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Kikuka Shō
The Kikuka Shō is the third and final leg of the Japanese Triple Crown series; the equivalent of the English St. Leger Stakes concluding the English Triple Crown. The race is held annually at Kyoto Racecourse in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto; it takes place in October.
Like the races of the original English Triple Crown series, the Kikuka Shō and its preceding races, the Satsuki Shō and the Tokyo Yūshun, are restricted to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. Until 2010, the fixtures of the Japanese Triple Crown were open only to Japanese bred and trained thoroughbreds; however, since 2010 the JRA (Japanese Racing Authority) allows the entry of international contenders, making the Japanese Triple Crown a truly international sporting event.
The Kikuka Shō is run over a distance of one mile and eight furlongs and awards a purse of ¥269,750,000. It was introduced in 1938 and became a part of the Japanese Triple Crown when the series was inaugurated in the early 1940s.
Recent Winners of the Kikuka Shō:
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
2009 |
Three Rolls |
Suguru Hamanaka |
Kohei Take |
3:03.54 |
2008 |
Oken Bruce Lee |
Hiroyuki Uchida |
Hidetaka Otonashi |
3:05.71 |
2007 |
Asakusa Kings |
Hirofumi Shii |
Ryuji Okubo |
3:05.16 |
2006 |
Song Of Wind |
Koshiro Take |
Hidekazu Asami |
3:02.77 |
2005 |
Deep Impact |
Yutaka Take |
Yasuo Ikee |
3:04.65 |
