 The 1999 winner Grass Wonder | |
| Class | Grade 2 |
|---|---|
| Location | Tokyo Racecourse |
| Inaugurated | 1956 |
| Race type | ThoroughbredFlat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1400 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | 4-y-o + |
| Weight | Special Weight |
| Purse | ¥ 128,140,000 (as of 2025)
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TheKeio Hai Spring Cup (Japanese京王杯スプリングカップ) is a JapaneseGrade 2horse race forThoroughbreds aged four and above and run in May over a distance of 1,400 metres atTokyo Racecourse.[1]
It was first run in 1956 over 1600 metres and was later run over 1800 metres before being run over its current distance for the first time in 1981. The race was elevated to Grade 2 class in 1984, and was changed to its current name that year.[2]
This race also serves as a trial to theYasuda Kinen, particularly since 2014 when the winner of this race would be awarded a slot in the race.[2]
57 kg for four-year-olds and above.[3]
Allowances:
Penalties (excluding two-year-old race performance):
| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Stinger | 4 | Yutaka Take | Kazuo Fujisawa | Teruya Yoshida | 1:21.0 |
| 2001 | Stinger | 5 | Yukio Okabe | Kazuo Fujisawa | Teruya Yoshida | 1:20.1 |
| 2002 | God of Chance | 4 | Yoshitomi Shibata | Masamichi Wada | North Hills Management | 1:20.3 |
| 2003 | Telegnosis | 4 | Katsuura Masaki | Hiroaki Sugiura | Shadai Race Horse | 1:21.0 |
| 2004 | Win Radius | 6 | Katsuharu Tanaka | Kazuo Fujisawa | WIN | 1:20.4 |
| 2005 | Asakusa Denen | 6 | Hiroki Goto | Michifumi Kono | Genichiro Tahara | 1:20.3 |
| 2006 | Orewa Matteruze | 6 | Yoshitomi Shibata | Hidetaka Otonashi | Yuichi Odagiri | 1:21.8 |
| 2007 | Eishin Dover | 5 | Yuichi Fukunaga | Ken Kozaki | Toyomitsu Hirai | 1:20.0 |
| 2008 | Super Hornet | 5 | Yusuke Fujioka | Yoshito Yahagi | Tokuo Morimoto | 1:20.8 |
| 2009 | Suzuka Causeway | 5 | Hiroki Goto | Mitsuru Hashida | Keiji Nagai | 1:20.6 |
| 2010 | Thanks Note | 5 | Masayoshi Ebina | Yoshitaka Ninomiya | Yukio Shimokobe | 1:19.8 |
| 2011 | Strong Return | 5 | Shu Ishibashi | Noriyuki Hori | Teruya Yoshida | 1:20.2 |
| 2012 | Sadamu Patek | 4 | Craig Williams | Masato Nishizono | Sada Onishi | 1:20.1 |
| 2013 | Daiwa Maggiore | 4 | Masayoshi Ebina | Yoshito Yahagi | Keizo Oshiro | 1:20.6 |
| 2014 | Red Spada | 8 | Hiroshi Kitamura | Kazuo Fujisawa | Tokyo Horse Racing | 1:19.7 |
| 2015 | Sakura Gospel | 7 | Keita Tosaki | Tomohito Ozeki | Sakura Commerce | 1:21.6 |
| 2016 | Satono Aladdin | 5 | Yuga Kawada | Yautoshi Ikee | Hajime Satomi | 1:19.6[4] |
| 2017 | Red Falx | 6 | Mirco Demuro | Tomohito Ozeki | Tokyo Horse Racing | 1:23.2[5] |
| 2018 | Moonquake | 5 | Christophe Lemaire | Kazuo Fujisawa | Carrot Farm | 1:19.5[6] |
| 2019 | Tower of London | 4 | Damian Lane | Kazuo Fujisawa | Godolphin | 1:19.4 |
| 2020 | Danon Smash | 5 | Damian Lane | Takayuki Yasuda | Danox | 1:19.8 |
| 2021 | Lauda Sion | 4 | Mirco Demuro | Takashi Saito | Silk Racing | 1:19.8 |
| 2022 | Meikei Yell | 4 | Kenichi Ikezoe | Hidenori Take | Nagoya Keiba | 1:20.2 |
| 2023 | Red Mon Reve | 4 | Kazuo Yokoyama | Masayoshi Ebina | Tokyo Horse Racing | 1:20.3 |
| 2024 | Win Marvel | 5 | Kohei Matsuyama | Masashi Fukayama | Win Co., Ltd. | 1:19.7 |
| 2025 | Toshin Macau | 6 | Takeshi Yokoyama | Mizuki Takayanagi | Sato Co., Ltd. | 1:18.3[a] |