The is a Japanese
thoroughbred horse race
Thoroughbred racing is a sport and industry involving the racing of Thoroughbred horses. It is governed by different national bodies. There are two forms of the sport – flat racing and jump racing, the latter known as National Hunt racing in ...
on dirt track only for three years old. It is graded as a Domestic Grade I. It is run over a distance of 1,800 meters (about 9 furlongs) at
Oi Racecourse in
Shinagawa, Tokyo
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, the Ward had an estimated population of 380,293 and a population d ...
in April or May.
History
It began in 1955 as the ''Oi Hai''. Its name was changed to ''Haneda Hai'' in commemoration of Haneda racecourse which used to be situated next to Shinagawa.
Its distance has been changed several times. It has been run as follows:
* from its inception until 1966 at 1,800 meters
* from 1967 to 1995 at 2,000 meters
* from 1996 to 1998 at 1,800 meters
* from 1999 to 2001 at 1,600 meters
* from 2002 to 2003 at 1,790 meters
* from 2004 onwards at 1,800 meters
Until 2023, this race was the first leg of the South Kanto (Minami-Kanto) triple crown with
Tokyo Derby and
Japan Dirt Derby
The is a Domestic Grade 1 flat horse race in Japan for three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies run over a distance of 2,000 meters (approximately 1 mile 2 furlongs) at the Oi Racecourse, Shinagawa, Tokyo in early October. It is the thir ...
and only horses belonging to Minami-Kanto Horseracing could run.
Dirt Grade Promotion
The race was promoted to Domestic Grade 1 (Jpn1) along with
Tokyo Derby in 2024. Formerly the first leg of the South Kanto (Minami-Kanto) Triple Crown, it became the first leg of new Japanese
Triple Crown of Dirt. Entries were expanded to 16 horses with 4
JRA horses and 12
NAR horses.
Trial races
Trial races provide automatic berths to the winning horses or placed horses as specified.
Winners since 2004
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 ...
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List of Japanese flat horse races
This is a list of notable Flat racing, flat Horse racing, horse races which take place annually in Japan. Except for the Tokyo Daishoten, all graded races are operated by Japan Racing Association, including all conditions races which currently hold ...
References
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Flat horse races for three-year-olds
Horse races in Japan
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