Meguro Kinen
| Grade 2 race | |
 Heat on Beat winning the 2023 Meguro Kinen | |
| Location | Tokyo Racecourse |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1932 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 2500 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | 4-y-o + |
| Weight | Handicap |
| Purse | ¥123,120,000 (total), ¥57,000,000 (winner) |
The Meguro Kinen (Japanese 目黒記念) is a Grade 2 handicap horse race for Thoroughbreds aged at least four years old, run in May over a distance of 2,500 metres at Tokyo Racecourse.[1]
It was first run in 1932 over 3400 metres at Meguro Racecourse and was later run over 3900 metres and 3200 metres before being run over its current distance for the first time in 1952. The race was elevated to Grade 2 class in 1984. Although the race moved to Tokyo Racecourse when Meguro Racecourse closed in 1934 the race retained the name of its original venue.
Winners since 2000[edit]
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Stay Gold | 6 | Yutaka Take | Yasuo Ikee | 2:33.2 |
| 2001 | Hot Secret | 5 | Yoshitomi Shibata | Yoshiyuki Goto | 2:30.8 |
| 2002 | Toshi the V | 6 | Hiroshi Kawachi | Hidetaka Otonashi | 2.31.8 |
| 2003 | Toshi the V | 7 | Yoshitomi Shibata | Hidetaka Otonashi | 2.31.2 |
| 2004 | Chakra | 4 | Yoshitomi Shibata | Akio Adachi | 2:30.5 |
| 2005 | Opera City | 4 | Tetsuzo Sato | Shozo Sasaki | 2:29.8 |
| 2006 | Pop Rock | 5 | Yuga Kawada | Katsuhiko Sumii | 2:33.1 |
| 2007 | Pop Rock | 6 | Yutaka Take | Katsuhiko Sumii | 2:31.4 |
| 2008 | Hokuto Sultan | 4 | Norihiro Yokoyama | Yasushi Shono | 2:31.9 |
| 2009 | Miyabi Ranveli | 6 | Yuichi Kitamura | Keijo Kato | 2:39.0 |
| 2010 | Copano Jingu | 5 | Kenichi Ikezoe | Toru Miya | 2:34.8 |
| 2011 | King Top Gun | 8 | Norihiro Yokoyama | Ippo Sameshima | 2:32.5 |
| 2012 | Smart Robin | 4 | Masayoshi Ebina | Kunehide Matsuda | 2:30.6 |
| 2013 | Mousquetaire | 5 | Hiroyuki Uchida | Yasuo Tomomichi | 2:29.6 |
| 2014 | Meiner Medalist | 6 | Masayoshi Ebina | Kiyotaka Tanaka | 2:31.0 |
| 2015 | Hit The Target | 7 | Futoshi Komaki | Keijo Kato | 2:29.7 |
| 2016 | Cryptogram | 4 | Yuichi Fukunaga | Hideaki Fujiwara | 2:30:6[2] |
| 2017 | Fame Game | 7 | Christophe Lemaire | Yoshitada Munakata | 2:30.9[3] |
| 2018 | Win Tenderness | 5 | Hiroyuki Uchida | Haruki Sugiyama[4] | 2:29.7 |
| 2019 | Look Twice | 6 | Damian Lane | Hideaki Fujiwara | 2:28.2 |
| 2020 | King of Koji | 4 | Norihiro Yokoyama | Shogo Yasuda | 2:29.6 |
| 2021 | Win Kiitos | 4 | Yuji Tannai | Yoshitada Munakata | 2:32.8 |
| 2022 | Boccherini | 6 | Suguru Hamanaka | Yasutoshi Ikee | 2:32.1 |
| 2023 | Heat on Beat | 6 | Damian Lane | Yasuo Tomomichi | 2:30.8 |
Earlier winners[edit]
- 1984 - Dai Sekitai
- 1985 - Mr Le Mans
- 1986 - Bingo Timur
- 1987 - Mount Nizon
- 1988 - Mejiro Fulmar
- 1989 - Kiri Power
- 1990 - Marutaka Tyson
- 1991 - Carib Song
- 1992 - Yamanin Global
- 1993 - Matikanetannhauser
- 1994 - Narita Taishin
- 1995 - Hagino Real King
- 1996 - Yu Sensho
- 1997 - Agnes Kamikaze
- 1998 - Going Suzuka
- 1999 - Rosen Kavalier
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Meguro Kinen". Horse Racing in Japan.
- ^ "MEGURO KINEN (G2) Full Result | 29 MAY 2016 R12 Tokyo Racing Information (JRA)". netkeiba.com. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
- ^ "2017 result". Racing Post. 28 May 2017.
- ^ "2018 result". Racing Post. 27 May 2018.
- ^ "目黒記念". Netkeiba.
- ^ "Meguro Kinen". Netkeiba.