Hanshin Juvenile Fillies

Hanshin Juvenile Fillies
2022 Hanshin Juvenile Fillies winner Liberty Island
ClassGrade 1
LocationHanshin Racecourse
Takarazuka, Hyogo, Japan
InauguratedDecember 18, 1949
Race typeThoroughbred - Flat racing
Race information
Distance1,600 meters (about 8 furlongs / one mile)
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed (outer course)
QualificationTwo-Year-Old Fillies
WeightNorthern Hemisphere-breds 55 kg (121 lbs)
Southern Hemisphere-breds 52 kg (115 lbs)
Purse¥ 140,200,000 (as of 2025)
  • 1st: ¥ 65,000,000
  • 2nd: ¥ 26,000,000
  • 3rd: ¥ 16,000,000

The Hanshin Juvenile Fillies (阪神ジュベナイルフィリーズ) is a one-mile turf stakes race for thoroughbred fillies two years old. It is considered the de facto year-end championship for two-year-old fillies in Japan.[1]

Qualifying races

The two races below are designated qualifying races, where the horses that finish first and second in each place earn a slot in the race.[2]

Winners

Year
Winner
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Time
1991 Nishino Flower Masao Sato Masahiro Matsuda Masayuki Nishiyama 1:36.2
1992 Suehiro Jo O Hiromasa Tamogi Takeshi Yoshinaga Otojiro Kobayashi 1:37.9
1993 Hishi Amazon Eiji Nakadate Takayoshi Nakano Masaichiro Abe 1:35.9
1994 Yamanin Paradise Yutaka Take Kunikazu Asami Doi Shoji 1:34.7
1995 Biwa Heidi Koichi Tsunoda Mitsumasa Hamada Biwa 1:35.3
1996 Mejiro Dober Yutaka Yoshida Yokichi Okubo Mejiro Shoji Inc. 1:34.6
1997 Ein Bride Yoshihiro Furukawa Toru Miya Miyoji Araki 1:35.8
1998 Stinger Norihiro Yokoyama Kazuo Fujisawa Teruya Yoshida 1:37.0
1999 Yamakatsu Suzuran Michael Kinane Kaneo Ikezoe Hiroyasu Yamada 1:35.6
2000 T M Ocean Masaru Honda Katsuichi Nishuira Masatsugu Takezono 1:34.6
2001 Tamuro Cherry Olivier Peslier Masato Nishizono Tamuro Taniguchi 1:35.1
2002 Peace of World Yuichi Fukunaga Masahiro Sakaguchi Tadashi Iida 1:34.7
2003 Yamanin Sucre Hirofumi Shii Hidekazu Asami Hajime Doi 1:35.9
2004 Shonan Peintre Yutaka Yoshida Yokichi Okubo Tetsuhide Kunimoto 1:35.2
2005 T M Precure Shigefumi Kumazawa Tadao Igarashi Masatsugu Takezono 1:37.3
2006 Vodka Hirofumi Shii Katsuhiko Sumii Yuzo Tanimizu 1:33.1
2007 Tall Poppy Kenichi Ikezoe Katsuhiko Sumii Carrot Farm 1:33.8
2008 Buena Vista Katsumi Ando Hiroyoshi Matsuda Sunday Racing Co. Ltd 1:35.2
2009 Apapane Masayoshi Ebina Sakae Kunieda Kaneko Makoto Holdings 1:34.9
2010 Reve d'Essor Yuichi Fukunaga Hiroyoshi Matsuda Sunday Racing Co. Ltd 1:35.7
2011 Joie de Vivre Yuichi Fukunaga Hiroyoshi Matsuda Sunday Racing Co. Ltd 1:34.9
2012 Robe Tissage Shinichiro Akiyama Naosuke Sugai Silk Co. Ltd. 1:34.2
2013 Red Reveur Keita Tosaki Naosuke Sugai Tokyo Horse Racing Co. Ltd 1:33.9
2014 Shonan Adela Masayoshi Ebina Yoshitaka Ninomiya Tetsuhide Kunimoto 1:34.4
2015 Major Emblem Christophe Lemaire Yasuhito Tamura Sunday Racing Co. Ltd 1:34.5
2016 Soul Stirring Christophe Lemaire Kazuo Fujisawa Shadai Race Horse Co. Ltd 1:34.0
2017 Lucky Lilac Shu Ishibashi Mikio Matsunaga Sunday Racing 1:34.3
2018 Danon Fantasy Cristian Demuro Mitsumasa Nakauchida Danon Co Ltd 1:34.1
2019 Resistencia Yuichi Kitamura Takeshi Matsushita U Carrot Farm 1:32.7
2020 Sodashi Hayato Yoshida Naosuke Sugai Kaneko Makoto Holdings 1:33.1
2021 Circle of Life Mirco Demuro Sakae Kunieda Masatake Iida 1:33.8
2022 Liberty Island Yuga Kawada Mitsumasa Nakauchida Sunday Racing 1:33.1
2023 Ascoli Piceno Hiroshi Kitamura Yoichi Kuroiwa Sunday Racing 1:32.6[b]
2024[a] Arma Veloce Mirai Iwata Hiroyuki Uemura Teruo Ono 1:33.4
2025 Star Anise Kohei Matsuyama Tomokazu Takano Katsumi Yoshida 1:32.6
  • a The 2024 running took place at Kyoto while Hanshin was closed for a year due to a grandstand renovation.[3]
  • b Set the current race record

Previous Winners

  • 1949 - Wizard
  • 1950 - Mineharu
  • 1951 - Iron Flower
  • 1952 - Wakakusa
  • 1953 - Yashima Apollo
  • 1954 - Raiden Oh
  • 1955 - Tosamore
  • 1956 - Miss Onward
  • 1957 - Meiji Midori
  • 1958 - International
  • 1959 - Kodama
  • 1960 - Ryulight
  • 1961 - Chitose Harbor
  • 1962 - Kotaro
  • 1963 - Prima Donna
  • 1964 - Eight Crown
  • 1965 - Nihon Pillow Ace
  • 1966 - Mejiro Taiyo
  • 1967 - Marchs
  • 1968 - Riki Eikan
  • 1969 - Tanino Moutier
  • 1970 - Long One
  • 1971 - Hide Hayate
  • 1972 - Kishu Laurel
  • 1973 - Kitano Kachidoki
  • 1974 - Raijin
  • 1975 - Ten Point
  • 1976 - Ryu Kiko
  • 1977 - Bambton Court
  • 1978 - Tamamo Asahi
  • 1979 - Lafontaice
  • 1980 - Sunny Ciboulette
  • 1981 - Lead Eighty
  • 1982 - Daizen King
  • 1983 - Long Hayabusa
  • 1984 - Daigo Totsugeki
  • 1985 - Katsuragi Heiden
  • 1986 - Gold City
  • 1987 - Soccer Boy
  • 1988 - Lucky Guerlain
  • 1989 - Kogane Taifu
  • 1990 - Ibuki Maikagura

See also

References

  1. ^ "今週の注目レース 阪神ジュベナイルフィリーズ(G?)". Japan Racing Association (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2017-12-04. Retrieved 2024-06-29.
  2. ^ ""競馬番組一般事項(V 出馬投票、V-2-(4)-ハ-(一))" (PDF). Japan Racing Association (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-06-29.
  3. ^ Goda, Naohiro (November 5, 2023). "JRA Announces 2024 Racing Fixtures". www.bloodhorse.com. Retrieved 2025-02-22.
  4. ^ "阪神JF". Netkeiba.
  5. ^ "Hanshin Juvenile Fillies". Netkeiba.