St Lite Kinen

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St Lite Kinen
セントライト記念

Grade 2 race
2018 St Lite Kinen winner Generale Uno
Location	Nakayama Racecourse, Funabashi, Chiba.
Inaugurated	1947
Race type	Thoroughbred Flat racing
Race information
Distance	2200 metres
Surface	Turf
Track	Right-handed
Qualification	3-y-o Colts & Fillies
Weight	57 kg Allowance: Fillies & mares 2 kg
Purse	¥ 117,540,000 (as of 2024) 1st: ¥ 54,000,000 2nd: ¥ 22,000,000 3rd: ¥ 14,000,000

The St Lite Kinen (セントライト記念, sentoraito kinen) is a Japanese Grade 2 flat horse race in Japan for three-year-old Thoroughbred colts and fillies run over a distance of 2,200 metres at the Nakayama Racecourse, Funabashi, Chiba. The race is run in September and serves as the main trial race for the Kikuka Sho.^[1]

It was first run in 1947 and was named in honour of the Japanese Triple Crown St Lite. Among the winners of the race have been Symboli Rudolf, Legacy World and Nakayama Festa.

The race was run at Tokyo Racecourse from 1947 until 1956 and in 1966, 1968, 1974, and 1976–1979. The 2014 running took place at Niigata Racecourse.