The Mile Championship Nambu Hai (in Japanese: マイルチャンピオンシップ南部杯) is a Domestic Grade 1 race for thoroughbreds three-year-olds and above held at Morioka Racecourse in Japan.
The name of the race originates from the Nambu clan which ruled the Morioka Domain during the Edo period. The name and Nambu family crest are used with the approval of the 45th head of the Nambu clan, Toshiaki Nambu. The current head of the Nambu clan attends the award ceremony every year and awards the trophy to the winner.
Race details The race was originally known as the "Northern Japan Mile Championship", until it was changed to the current name in 1995. The race is run over 1600 meters on dirt.
The race took place at Mizusawa Racecourse from 1988 to 1995 before moving to Morioka. As part of showing support for the areas affected by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, the race was held at Tokyo Racecourse that year.
The race is always held in October.
Records Speed record:
1:32.7 – Arctos (2020)
Most wins:
3 – Blue Concorde (2006, 2007, 2008) 3 – Espoir City (2009, 2012, 2013)
Most wins by a jockey:
5 - Isao Sugawara (1990, 1993, 1994, 1998, 2002)
Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Organization Time1988Great Sir Pen7Tsutomu KudoKazuyasu WatanabeKatsutaro MiharaTakasaki1:42.41989Daiko Galdan5Kenji MitoHiroshi MurayamaTokio KumakuboKaminoyama1:42.41990Great Hope5Isao SugawaraShigeyuki KonishiKikuo OnoderaMorioka1:40.01991Takeden Fighter6Mikiya OedaTadao SatoKiichiro AkagawaNiigata1:40.81992Takeden Mangetsu7Norio HirasawaMasami HiraishiTokio KumakuboUtsunomiya1:42.01993Tokei Nisei7Isao SugawaraShigeyuki KonishiKikuo OnoderaMorioka1:39.81994Tokei Nisei8Isao SugawaraShigeyuki KonishiKikuo OnoderaMorioka1:39.51995Lively Mount5Mamoru IshibashiFujio ShibataTetsuo KatoJRA1:40.61996Hokuto Vega7Hitoshi MatobaTakao NakanoKanamorimori Shoji K.JRA1:38.31997Taiki Sherlock6Norihiro YokoyamaMinoru TsuchidaTaiki Farm Co. Ltd.JRA1:36.21998Meisei Opera5Isao SugawaraShuichi SasakiMeisho Shoji Co. Ltd.Mizusawa1:35.11999Nihon Pillow Jupiter5Yutaka TakeTetsuya MenoHyakutaro KobayashiJRA1:38.42000Gold Tiara5Hiroki GotoKunihide MatsudaKazuko YoshidaJRA1:38.32001Agnes Digital4Hirofumi ShiiToshiaki ShiraiTakao WatanabeJRA1:37.72002Toho Emperor6Isao SugawaraYotsumi ChibaToho Bussan Co. Ltd.Mizusawa1:38.72003Admire Don4Katsumi AndōHiroyoshi MatsudaRiichi KondoJRA1:35.42004Utopia4Norihiro YokoyamaKojiro HashiguchiKaneko Makoto Holdings Co. Ltd.JRA1:35.92005Utopia5Katsumi AndōKojiro HashiguchiKaneko Makoto Holdings Co. Ltd.JRA1:36.72006Blue Concorde6Hideaki Miyuki Toshiyuki HattoriOgifushi Racing Club Co. Ltd.JRA1:36.62007Blue Concorde7Hideaki Miyuki Toshiyuki HattoriBlue Management Co. Ltd.JRA1:36.82008Blue Concorde8Hideaki Miyuki Toshiyuki HattoriBlue Management Co. Ltd.JRA1:37.32009Espoir City4Tetsuzō SatōAkio AdachiYushun Horse Co. Ltd.JRA1:35.42010Oro Meister5Yutaka YoshidaYokichi OkuboSunday Racing Co. Ltd.JRA1:34.82011Transcend5Shinji FujitaTakayuki YasudaKoji MaedaJRA1:34.82012Espoir City7Tetsuzō SatōAkio AdachiYushun Horse Co. Ltd.JRA1:35.92013Espoir City8Hiroki GotoAkio AdachiYushun Horse Co. Ltd.JRA1:35.12014 Best Warrior4Keita TosakiSei IshizakaYukio BabaJRA1:35.92015 Best Warrior5Yuichi FukunagaSei IshizakaYukio BabaJRA1:36.82016Copano Rickey6Hironobu TanabeAkira MurayamaSachiaki KobayashiJRA1:33.52017Copano Rickey7Hironobu TanabeAkira MurayamaSachiaki KobayashiJRA1:34.92018 Le Vent Se Leve3Mirco DemuroKiyoshi HagiwaraG1 Racing Co. Ltd.JRA1:35.32019 Sunrise Nova5Hiroto YoshiharaHidetaka OtonashiTakao MatsuokaJRA1:34.22020 Arctos5Hironobu TanabeToru KuritaKoichiro YamaguchiJRA1:32.72021 Arctos6Hironobu TanabeToru KuritaKoichiro YamaguchiJRA1:35.32022 Cafe Pharoah5Yuichi FukunagaNoriyuki HoriKoichi NishikawaJRA1:34.62023 Lemon Pop5Ryusei SakaiHiroyasu TanakaGodolphinJRA1:33.82024Lemon Pop6Ryusei SakaiHiroyasu TanakaGodolphinJRA1:35.92025Wilson Tesoro6Yuga KawadaNoboru TakagiRyotokuji Kenji Holdings Co. Ltd.JRA1:34.3
See also Horse racing in Japan List of Japanese flat horse races
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