# Nikkei Shinshun Hai

The Nikkei Shinshun Hai (Japanese 日経新春杯) is a Japanese Grade 2 flat horse race in Japan for Thoroughbreds of at least four years of age. It is a handicap race run over a distance of 2,400 metres at Kyoto Racecourse in January.
The Nikkei Shinshun Hai was first run in 1954 and was elevated to Grade 2 status in 1984. The race was run over 2200 metres at Chukyo Racecourse in 2021.
Among the winners of the race have been Stay Gold, Glory Vase, Rulership, Mejiro Bright and Mikki Rocket.

## Winners since 1984

| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
| 1984 | Erimo Roller | 5 | Shigetoshi Saruhashi | Ishimatsu Okubo | 2:43.3 |
| 1985 | Masahiko Boy | 6 | Seiki Tabara | Michio Kubo | 2:29.0 |
| 1986 | Fleet Hope | 4 | Shigetoshi Saruhashi | Keizo Umeuchi | 2:28.9 |
| 1987 | Fresh Voice | 4 | Seiki Tabara | Naoyuki Sakai | 2:16.1 |
| 1988 | Speed Hero | 6 | Hiroshi Kawachi | Hiroki Sakiyama | 2:15.3 |
| 1989 | Land Hiryu | 7 | Hiroshi Kawachi | Minoru Kobayashi | 2:14.4 |
| 1990 | Towa Triple | 4 | Hitoshi Matoba | Takashi Tsukazaki | 2:15.0 |
| 1991 | Merci Atla | 4 | Hiroshi Kawachi | Yukiharu Ono | 2:13.6 |
| 1992 | Kamino Cresse | 5 | Katsumi Minai | Ryōhei Tanaka | 2:15.2 |
| 1993 | El Casa River | 4 | Taisei Yamada | Ryohei Tanaka | 2:14.0 |
| 1994 | Monsieur Siecle | 6 | Shinji Fujita | Minoru Kobayashi | 2:35.5 |
| 1995 | Go Go Z | 4 | Yoshiyuki Muramoto | Hitoshi Arai | 2:24.8 |
| 1996 | Hagino Real King | 6 | Shinji Fujita | Minoru Kobayashi | 2:26.7 |
| 1997 | Mejiro Lambada | 4 | Yutaka Take | Yasuo Ikee | 2:27.6 |
| 1998 | Erimo Dandy | 4 | Yutaka Take | Masaaki Okubo | 2:26.3 |
| 1999 | Mejiro Bright | 5 | Hiroshi Kawachi | Hidekazu Asami | 2:31.4 |
| 2000 | Marvelous Timer | 6 | Yutaka Take | Terumasa Yano | 2:24.3 |
| 2001 | Stay Gold | 7 | Shinji Fujita | Yasuo Ikee | 2:25.8 |
| 2002 | Top Commander | 5 | Hirofumi Shii | Hiroki Sakiyama | 2:26.4 |
| 2003 | Bamboo Juventus | 4 | Hirofumi Shii | Yoshiyasu Tajima | 2:25.8 |
| 2004 | Silk Famous | 5 | Hirofumi Shii | Ippo Sameshina | 2:24.5 |
| 2005 | Sakura Century | 5 | Tetsuzō Satō | Shozo Sasaki | 2:29.0 |
| 2006 | Admire Fuji | 4 | Yuichi Fukunaga | Mitsuru Hashida | 2:26.3 |
| 2007 | Tokai Wild | 5 | Katsumi Andō | Hitoshi Nakamura | 2:27.4 |
| 2008 | Admire Monarch | 7 | Katsumi Andō | Hiroyoshi Matsuda | 2:27.4 |
| 2009 | T M Precure | 6 | Takuma Ogino | Tadao Igarashi | 2:26.6 |
| 2010 | Meisho Beluga | 5 | Kenichi Ikezoe | Kaneo Ikezoe | 2:24.4 |
| 2011 | Rulership | 4 | Umberto Rispoli | Katsuhiko Sumii | 2:24.6 |
| 2012 | To The Glory | 5 | Yuichi Fukunaga | Yasutoshi Ikee | 2:23.7 |
| 2013 | Capote Star | 4 | Ryō Takakura | Yoshito Yahagi | 2:25.0 |
| 2014 | Satono Noblesse | 4 | Christophe Lemaire | Yasutoshi Ikee | 2:24.4 |
| 2015 | Admire Deus | 4 | Yasunari Iwata | Mitsuru Hashida | 2:24.8 |
| 2016 | Reve Mistral | 4 | Yuga Kawada | Hiroyoshi Matsuda | 2:25.9 |
| 2017 | Mikki Rocket | 4 | Ryuji Wada | Hidetaka Otonashi | 2:25.7 |
| 2018 | Perform A Promise | 6 | Mirco Demuro | Hideaki Fujiwara | 2:26.3 |
| 2019 | Glory Vase | 4 | Mirco Demuro | Tomohito Ozeki | 2:26.2 |
| 2020 | Mozu Bello | 4 | Kenichi Ikezoe | Naoyuki Morita | 2:26.9 |
| 2021 | Shoryu Ikuzo | 5 | Taisei Danno | Shozo Sasaki | 2:11.8 |
| 2022 | Yoho Lake | 4 | Yuga Kawada | Yasuo Tomomichi | 2:11.7 |
| 2023 | Weltreisende | 6 | David Egan | Yasutoshi Ikee | 2:14.2 |
| 2024 | Blow the Horn | 5 | Akira Sugawara | Eiji Nakano | 2:23.7 |
| 2025 | Lord del Rey | 5 | Atsuya Nishimura | Mitsumasa Nakauchida | 2:09.8 |
$^a$ The 1984 running was run on Dirt at the distance of 2,600m $^b$ The 2021, 2022 and 2023 runnings took place at Chukyo while Kyoto was closed for redevelopment. $^c$ The 2025 running took place at Chukyo while Hanshin was closed for redevelopment.