The Sapporo Kinen (

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札幌記念) is a Grade 2 Handicap

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for

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s aged three and above run in August over a distance of 2,000 metres at

Sapporo Racecourse is a racecourse run by the Japan Racing Association located in Chūō-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. Built in 1907, it has a seating capacity of 12,000, and can accommodate 30,000 spectators in total. Sapporo Racecourse hosts one GII (Grade 2) h ...

. It was first run in 1965 and was promoted to Grade 3 in 1984. The race was elevated to Grade 2 class in 1997. The race serves as a trial race for the autumn edition of the

Tenno Sho The is a horse race held twice a year in Japan, once in the spring and once in the autumn. "Tenno" means "Emperor of Japan". The races are both International Grade 1 races. Prior to the 2007 races, both Tenno Sho races were Japanese domestic Gr ...

Winners since 2000

The 2013 race took place at

Hakodate Racecourse is a horse racing track in Hakodate, Japan, built in 1896. During 2008 and 2009, Hakodate Racecourse was closed for renovation and refurbishment of the grandstand. Work was completed in June 2010. As part of this refurbishment, Mitsubishi Electri ...

Earlier winners

* 1984 - Roller King * 1985 - Rikisan Power * 1986 - Life Tateyama * 1987 - Foster Musashi * 1988 - Kobano Rich * 1989 - Dyna Letter * 1990 - Great Monte * 1991 -

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* 1992 - Sanei Thank You * 1993 - Narita Chikara * 1994 -

Hokuto Vega Hokuto Vega (in Japanese: ホクトベガ, March 26, 1990 – April 3, 1997) was a Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse and the winner of the 1993 Queen Elizabeth II Cup. She was badly injured in a fall during the 1997 Dubai World Cup at what was he ...

* 1995 - Super Play * 1996 - Marvelous Sunday * 1997 -

Air Groove Air Groove (in Japanese: エアグルーヴ, foaled April 6th, 1993 ~ April 23rd, 2013) was a Japanese racehorse, who won the 1996 Yushun Himba, and broodmare. Career Air Groove's first race was on October 29, 1995, at the Icho Stakes, where s ...

* 1998 -

* 1999 -

Seiun Sky Seiun Sky (; April 26, 1995 - August 16, 2011) was a Japanese thoroughbred racehorse. His major wins include the Satsuki Sho and Kikka Sho of 1998, two of the Triple Crown in Japan. Racing career 1998: three-year old season Seiun Sky ran h ...

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Winners since 2000

Earlier winners

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