# Chukyo Nisai Stakes

The Chukyo Nisai Stakes (Japanese 中京2歳ステークス) is a Grade 3 horse race for Thoroughbred horses aged two run in August over a distance of 1,400 meters at Chukyo Racecourse.
The race was first established in 1960 as Chukyo Sansai Stakes and was run at 1,200 meters. In 1971, the distance was increased to 1,400 meters and in 1982, to 1,800 meters. The race was renamed to its current name in 2001 following the international standard for horse age notation. Due to snowfall in 2003, the race was run on the dirt course at the distance of 1,700 meters. The race was not run in 2010 and 2011 due to renovation work at Chukyo Racecourse. From 2012 until 2020, the distance changed to 1,400 meters, 1,600 meters, and finally 1,200 meters. In 2025, the race will be promoted to Grade 3 status and the distance will once again be changed to 1,400 meters.

## Winners since 2000

| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time |
| 2000 | Cheers Brightly | Minoru Yoshida | Kenji Yamauchi | Kiyoko Kitamura | 1:49.7 |
| 2001 | Zenno Karnak | Ryo Takahashi | Shuji Kitahashi | Shinobu Oosako | 1:50.7 |
| 2002 | Hoshi Commander | Tetsuzo Sato | Yutaka Masumoto | T. Nagai | 1:49.2 |
| 2003 | Black Condor | Koshiro Take | Kunihide Matsuda | Shadai Race Horse Co. Ltd. | 1:46.6 |
| 2004 | Bright Tomorrow | Ryuji Wada | Sei Ishizaka | Sunday Racing Co. Ltd. | 1:47.7 |
| 2005 | Meisho Samson | Mamoru Ishibashi | Tsutomu Setoguchi | Yoshio Matsumoto | 1:47.5 |
| 2006 | Daiwa Scarlet | Katsumi Ando | Kunihide Matsuda | Keizo Oshiro | 1:47.8 |
| 2007 | Hokkai Kanthi | Shu Ishibashi | Masato Shibata | U. Hokkai Bokujo | 1:47.7 |
| 2008 | Meisho Dontaku | Hiroyuki Uemura | Isao Yasuda | Yoshio Matsumoto | 1:49.3 |
| 2009 | Shine | Shinji Kawashima | Yoshihiko Kawamura | Asako Ro | 1:48.5 |
| 2010 | no race | no race | no race | no race | no race |
| 2011 | no race | no race | no race | no race | no race |
| 2012 | A Shin Top | Suguru Hamanaka | Masato Nishizono | Eishindo Co. Ltd. | 1:23.9 |
| 2013 | Grand Sherry | Suguru Hamanaka | Yasushi Shono | Hidenao Mamiya | 1:22.7 |
| 2014 | Quetzaltenango | Suguru Hamanaka | Kazuhide Sasada | G1 Racing Co. Ltd. | 1:40.5 |
| 2015 | Shuji | Futoshi Komaki | Kojiro Hashiguchi | Koji Yasuhara | 1:36.0 |
| 2016 | Dipavamsa | Christophe Lemaire | Takeshi Matsushita | Carrot Farm Co. Ltd. | 1:35.0 |
| 2017 | Amalfi Coast | Suguru Hamanaka | Kazuya Makita | Shadai Race Horse Co. Ltd. | 1:34.7 |
| 2018 | Admire Mars | Mirco Demuro | Yasuo Tomomichi | Junko Kondo | 1:34.7 |
| 2019 | Rhinebeck | Yuichi Fukunaga | Yasuo Tomomichi | Kaneko Makoto Holdings Co. Ltd. | 1:36.5 |
| 2020 | Gold Chalice | Suguru Hamanaka | Koshiro Take | Field Racing | 1:09.5 |
| 2021 | Jean Gros | Yutaka Take | Hideyuki Mori | Susumu Fujita | 1:08.4 |
| 2022 | Big Caesar | Hideaki Miyuki | Masato Nishizono | Masanobu Habata | 1:08.0 |
| 2023 | Kris Arthur | Nana Kawaharada | Kunihiko Watanabe | Shiho Oto | 1:08.6 |
| 2024 | American Stage | Yasunari Iwata | Yoshito Yahagi | Yoshizawa Holdings Co. Ltd | 1:09.1 |

## Earlier winners

* 1986 - Nihon Pillow Clear
* 1987 - Nishino Kabutozan
* 1988 - Go Go King
* 1989 - S.R.B.Hero
* 1990 - Iide Saison
* 1991 - Mayano Petrus
* 1992 - Legacy Thanks
* 1993 - Dragon There
* 1994 - Daitaku Teio
* 1995 - Center Rising
* 1996 - Pastry Chef
* 1997 - Eidai Queen
* 1998 - T.M.Choten
* 1999 - Daitaku Riva