

The race was first run in 1967 and was elevated to Grade 3 status in 1984. It was contested at variety of venues but has been run over its current course and distance since 1980. Winners of the race have included Mr C B, Narita Brian, El Condor Pasa, Jungle Pocket, Admire Moon and Gold Ship.

While this race is not officially a trial race for the Satsuki Sho, many horses who won or placed within the top four of this race have gone on to win in classic races, with winners such as Gold Ship, Isla Bonita, and Efforia, as well as Deep Brillante, Duramente, Shahryar, Geoglyph, and Tastiera all coming in within fourth place before going on to win either the Satsuki Sho and/or the Tokyo Yushun. Consequently, this has led to the race being seen as an important race for contenders of classic races.[2][3][4]

Winners since 2000

Year
 Winner
 Jockey
 Trainer
 Time
2000 Eagle Cafe Yukio Okabe Futoshi Kojima 1:49.7
2001 Jungle Pocket Koichi Tsunoda Sadao Watanabe 1:47.9
2002 Cheers Stark Shinji Fujita Kenji Yamauchi 1:50.4
2003 [a] Run to the Freeze Hiroyuki Uchida Kenji Yamauchi 1:48.3
2004 Meiner Dupre Hiroshi Kitamura Yoshihiro Hatakeyama 1:47.4
2005 Stormy Cafe Hirofumi Shii Futoshi Kojima 1:47.8
2006 Admire Moon Yutaka Take Hiroyoshi Matsuda 1:48.4
2007 Fusaichi Ho O Katsumi Ando Kunihide Matsuda 1:47.7
2008 Shonan Alba Masayoshi Ebina Yoshitaka Ninomiya 1:47.6
2009 Break Run Out Yutaka Take Hirofumi Toda 1:47.3
2010 Hansode Bando Masayoshi Ebina Mitsuhiro Ogata 1:48.2
2011 Nakayama Knight Yoshitomi Shibata Yoshitaka Ninomiya 1:48.5
2012 Gold Ship Hiroyuki Uchida Naosuke Sugai 1:48.3
2013 Meikei Pega Star Norihiro Yokoyama Kazuyoshi Kihara 1:46.0
2014 Isla Bonita Masayoshi Ebina Hironori Kurita 1:48.1
2015 Real Steel Yuichi Fukunaga Yoshito Yahagi 1:47.1
2016 Dee Majesty Masayoshi Ebina Yoshitaka Ninomiya 1:47.4
2017 Suave Richard Hirofumi Shii Yasushi Shono 1:47.5[5]
2018 Oken Moon Hiroshi Kitamura Sakae Kunieda 1:47.4[6]
2019 Danon Kingly Keita Tosaki Kiyoshi Hagiwara 1:46.8[7]
2020 Darlington Hall Christophe Lemaire Tetsuya Kimura 1:49.6
2021 Efforia Takeshi Yokoyama Yuichi Shikato 1:47.6
2022 Danon Beluga Kohei Matsuyama Noriyuki Hori 1:47.9
2023 Phantom Thief Christophe Lemaire Masayuki Nishimura 1:47.0
2024 Justin Milano Keita Tosaki Yasuo Tomomichi 1:48.0

a The 2003 running took place at Nakayama Racecourse.

Earlier winners

See also

References

  1. ^ "Tokinominoru Kinen". Horse Racing in Japan.
  2. ^ a b "歴史・コース：共同通信杯　今週の注目レース". Japan Racing Association. Archived from the original on 2024-02-04. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
  3. ^ Tsuchiya, Masamitsu (2017-02-10). "今や最大の出世レース。共同通信杯から続々とクラシック馬が誕生するわけ". web Sportiva (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
  4. ^ Hiraide, Takaaki (2024-02-10). "共同通信杯からクラシック戦線へと羽ばたくのは？ 期待はスワーヴリチャード産駒の２頭". web Sportiva (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
  5. ^ "2017 result". Racing Post. 12 February 2017.
  6. ^ "2018 result". Racing Post. 11 February 2018.
  7. ^ "2019 result". Racing Post. 10 February 2019.
  8. ^ "共同通信杯". Netkeiba.
  9. ^ "Kyodo News Hai (Tokinominoru Kinen)". Netkeiba.