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Kyoto Nisai Stakes

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Kyoto Nisai Stakes
京都2歳ステークス
Grade 3 race
2021 Kyoto Nisai Stakes winner Justin Rock
LocationKyoto Racecourse
Inaugurated1959
Race typeThoroughbred Flat racing
Race information
Distance2000 metres
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed
Qualification2-y-o
WeightColts 55kg, Fillies 54 kg
Purse¥71,180,000 (total), ¥33,000,000 (winner)

The Kyoto Nisai Stakes (Japanese: 京都2歳ステークス) is a Grade 3 horse race for two-year-old Thoroughbreds run in November over a distance of 2000 metres at Kyoto Racecourse.[1]

The race was first run in 1959 and was promoted to Grade 3 status in 2014. It was run over a variety of distances but has been contested over 2000 metres since 2002. Past winners have included Narita Brian, Victoire Pisa and Epiphaneia.

Winners since 2014

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Year
Winner
Jockey
Trainer
Time
2014 Bell Lap William Buick Naosuke Sugai 2:04.8
2015 Dreadnoughtus Yutaka Take Yoshito Yahagi 2:01.3
2016 Cadenas Yuichi Fukunaga Kazuya Nakatake 2:02.6
2017 Grail Yutaka Take Kenji Nonaka 2:01.6
2018 Courageux Guerrier João Moreira Yasutoshi Ikee 2:01.5
2019 My Rhadpsody Yutaka Take Yasuo Tomomichi 2:01.5
2020 Wonderful Town [a] Ryuji Wada Yoshitada Takahashi 2:01.6
2021 Justin Rock [a] Kohei Matsuyama Tatsuya Yoshioka 2:03.3
2022 Gruner Green [a] Mirco Demuro Ikuo Aizawa 2:00.5
2023 Shin Emperor Joao Moreira Yoshito Yahagi 1:59.8

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

Earlier winners

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Kyoto Nisai Stakes". Horse Racing in Japan.
  2. ^ "京都2歳S". Netkeiba.
  3. ^ "Radio Nikkei Hai Kyoto Nisai Stakes". Netkeiba.