# Kyodo Tsushin Hai

The Kyodo Tsushin Hai (Tokinominoru Kinen) (Japanese 共同通信杯, kyōdō tsūshin hai) is a Grade 3 horse race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds run in February over a distance of 1800 metres at Tokyo Racecourse. Officially known as the Kyodo Tsushin Hai, the race is named in honour of the undefeated racehorse Tokino Minoru.
The race was first run in 1967 and was elevated to Grade 3 status in 1984. It was contested at variety of venues but has been run over its current course and distance since 1980. Winners of the race have included Mr C B, Narita Brian, El Condor Pasa, Jungle Pocket, Admire Moon and Gold Ship.
While this race is not officially a trial race for the Satsuki Sho, many horses who won or placed within the top four of this race have gone on to win in classic races, with winners such as Gold Ship, Isla Bonita, and Efforia, as well as Deep Brillante, Duramente, Shahryar, Geoglyph, and Tastiera all coming in within fourth place before going on to win either the Satsuki Sho and/or the Tokyo Yushun. Consequently, this has led to the race being seen as an important race for contenders of classic races.

## Winners since 2000

| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
| 2000 | Eagle Cafe | Yukio Okabe | Futoshi Kojima | 1:49.7 |
| 2001 | Jungle Pocket | Koichi Tsunoda | Sadao Watanabe | 1:47.9 |
| 2002 | Cheers Stark | Shinji Fujita | Kenji Yamauchi | 1:50.4 |
| 2003 | Run to the Freeze | Hiroyuki Uchida | Kenji Yamauchi | 1:48.3 |
| 2004 | Meiner Dupre | Hiroshi Kitamura | Yoshihiro Hatakeyama | 1:47.4 |
| 2005 | Stormy Cafe | Hirofumi Shii | Futoshi Kojima | 1:47.8 |
| 2006 | Admire Moon | Yutaka Take | Hiroyoshi Matsuda | 1:48.4 |
| 2007 | Fusaichi Ho O | Katsumi Ando | Kunihide Matsuda | 1:47.7 |
| 2008 | Shonan Alba | Masayoshi Ebina | Yoshitaka Ninomiya | 1:47.6 |
| 2009 | Break Run Out | Yutaka Take | Hirofumi Toda | 1:47.3 |
| 2010 | Hansode Bando | Masayoshi Ebina | Mitsuhiro Ogata | 1:48.2 |
| 2011 | Nakayama Knight | Yoshitomi Shibata | Yoshitaka Ninomiya | 1:48.5 |
| 2012 | Gold Ship | Hiroyuki Uchida | Naosuke Sugai | 1:48.3 |
| 2013 | Meikei Pega Star | Norihiro Yokoyama | Kazuyoshi Kihara | 1:46.0 |
| 2014 | Isla Bonita | Masayoshi Ebina | Hironori Kurita | 1:48.1 |
| 2015 | Real Steel | Yuichi Fukunaga | Yoshito Yahagi | 1:47.1 |
| 2016 | Dee Majesty | Masayoshi Ebina | Yoshitaka Ninomiya | 1:47.4 |
| 2017 | Suave Richard | Hirofumi Shii | Yasushi Shono | 1:47.5 |
| 2018 | Oken Moon | Hiroshi Kitamura | Sakae Kunieda | 1:47.4 |
| 2019 | Danon Kingly | Keita Tosaki | Kiyoshi Hagiwara | 1:46.8 |
| 2020 | Darlington Hall | Christophe Lemaire | Tetsuya Kimura | 1:49.6 |
| 2021 | Efforia | Takeshi Yokoyama | Yuichi Shikato | 1:47.6 |
| 2022 | Danon Beluga | Kohei Matsuyama | Noriyuki Hori | 1:47.9 |
| 2023 | Phantom Thief | Christophe Lemaire | Masayuki Nishimura | 1:47.0 |
| 2024 | Justin Milano | Keita Tosaki | Yasuo Tomomichi | 1:48.0 |
| 2025 | Masquerade Ball | Ryusei Sakai | Takahisa Tezuka | 1:46.0 |
$^a$ The 2003 running took place at Nakayama Racecourse.

## Earlier winners

* 1984 - Bizen Nikishi
* 1985 - Sakura Yutaka O
* 1986 - Dyna Gulliver
* 1987 - Meiner David
* 1988 - Muguet Royal
* 1989 - Meiner Brave
* 1990 - Ines Fujin
* 1991 - Iide Saison
* 1992 - Air Jordan
* 1993 - Meiner Remark
* 1994 - Narita Brian
* 1995 - Narita King O
* 1996 - Sakura Speed O
* 1997 - Mejiro Bright
* 1998 - El Condor Pasa
* 1999 - Yamanin Acro