St Lite Kinen

St Lite Kinen
セントライト記念
Grade 2 race
2018 St Lite Kinen winner Generale Uno
LocationNakayama Racecourse, Funabashi, Chiba.
Inaugurated1947
Race typeThoroughbred Flat racing
Race information
Distance2200 metres
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed
Qualification3-y-o Colts & Fillies
Weight57 kg
Allowance: Fillies & mares 2 kg
Purse¥ 117,540,000 (as of 2024)
1st: ¥ 54,000,000
2nd: ¥ 22,000,000
3rd: ¥ 14,000,000

The St Lite Kinen (セントライト記念, sentoraito kinen) is a Japanese Grade 2 flat horse race in Japan for three-year-old Thoroughbred colts and fillies run over a distance of 2,200 metres at the Nakayama Racecourse, Funabashi, Chiba. The race is run in September and serves as the main trial race for the Kikuka Sho.[1]

It was first run in 1947 and was named in honour of the Japanese Triple Crown St Lite. Among the winners of the race have been Symboli Rudolf, Legacy World and Nakayama Festa.

The race was run at Tokyo Racecourse from 1947 until 1956 and in 1966, 1968, 1974, and 1976–1979. The 2014 running took place at Niigata Racecourse.

Winners since 1995

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Year
Winner
Jockey
Trainer
Owner Time
1995 Sunday Well Eiji Nakadate Hideyuki Mori Yoshitaka Suzuki 2:13.6
1996 Rosen Kavalier Shibata Yoshitomi Yasuhiro Suzuki Shadai Race Horse 2:20.1
1997 Shako Tesco Seiji Ebisawa Yuji Nodai Shako 2:16.9
1998 Leo Ryuho Teruo Eda Sugiura Hiroaki Leo 2:17.9
1999 Black Tuxedo Hitoshi Matoba Mitsuru Hashida Makoto Kaneko 2:13.7
2000 Admire Boss Hiroki Goto Mitsuru Hashida Riichi Kondo 2:16.9
2001 Shinko Calido Tanaka Katsuhara Munakata Yoshitada Masatake Iida 2:13.1
2002 Balance of Game Tanaka Katsuhara Munakata Yoshitada Hiroyuki Sonobe 2:12.9
2003 Vita Rosa Yuichi Shibayama Noboyuki Hori Sunday Racing 2:24.5
2004 Cosmo Bulk Furuka Igarashi Kazunori Tabe Misako Okada 2:10.1
2005 Kings Trail Hiroshi Kitamura Kazuo Fujisawa Sunday Racing 2:11.8
2006 Tosen Shana O Leith Innes Hideyuki Mori Takaya Shimada 2:13.1
2007 Roc de Cambes Yuichi Shibayama Noriyuki Hori Kazumi Yoshida 2:12.0
2008 Daiwa Wild Boar Hiroshi Kitamura Hiroyuki Uehara Keizo Yoshida 2:14.6
2009 Nakayama Festa Masayoshi Ebina Yoshitaka Ninomiya Nobuko Izumi 2:12.0
2010 Quark Star Yusuke Fujioka Nobuyuki Hori Shadai Race Horse 2:10.9
2011 Fateful War Katsuharu Tanaka Shinichi Ito Shadai Race Horse 2:10.3
2012 Fenomeno Masayoshi Ebina Hirofumi Toda Sunday Racing 2:10.8
2013 Yule Singing Hiroshi Kitamura Kazuhiro Seishi Shadai Race Horse 2:13.5
2014 Isla Bonita Masayoshi Ebina Hironori Kurita Shadai Race Horse 2:11.7
2015 Kitasan Black Hiroshi Kitamura Hisashi Shimizu Ōno Shōji 2:13.8
2016 Dee Majesty Masayoshi Ebina Yoshitaka Ninomiya Masaru Shimada 2:13.1
2017 Mikki Swallow Norihiro Yokoyama Takanori Kikuzawa Mizuki Noda 2:12.7
2018 Generale Uno Hironobu Tanabe Eiichi Yano G Riviere Racing 2:12.1
2019 Lion Lion Norihiro Yokoyama Mikio Matsunaga Chiyono Terada 2:11.5
2020 Babbitt Hiroyuki Uchida Tamio Hamada Naoya Miyata 2:15.0
2021 Asamano Itazura Hironobu Tanabe Takahisa Tezuka Juichi Hoshino 2:12.3
2022 Gaia Force Kohei Matsuyama Haruki Sugiyama KR Japan 2:11.8
2023 Lebensstil João Moreira Hiroyasu Tanaka Carrot Farm 2:11.4
2024 Urban Chic Christophe Lemaire Ryo Takei Silk Racing Co. Ltd. 2:11.6

Earlier winners

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  • 1947 - East Parade
  • 1948 - Kiyomasu
  • 1949 - Tosa Midori
  • 1950 - Wizard
  • 1951 - Mitsuhata
  • 1952 - Masamune
  • 1953 - Lucky Takayohi
  • 1954 - Homare O
  • 1955 - Takahagi
  • 1956 - Kitano O
  • 1957 - Seiyu
  • 1958 - Hishi Masaru
  • 1959 - Haku Kurama
  • 1960 - Kitano Oza
  • 1961 - Kenruko O
  • 1962 - Ryu Musashi
  • 1963 - Great Yoruka
  • 1964 - Umeno Chikara
  • 1965 - Kikuna Suzuran
  • 1966 - Hiro Isami
  • 1967 - Monta Son
  • 1968 - Asaka O
  • 1969 - Akane Tenryu
  • 1970 - Kurishiba
  • 1971 - Bel Wide
  • 1972 - Taiho Ciro
  • 1973 - Nuage Turf
  • 1974 - Suruga Sumpujo
  • 1975 - Ishino Arashi
  • 1976 - Nippo King
  • 1977 - Press Toko
  • 1978 - Sakura Shori
  • 1979 - Bingo Karoo
  • 1980 - Monte Prince
  • 1981 - Mejiro Titan
  • 1982 - Hospitality
  • 1983 - Mejiro Heine
  • 1984 - Symboli Rudolf
  • 1985 - Tiger Boy
  • 1986 - Legend Teio
  • 1987 - Merry Nice
  • 1988 - Daigo Sur
  • 1989 - Sakura Hokuto O
  • 1990 - White Stone
  • 1991 - Strong Kaiser
  • 1992 - Legacy World
  • 1993 - Rugger Champion
  • 1994 - Wind Fields

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "ST LITE KINEN (G2)". japanracing.jp.
  2. ^ "セントライト記念". Netkeiba.
  3. ^ "Asahi Hai St.lite Kinen". Netkeiba.