# Hanshin Daishōten

The Hanshin Daishōten (阪神大賞典, hanshin daishōten) is a Japanese Grade 2 flat horse race in Japan Thoroughbred colts and fillies aged four and over run over a distance of 3,000 metres at the Hanshin Racecourse, Takarazuka, Hyogo. The race was run in late November or early December until 1987 when it was moved to a date in March. The race now serves as a trial for the spring edition of the Tenno Sho.
It was first run in 1953.

## Race details

The race is run at Hanshin Racecourse over a distance of 3,000 meters on turf using the inner curve.

### Weight

56 kg for four-year-olds, and 57 kg for five-year-olds and above. Allowances:
* 2 kg for fillies / mares
* 1 kg for southern hemisphere bred three-year-olds
Penalties (excluding two-year-old race performance):
* If a graded stakes race has been won within a year:
** 2 kg for a grade 1 win (1 kg for fillies / mares)
** 1 kg for a grade 2 win
* If a graded stakes race has been won for more than a year:
** 1 kg for a grade 1 win

## Winners since 1995

| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
| 1995 | Narita Brian | 4 | Katsuyuki Minai | Masaaki Ookubo | 3:08.2 |
| 1996 | Narita Brian | 5 | Yutaka Take | Masaaki Ookubo | 3:04.9 |
| 1997 | Mayano Top Gun | 5 | Seiki Tabara | Masahiro Sakaguchi | 3:07.2 |
| 1998 | Mejiro Bright | 4 | Hiroshi Kawashi | Hidekazu Asami | 3:09.3 |
| 1999 | Special Week | 4 | Yutaka Take | Toshiaki Shirai | 3:13.4 |
| 2000 | T M Opera O | 4 | Ryuji Wada | Ichizo Iwamoto | 3:09.4 |
| 2001 | Narita Top Road | 5 | Kunihiko Watanabe | Hidenori Yamaji | 3:02.5 |
| 2002 | Narita Top Road | 6 | Kunihiko Watanabe | Hidenori Yamaji | 3:07.9 |
| 2003 | Daitaku Bertram | 5 | Yutaka Take | Kojiro Hashiguchi | 3:05.9 |
| 2004 | Lincoln | 4 | Yutaka Take | Hidetaka Otonashi | 3:08.4 |
| 2005 | My Sole Sound | 6 | Masaru Honda | Katsuichi Nishiura | 3:06.2 |
| 2006 | Deep Impact | 4 | Yutaka Take | Yasuo Ikee | 3:08.8 |
| 2007 | Eye Popper | 7 | Yutaka Take | Izumi Shimizu | 3:08.3 |
| 2008 | Admire Jupiter | 5 | Yasunari Iwata | Yasuo Tomomichi | 3:08.7 |
| 2009 | Asakusa Kings | 5 | Hirofumi Shii | Ryuji Okubo | 3:13.2 |
| 2010 | Tokai Trick | 8 | Shinji Fujita | Kenji Nonaka | 3:07.3 |
| 2011 | Namura Crescent | 6 | Ryuji Wada | Nobuharu Fukushima | 3:04.4 |
| 2012 | Gustave Cry | 4 | Yuichi Fukunaga | Yoshiyuki Arakawa | 3:11.8 |
| 2013 | Gold Ship | 4 | Hiroyuki Uchida | Naosuke Sugai | 3:05.0 |
| 2014 | Gold Ship | 5 | Yasunari Iwata | Naosuke Sugai | 3:06.6 |
| 2015 | Gold Ship | 6 | Yasunari Iwata | Naosuke Sugai | 3:05.9 |
| 2016 | Cheval Grand | 4 | Yuichi Fukunaga | Yasuo Tomomichi | 3:05.8 |
| 2017 | Satono Diamond | 4 | Christophe Lemaire | Yasutoshi Ikee | 3:02.6 |
| 2018 | Rainbow Line | 5 | Yasunari Iwata | Hidekazu Asami | 3:03.6 |
| 2019 | Sciacchetra | 6 | Keita Tosaki | Katsuhiko Sumii | 3:06.5 |
| 2020 | You Can Smile | 5 | Yasunari Iwata | Yasuo Tomomichi | 3:03.0 |
| 2021 | Deep Bond | 4 | Ryuji Wada | Ryuji Okubo | 3:07.3 |
| 2022 | Deep Bond | 5 | Ryuji Wada | Ryuji Okubo | 3:05.0 |
| 2023 | Justin Palace | 4 | Christophe Lemaire | Haruki Sugiyama | 3:06.1 |
| 2024 | T O Royal | 6 | Yuji Hishida | Inao Okada | 3:06.8 |

## Earlier winners

* 1953 - Koran
* 1954 - Hiya Kiogan
* 1955 - Sekai O
* 1956 - Dainana Hoshu
* 1957 - Top Run
* 1958 - Katsura Shuho
* 1959 - Tokitsuhiro
* 1960 - Yamanin More
* 1961 - Helios
* 1962 - Motoichi
* 1963 - Hikaru Pola
* 1964 - Kotaro
* 1965 - Chitose O
* 1966 - Ryu Pharos
* 1967 - Finis
* 1968 - Muo
* 1969 - Date Hakutaka
* 1970 - Speedy Wonder
* 1971 - Suin Hoshu
* 1972 - Hamano Parade
* 1973 - Dicta Boy
* 1974 - Kuri Onward
* 1975 - Long Hawk
* 1976 - Hokuto Boy
* 1977 - Takino Chester
* 1978 - Captain Namura
* 1979 - Fine Dragon
* 1980 - Great Titan
* 1981 - Arena O
* 1982 - Hanki Inari
* 1983 - Shin Brown
* 1984 - Shin Brown
* 1985 - Nishino Raiden
* 1986 - Mejiro Boir
* 1987 - Suda Hawk
* 1988 - Tamamo Cross
* 1989 - Namura Mononofu
* 1990 - Osumi Shadai
* 1991 - Mejiro McQueen
* 1992 - Mejiro McQueen
* 1993 - Mejiro Palmer
* 1994 - Monsieur Siecle