Nakayama Grand Jump

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The Nakayama Grand Jump 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 4250m (2 5/8 miles + 84 feet).

With a purse of over ¥170 million (Approx. US$1.48 million) for its 2007 inception, the Nakayama Grand Jump is the richest steeplechase race in the world.

It is one of two Grade I steeplechase races on Japanese turf; the other is the Nakayama Daishogai, which uses the same racecourse under a slightly-different configuration.

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 1200m (3/4 mile) remaining, horses enter the outer turf course along the backstrech for the race's final three jumps.

[edit] Winners

Year
 Winner
 Age
 Jockey
 Trainer
 Owner
 Time
1999 Mejiro Pharaoh 6 Takashi Oehara Yokichi Okubo Mejiro Shoji co. 4:56.2
2000 Gokai 7 Yoshiyuki Yokoyama Hiroyuki Gohara Kei Yoshihashi 4:43.1
2001 Gokai 8 Yoshiyuki Yokoyama Hiroyuki Gohara Kei Yoshihashi 4:52.3
2002 St Steven 8 Craig Thornton John Wheeler John Wheeler 4:50.9
2003 Big Taste 5 Katsuyoshi Tsuneishi Tadashi Nakao Big co. 4:48.9
2004 Blandices 7 Takashi Oehara Tatsuo Fujiwara Sunday Racing Co. Ltd. 4:47.0
2005 Karasi 10 Brett Scott Eric Musgrove Pearse Morgan 4:50.4
2006 Karasi 11 Brett Scott Eric Musgrove Pearse Morgan 4:50.8
2007 Karasi 12 Brett Scott Eric Musgrove Pearse Morgan 4:50.4
2008 Maruka Rascal 6 Makoto Nishitani Yutaka Masumoto Kawacho Sangyo 4:57.7

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List of Japanese Grade I horse races

International Races (regular GI races)

February Stakes (dirt) | Takamatsunomiya Kinen | Tenno Sho (Spring) | Yasuda Kinen | Takarazuka Kinen | Sprinters Stakes | Tenno Sho (Autumn) | Queen Elizabeth II Commemorative Cup (fillies and mares) | Mile Championship | Japan Cup Dirt (invitational dirt) | Japan Cup (invitational) | Arima Kinen (Grand Prix)


Domestic Races (JPN I races)

Kawasaki Kinen (dirt) | Oka Sho (Japanese 1000 Guineas; 3-year-old fillies) | Satsuki Sho (Japanese 2000 Guineas; 3-year-olds) | Kashiwa Kinen(dirt) | NHK Mile Cup (3-year-olds) | Victoria Mile (fillies and mares; open to international horses) | Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks; 3-year-old fillies) | Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby; 3-year-olds) | Teiou sho (dirt) | Japan Dirt Derby (3-year-old;dirt) | Derby Grand Prix (3-year-old;dirt) | Mile Championship Nanbuhai (dirt) | Shuka Sho (3-year-old fillies) | Kikuka Sho (Japanese St. Leger; 3-year-olds) | Japan Breeding farm's Cup Sprint (dirt) | Japan Breeding farm's Cup Classic (dirt) | Hanshin Juvenile Fillies (2-year-old fillies) | Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes (2-year-olds) | Zen-Nippon Nisai Yushun (dirt; 2-year-olds) | Tokyo Daishoten (dirt)


Steeplechase Races (J-GI races)

Nakayama Grand Jump (international invitational) | Nakayama Daishogai (domestic)


See also

Japan Racing Association | Horse Racing in Japan, Wikipedia article "Horse racing" | Horse Racing in Japan, official website
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