Haneda Hai
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The Haneda Hai(羽田盃; "Haneda Cup") is a Japanese Domestic Grade 1 flat race for three year old thoroughbred colts and fillies run over a distance of 1,800 meters (about 9 furlongs) on dirt at Ohi Racecourse in Shinagawa, Tokyo in late April to early May.
History
It began in 1956 as the Ohi Hai. Its name was changed to Haneda Hai in commemoration of Haneda Racecourse which used to be situated next to Shinagawa.
The distance has been changed several times. It has been run as follows:
- from its inception until 1966 at 1,800 meters
- from 1967 to 1995 at 2,000 meters
- from 1996 to 1998 at 1,800 meters
- from 1999 to 2001 at 1,600 meters
- from 2002 to 2003 at 1,790 meters
- from 2004 onwards at 1,800 meters
Until 2023, this race was the first leg of the South Kanto(南関東; Minami-Kantō) Triple Crown along with Tokyo Derby and Japan Dirt Derby and only horses belonging to South Kanto Horseracing could run.
Dirt Grade Promotion
The race was promoted to Domestic Grade 1 along with Tokyo Derby in 2024. Formerly the first leg of the South Kanto Triple Crown, it became the first leg of new Japanese Triple Crown of Dirt. Entries were expanded to 16 horses with 4 horses belonging to Japan Racing Association.
Trial races
Trial races provide automatic berths to the winning horses or placed horses as specified.
| Race Name | Class | Racecourse | Distance | Condition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluebird Cup | JpnIII | Funabashi | 1,800 meters | Winner that belongs to NAR. |
| Kumotori Sho | JpnIII | Ohi | 1,800 meters | Two horses that belong to JRA who placed 3rd or better. |
| Top 2 horses that belong to NAR regardless of placing. | ||||
| Starburst Cup | OP | Ohi | 2,000 meters | Winner |
| Keihin Hai | JpnII | Ohi | 1,700 meters | Two horses that belong to JRA who placed 3rd or better. |
| Top 2 horses that belong to NAR regardless of placing. |
Races listed below does not provide automatic berths, but still important steps for this race.
| Race Name | Class | Racecourse | Distance | Condition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classic Challenge | OP | Ohi | 1,800 meters | Winner |
| Spring Cup | SPI | Nagoya | 1,700 meters |
Winners since 2004
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Tokino Kojiro(JPN) | Nobuhiro Yamada(JPN) | Japan Rentaro Hasegawa (KAW) | Hisatsugu Tanaka(JPN) | 1:53.5 |
| 2005 | Sea Chariot(USA) | Hiroyuki Uchida(JPN) | Japan Masayuki Kawashima (FUN) | Darley Japan Racing(JPN) | 1:53.5 |
| 2006 | Thank You Win(JPN) | Seiji Sakai(JPN) | Japan Mitsuhiro Okabayashi (FUN) | Yoshimitsu Itaka(JPN) | 1:53.1 |
| 2007 | Top Sabaton(JPN) | Shun Ishizaki(JPN) | Japan Masao Kakimoto (FUN) | Tsuya Kiya(JPN) | 1:51.1 |
| 2008 | Nick Banyan(JPN) | Fumio Matoba(JPN) | Japan Yoichi Sasaki (OHI) | Yasushi Tsumura(JPN) | 1:52.8 |
| 2009 | Nike High Grade(JPN) | Keita Tosaki(JPN) | Japan Masayuki Kawashima (FUN) | Seiji Ono(JPN) | 1:54.9 |
| 2010 | Seize the Gold(JPN) | Hiroyuki Uchida(JPN) | Japan Katsunori Arayama (OHI) | Daiten Farm Co., Ltd.(JPN) | 1:53.7 |
| 2011 | Clave Secreta(JPN) | Keita Tosaki(JPN) | Japan Masayuki Kawashima (FUN) | Sunday Racing(JPN) | 1:52.1 |
| 2012 | Art Sahara(JPN) | Tadanari Konno(JPN) | Japan Katsunori Arayama (OHI) | Daiten Farm Co., Ltd.(JPN) | 1:52.9 |
| 2013 | Outgeneral(JPN) | Norifumi Mikamoto(JPN) | Japan Masayuki Kawashima (FUN) | Sunday Racing(JPN) | 1:52.8 |
| 2014 | Happy Sprint(JPN) | Hiroto Yoshihara(JPN) | Japan Junpei Morishita (OHI) | Tsuji Bokujo(JPN) | 1:52.6 |
| 2015 | Studium(JPN) | Shun Ishizaki(JPN) | Japan Yoshiyuki Yano (FUN) | Nicks Co., Ltd.(JPN) | 1:54.6 |
| 2016 | Turbulence(JPN) | Taito Mori(JPN) | Japan Takashi Mizuno (URA) | Shunji Izumi(JPN) | 1:55.5 |
| 2017 | Captain King(JPN) | Takayuki Yano(JPN) | Japan Naoyuki Matoba (OHI) | Toshio Hiramoto(JPN) | 1:54.4 |
| 2018 | Yamano Fight(JPN) | Kota Motohashi(JPN) | Japan Yoshiyuki Yano (FUN) | Akihiko Yamaguchi(JPN) | 1:53.7 |
| 2019 | Mutually(JPN) | Norifumi Mikamoto(JPN) | Japan Yoshiyuki Yano (FUN) | Jotaro Ishise(JPN) | 1:53.5 |
| 2020 | Gold Heuer(JPN) | Seiji Yamazaki(JPN) | Japan Hiroshi Iwamoto (KAW) | Hatsue Okada(JPN) | 1:53.3 |
| 2021 | Transcendence(JPN) | Taito Mori(JPN) | Japan Satoshi Kokubo (URA) | Eishu Tokuhara(JPN) | 1:51.5 |
| 2022 | Miyagi Zao(JPN) | Daisuke Mashima(JPN) | Japan Junpei Morishita (OHI) | Masatoshi Suzuki(JPN) | 1:52.4 |
| 2023 | Mick Fire(JPN) | Norifumi Mikamoto(JPN) | Japan Kazuo Watanabe (OHI) | Koichi Hoshika(JPN) | 1:50.9 |
| Triple Crown of Dirt Series | |||||
| 2024 | Amante Bianco(JPN) | Yuga Kawada(JPN) | Japan Keisuke Miyata (JRA) | Silk Racing(JPN) | 1:53.9 |
| 2025 | Natural Rise(JPN) | Takeshi Yokoyama(JPN) | Japan Keizo Ito (JRA) | Hiroyuki Yoshioka(JPN) | 1:52.1 |
| 2026 | Finger(JPN) | Keita Tosaki(JPN) | Japan Hiroyasu Tanaka (JRA) | M's Racing(JPN) | 1:52.7 |
Earlier winners
See also
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