The Aichi Hai (
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愛知杯) is a
Grade 3 horse race
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for
Thoroughbred
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fillies and mares aged four and over, run in March over a distance of 1,400 meters on turf at
Chukyo Racecourse
is located in Toyoake, Aichi, Japan. It is used for horse racing
Horse racing is an equestrian performance activity, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys (or sometimes driven without riders) over a set distance ...
.
The Aichi Hai was first run in 1963 at 2,000 meters and has held Grade 3 status since 1984. The Aichi Hai was run in December until 2014 and was open to three-year-olds before being changed to January: the change meant that the race was not run in 2015. The race was open to both male and female horses up to 2003. Since 2025, the race schedule was moved from January to March and run at a distance of 1,400 meters.
Winners since 2000
* Races were run at
Kokura Racecourse
is located in Kokura Minami-ku Kitakyushu, Japan. It is used for horse racing
Horse racing is an equestrian performance activity, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys (or sometimes driven without riders) over a set ...
.
Earlier winners
* 1984 - Kikuno Pegasus
* 1985 - Long Quick
* 1986 - Peter Hauler
* 1987 - Peter Hauler
* 1988 - Katsu Tokushin
* 1989 - Great Monte
* 1990 - White Arrow
* 1991 - Yamanin Seattle
* 1992 - Nuevo Tosho
* 1993 - Homare Okan
* 1994 - Tenzan Yutaka
* 1995 - Sound Barrier
* 1996 - Foundry Shori
* 1997 - Sakura Expert
* 1998 - Kanetoshi Governor
* 1999 - Bamboo Mariachi
See also
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Horse racing in Japan
is a popular equestrian sport in Japan, with more than 21,000 horse races held each year. Three types of racing take place in Japan - flat racing, jump racing, and Ban'ei Racing (also called Draft Racing).
In Japan, horse racing is organized b ...
*
List of Japanese flat horse races
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