The Nakayama Grand Jump (中山グランドジャンプ) is a Japanese horse racing steeplechase, held at Nakayama Racecourse every year in mid-April. It is for thoroughbreds, four years old and older, run at a distance of 4,260 meters. (about miles and 38 yards)
With a purse of over 142,660,000 yen, (about US$1.3 million), the Nakayama Grand Jump is one of the richest steeplechase races in the world. Held as "Nakayama Daishogai spring" until 1998, it was first run in 1999 as a 4100m race. It is one of two Grade I steeplechase races on Japanese turf, beside the Nakayama Daishogai, which slightly reconfigures the same racecourse.
The race is run on Nakayama's steeplechase course, which follows a twisted path on the racecourse interior over a series of jumps, inclines and declines. The dirt course is also crossed several times. On the final lap, with about 1200 m (3/4 mile) remaining, horses enter the outer turf course along the backstretch for the race's final three jumps. Since the inauguration of the race in 1999, it has been won by five foreign runners: St Steven (New Zealand 2002), Karasi (Australia 2005, 2006, 2007) and Blackstairmountain (Ireland 2013).
Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Time1999Mejiro Pharaoh6Takashi OeharaYokichi OkuboMejiro Shoji co.4:56.22000Gokai7Yoshiyuki YokoyamaHiroyuki GoharaKei Yoshihashi4:43.12001Gokai8Yoshiyuki YokoyamaHiroyuki GoharaKei Yoshihashi4:52.32002St Steven8Craig ThorntonJohn WheelerJohn Wheeler4:50.92003Big Taste5Katsuyoshi TsuneishiTadashi NakaoBig co.4:48.92004Blandices7Takashi OeharaTatsuo FujiwaraSunday Racing Co. Ltd.4:47.02005Karasi10Brett ScottEric MusgrovePearse Morgan4:50.42006Karasi11Brett ScottEric MusgrovePearse Morgan4:50.82007Karasi12Brett ScottEric MusgrovePearse Morgan4:50.42008Maruka Rascal6Makoto NishitaniYutaka MasumotoKawacho Sangyo4:57.72009Spring Ghent9Yuzo ShirahamaAkihiko NomuraHaruo Kato4:49.12010Merci Mont Saint5Yosuke KonoKohei TakeMitsuishi Farm5:03.52011Meiner Neos8Daichi ShibataRyuichi InabaK Thoroughbred Club Ruffian4:51.62012Majesty Bio5Daichi ShibataTsuyoshi TanakaBio Co. Ltd.5:02.92013Blackstairmountain8Ruby WalshWillie MullinsSusannah Ricci4:50.52014Apollo Maverick5Yusuke IgarashiMasahiro HoriiApollo Thoroughbred Club4:50.72015Up To Date5Mitsuaki HayashiShozo SasakiKazuo Imanishi4:46.62016Oju Chosan5Shinichi IshigamiShoichiro WadaChosan Co Ltd4:49.642017Oju Chosan6Shinichi IshigamiShoichiro WadaChosan Co Ltd4:50.82018Oju Chosan7Shinichi IshigamiShoichiro WadaChosan Co Ltd4:43.02019Oju Chosan8Shinichi IshigamiShoichiro WadaChosan Co Ltd4:47.62020Oju Chosan9Shinichi IshigamiShoichiro WadaChosan Co Ltd5:02.92021Meisho Dassai8Kazuma MoriYuji IidaYoshio Matsumoto4:50.12022Oju Chosan11Shinichi IshigamiShoichiro WadaChosan Co Ltd4:52.32023Irogotoshi6Yu KuroiwaKazuya MakitaGensho Uchida4:54.12024Irogotoshi7Yu KuroiwaKazuya MakitaGensho Uchida4:47.22025Ecoro Duel6Taro KusanoTakaki IwatoMasatoshi Haramura4:50.52026Ecoro Duel7Taro KusanoTakaki IwatoMasatoshi Haramura4:49.0
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Nakayama Grand Jump at the Japan Association for International Racing and Stud Book website