| Grade 2 race | |
 2023 Yayoi Sho winner Tastiera | |
| Location | Nakayama Racecourse, Funabashi, Chiba. |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1964 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 2000 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | 3-y-o |
| Weight | 56kg, Fillies allowed 2kg. |
| Purse | ¥ 117,540,000 (as of 2024) 1st: ¥ 54,000,000 2nd: ¥ 22,000,000 3rd: ¥ 14,000,000 |
The Yayoi Sho (Deep Impact Kinen) (弥生賞ディープインパクト記念, Yayoi-shō (Deep Impact Kinen)) is a Japanese Grade 2 flat horse race in Japan for three-year-old Thoroughbred colts and fillies run over a distance of 2,000 metres at the Nakayama Racecourse, Funabashi, Chiba. The race is run in March and serves as a major trial race for the Satsuki Sho.[1] Yayoi means "March" in ancient Japanese calendar.
It was first run in 1964 as the Yayoi Sho (弥生賞, （Yayoi-shō）) . The race was run at Tokyo Racecourse in 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970 and 1988. Among the winners of the race have been Mr C B, Symboli Rudolf, Special Week, Agnes Tachyon, Deep Impact, Admire Moon and Victoire Pisa.
In October 2019, JRA decided to change the name to Yayoi Sho (Deep Impact Kinen) in memory of the late Deep Impact.[2].
- ^ "YAYOI SHO (G2)". japanracing.jp.
- ^ "令和初の馬名冠レース誕生！弥生賞20年から「弥生賞ディープインパクト記念」に改称". www.sponichi.co.jp. Retrieved 2021-03-22.