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Tokyo Yūshun
The Tokyo Yūshun is the second fixture of the Japanese Triple Crown; the equivalent of the English Epsom Derby. The race is preceded by the Satsuki Shō and followed by the Kikuka Shō, forming the most anticipated trio of thoroughbred horse races in Japan. Like the races of the original English Triple Crown, the Tokyo Yūshun is open only the three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies.
While the Japanese Triple Crown was introduced in the early 1940s, the Tokyo Yūshun has been running since 1932. It is hosted annually in mid to late April. Since 2010 the Japanese Triple Crown is also open to horses trained and bred outside of Japan, while it was previously a contest exclusive to Japanese thoroughbreds.
The Tokyo Yūshun is run over a distance of one mile and four furlongs and awards the impressive purse of ¥343,300,000; making it one of the most valuable races on the Japanese racing calendar.
Recent Winners of the Tokyo Yūshun:
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
2010 |
Eishin Flash |
Hiroyuki Uchida |
Hideaki Fujiwara |
2:26.97 |
2009 |
Logi Universe |
Norihiro Yokoyama |
Kiyoshi Hagawara |
2:33.75 |
2008 |
Deep Sky |
Hirofumi Shii |
Mitsugu Kon |
2:26.79 |
2007 |
Vodka |
Hirofumi Shii |
Katsuhiko Sumii |
2:24.51 |
2006 |
Meisho Samson |
Mamoru Ishibashi |
Tsutomu Setoguchi |
2:27.93 |
2005 |
Deep Impact |
Yutaka Take |
Yasuo Ikee |
2:23.36 |
