Arima Kinen
The Arima Kinen is a horse race in Japan , which is held every year at the end of December on grass ground (turf) over a distance of 2500 meters on the horse racing track in Nakayama. The Group I race is well received by the Japanese public and is one of the most popular sporting events in the country. Ten of the sixteen participating horses will be determined by a public vote, the remaining six starters will be determined by their winnings.
The race was named after its founder Yoriyasu Arima (1884–1957) and was first held in 1956, at that time as the Nakayama Grand Prix . Three year olds and older horses are allowed to start. Up to 1999 only horses trained in Japan were allowed to take part, since 2000 a horse from abroad has been able to compete; it should have previously won the Japan Cup .
Arima Kinen winner list
Winner since 2010
| year |
winner |
Age |
jockey |
Trainer |
owner |
time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Lys Gracieux | 5 | Damian Lane | Yoshito Yahagi | U Carrot Farm | 2: 30.5 |
| 2018 | Blast onepiece | 3 | Kenichi Ikezoe | Masahiro Otake | Silk Racing Co Ltd | 2: 32.2 |
| 2017 | Kitasan Black | 5 | Yutaka Take | Hisashi Shimizu | Ono Shoji | 2: 33.6 |
| 2016 | Satono Diamond | 3 | Christophe Lemaire | Yasutoshi Ikee | Hajime Satomi | 2: 32.6 |
| 2015 | Gold Actor | 4th | Hayato Yoshids | Tadashige Nakagawa | Kaname Ishiro | 2: 33.0 |
| 2014 | Gentildonna | 5 | Keito Tosaki | Be Ishizaka | Sunday Racing Co. Ltd. | 2.35.3 |
| 2013 | Orfevre | 5 | Ken'ichi Ikezoe | Yasutoshi Ikee | Sunday Racing Co. Ltd. | 2.32.3 |
| 2012 | Gold ship | 3 | Hiroyuki Uchida | Naosuke Sugai | Eiichi Kobayashi | 2: 31.9 |
| 2011 | Orfevre | 3 | Ken'ichi Ikezoe | Yasutoshi Ikee | Sunday Racing Co. Ltd. | 2: 36.0 |
| 2010 | Victoire Pisa | 3 | Mirco Demuro | Katsuhiko Sumii | Yoshimi Ichikawa | 2: 32.6 |
Winner 1956–2009
| year | horse |
|---|---|
| 2009 | Dream Journey |
| 2008 | Daiwa Scarlet |
| 2007 | Matsurida Gogh |
| 2006 | Deep impact |
| 2005 | Heart's Cry |
| 2004 | Zenno Rob Roy |
| 2003 | Symboli Kris S. |
| 2002 | Symboli Kris S. |
| 2001 | Manhattan Cafe |
| 2000 | TM Opera O |
| 1999 | Grass Wonder |
| 1998 | Grass Wonder |
| 1997 | Silk Justice |
| 1996 | Sakura Laurel |
| 1995 | Mayano Top Gun |
| 1994 | Narita Brian |
| 1993 | Tokai Teio |
| 1992 | Mejiro Palmer |
| 1991 | Dai Yusaku |
| 1990 | Oguri cap |
| 1989 | Inari One |
| 1988 | Oguri cap |
| 1987 | Mejiro Durren |
| 1986 | Dyna Gulliver |
| 1985 | Symboli Rudolf |
| 1984 | Symboli Rudolf |
| 1983 | Lead Hoyu |
| 1982 | Hikari Duel |
| 1981 | Amber Shadai |
| 1980 | Hoyo boy |
| 1979 | Green grass |
| 1978 | Kane Minobu |
| 1977 | Ten Point |
| 1976 | Tosho boy |
| 1975 | Ishino Arashi |
| 1974 | Tanino Chikara |
| 1973 | Strong Eight |
| 1972 | Ishino Hikaru |
| 1971 | Tomei |
| 1970 | Speed Symboli |
| 1969 | Speed Symboli |
| 1968 | Ryuzuki |
| 1967 | Kabuto Shiro |
| 1966 | Korehide |
| 1965 | Shinzan |
| 1964 | Yamato Kyodai |
| 1963 | Ryu Forel |
| 1962 | Onslaught |
| 1961 | Homareboshi |
| 1960 | Star Roch |
| 1959 | Garnet |
| 1958 | Onward There |
| 1957 | Hakuchikara |
| 1956 | Meiji Hikari |
Individual evidence
- japanracing.jp - "The 53rd Arima Kinen" (2008)
- pedigreequery.com
