Nakayama Daishogai

The Nakayama Daishogai (中山大障害) is a Group 1 steeplechase horse race in Japan open to thoroughbreds which are three-years-old or above. It is run over a distance of 4100m (212 miles + 84 feet) at Nakayama Racecourse every year in late December. It is one of Japan's two Group 1 jump races of the year, the other being the Nakayama Grand Jump.

Nakayama Daishogai
中山大障害
Jump Grade 1 race
2010 Nakayama Daishogai
LocationNakayama Racecourse
Inaugurated1934
Race typeThoroughbred-Steeplechase
Race information
Distance4100 meters
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight and Left-handed
Qualification3-y-o & Up
Weight61 kg (3yo); 63 kg (4yo+)
Allowances
2 kg for fillies and mares
Purse¥125,500,000 (as of 2023)
1st: ¥66,000,000

Inaugurated as the Daishogai Tokubetsu in 1934, the Nakayama Daishogai had originally been run twice annually, once in the spring and once at the end of the year. In 1999, the spring race was discontinued and replaced by the Nakayama Grand Jump.[1] The 144th running of the Daishogai was held in 2021.[2]

Winners since 1999

YearWinnerAgeJockeyTrainer
1999Godspeed5Makoto NishitaniTsutomu Setoguchi
2000Land Power5Tomonori KanaoriMasaru Hukushima
2001Yu Fuyoho4Yasunari ImamuraShigeki Matsumoto
2002Gilded Age5Rochelle LockettShigeki Matsumoto
2004*Blandices7Takashi OeharaTatsuo Fujiwara
2004Merci Taka O5Koichi IdetsuKohei Take
2005T M Dragon3Yuzo ShirahamaSadahiro Kojima
2006Maruka Rascal4Makoto NishitaniTsutomu Setoguchi
2007Merci A Time5Yoshiyuki YokoyamaKohei Take
2008King Joy6Jun TakadaYutaka Masumoto
2009King Joy7Makoto NishitaniYutaka Masumoto
2010Bashi Ken5Yasunori MinoshimaYoshihiro Takahashi
2011Majesty Bio4Koshi YamamotoTsuyoshi Tanaka
2012Marvelous Kaiser4Shigefumi KumazawaMasami Shibata
2013Apollo Maverick4Yusuke IgarashiMasahiro Horii
2014Red Kingdom5Shinya KitazawaMikio Matsunaga
2015Up To Date5Mitsuaki HayashiShozo Sasaki
2016Oju Chosan5Shinichi IshigamiShoichiro Wada
2017Oju Chosan6Shinichi IshigamiShoichiro Wada
2018Nihonpiro Baron8Shinichi IshigamiHidetaka Tadokoro
2019Shingun Michael5Mitsuki KanekoKeiji Takaichi
2020Meisho Dassai7Kazuma MoriYūji Iida
2021Oju Chosan10Shinichi IshigamiShoichiro Wada
2022Nishino Daisy6Yusuke IgarashiNoboru Takagi
2023Meiner Grand5Shinichi IshigamiTakafumi Aoki

*There were two runnings of the Nakayama Daishogai in 2004, as the 2003 race was originally postponed due to weather.

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