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Age / Sex	Northern Hemisphere Bred	Southern Hemisphere Bred
4yo+ C, H & G	57 kg (125.5lbs)	57 kg (125.5lbs)
4yo+ F & M	55 kg (121.5lbs)	55 kg (121.5lbs)
3yo C & G	55 kg (121.5lbs)	53 kg (117.0lbs)
3yo F	53 kg (117.0lbs)	51 kg (112.5lbs)

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Past Winners

Winner (Country Trained)		Time	Jockey	2nd	3rd
1981	Mairzy Doates (USA)	2:25.3	C. Asmussen	Frost King (CAN)	The Very One (USA)
1982	Half Iced (USA)	2:27.1	D. Macbeth	All Along (FR)	April Run (FR)
1983	Stanerra (IRE)	2:27.6	B. Rouse	Kyoei Promise (JPN)	Esprit Du Nord (FR)
1984	Katsuragi Ace (JPN)	2:26.3	K. Nishiura	Bedtime (GB)	Symboli Rudolf (JPN)
1985	Symboli Rudolf (JPN)	2:28.8	Y. Okabe	Rocky Tiger (JPN)	The Filbert (NZ)
1986	Jupiter Island (GB)	2:25.0	P.J. Eddery	Allez Milord (GB)	Miho Shinzan (JPN)
1987	Le Glorieux (FR)	2:24.9	A. Lequeux	Southjet (USA)	Dyna Actress (JPN)
1988	Pay the Butler (USA)	2:25.5	C. McCarron	Tamamo Cross (JPN)	Oguri Cap (JPN)
1989	Horlicks (NZ)	2:22.2	L.A. O’Sullivan	Oguri Cap (JPN)	Pay the Butler (USA)
1990	Better Loosen Up (AUS)	2:23.2	M.A. Clarke	Ode (FR)	Cacoethes (GB)
1991	Golden Pheasant (USA)	2:24.7	G. Stevens	Magic Night (FR)	Shaftesbury Avenue (AUS)
1992	Tokai Teio (JPN)	2:24.6	Y. Okabe	Naturalism (AUS)	Dear Doctor (FR)
1993	Legacy World (JPN)	2:24.4	H. Kawachi	Kotashaan (USA)	Winning Ticket (JPN)
1994	Marvelous Crown (JPN)	2:23.6	K. Minai	Paradise Creek (USA)	Royce and Royce (JPN)
1995	Lando (GER)	2:24.6	M. Roberts	Hishi Amazon (JPN)	Hernando (FR)
1996	Singspiel (GB)	2:23.8	L. Dettori	Fabulous la Fouine (JPN)	Strategic Choice (GB)
1997	Pilsudski (GB)	2:25.8	M. Kinane	Air Groove (JPN)	Bubble Gum Fellow (JPN)
1998	El Condor Pasa (JPN)	2:25.9	M. Ebina	Air Groove (JPN)	Special Week (JPN)
1999	Special Week (JPN)	2:25.5	Y. Take	Indigenous (HK)	High Rise (UAE)
2000	T.M.Opera O (JPN)	2:26.1	R. Wada	Meisho Doto (JPN)	Fantastic Light (UAE)
2001	Jungle Pocket (JPN)	2:23.8	O.Peslier	T.M.Opera O (JPN)	Narita Top Road (JPN)
2002*	Falbrav (ITY)	2:12.2	L. Dettori	Sarafan (USA)	Symboli Kris S (JPN)
2003	Tap Dance City (JPN)	2:28.7	T. Sato	That's the Plenty (JPN)	Symboli Kris S (JPN)
2004	Zenno Rob Roy (JPN)	2:24.2	O.Peslier	Cosmo Bulk (JPN)	Delta Blues (JPN)
2005	Alkaased (GB)	2:22.1	L. Dettori	Heart's Cry (JPN)	Zenno Rob Roy (JPN)
2006	Deep Impact (JPN)	2:25.1	Y. Take	Dream Passport (JPN)	Ouija Board(GB)
2007	Admire Moon (JPN)	2:24.7	Y. Iwata	Pop Rock (JPN)	Meisho Samson (JPN)
2008	Screen Hero (JPN)	2:25.5	M. Demuro	Deep Sky (JPN)	Vodka (JPN)
2009	Vodka(JPN)	2:22.4	C. Lemaire	Oken Bruce Lee (JPN)	Red Desire (JPN)
2010	Rose Kingdom (JPN)	2:25.2	Y. Take	Buena Vista (JPN)	Victoire Pisa (JPN)
2011	Buena Vista (JPN)	2:24.2	Y. Iwata	Tosen Jordan (JPN)	Jaguar Mail (JPN)
2012	Gentildonna (JPN)	2:23.1	Y. Iwata	Orfevre (JPN)	Rulership (JPN)
2013	Gentildonna (JPN)	2:26.1	R. Moore	Denim and Ruby (JPN)	Tosen Jordan (JPN)
2014	Epiphaneia (JPN)	2:23.1	C. Soumillon	Just a Way (JPN)	Spielberg (JPN)
2015	Shonan Pandora (JPN)	2:24.7	K. Ikezoe	Last Impact (JPN)	Lovely Day (JPN)
2016	Kitasan Black (JPN)	2:25.8	Y. Take	Sounds of Earth (JPN)	Cheval Grand (JPN)
2017	Cheval Grand (JPN)	2:23.7	H. Bowman	Rey de Oro(JPN)	Kitasan Black(JPN)
2018	Almond Eye (JPN)	2:20.6	C. Lemaire	Kiseki (JPN)	Suave Richard (JPN)
2019	Suave Richard (JPN)	2:25.9	O. Murphy	Curren Bouquetd'or(JPN)	Wagnerian(JPN)
2020	Almond Eye (JPN)	2:23.0	C. Lemaire	Contrail (JPN)	Daring Tact (JPN)

*The race was held at Nakayama Racecourse, shortening the distance to 2,200m.

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