Nakayama Kinen

Nakayama Kinen
中山記念
Grade 2 race
Hishi Iguazu winning the 2023 Nakayama Kinen
LocationNakayama Racecourse, Funabashi, Chiba.
Inaugurated1937
Race typeThoroughbred Flat racing
Race information
Distance1800 metres
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed
Qualification4-y-o+
Weight4-y-o 55kg, 5-y-o+ 56kg. Fillies & mares allowed 2kg.
Purse¥ 145,220,000 (as of 2024)
1st: ¥ 67,000,000
2nd: ¥ 27,000,000
3rd: ¥ 17,000,000

The Nakayama Kinen (中山記念, Nakayama Kinen) is a Japanese Grade 2 flat horse race in Japan for Thoroughbreds aged four and older run over a distance of 1,800 metres at the Nakayama Racecourse, Funabashi, Chiba. The race is run in late February or early March.[1][2]

The race was first run in 1937. It was originally run twice a year, in spring and autumn, before a single annual race was established in 1952.[2] Among the winners of the race have been Silence Suzuka, Victoire Pisa, Just A Way, and Panthalassa.

  1. ^ "Nakayama Kinen (G2)". japanracing.jp.
  2. ^ a b "歴史・コース:中山記念 今週の注目レース JRA". jra.jp (in Japanese). Japan Racing Association. Archived from the original on 2024-02-18. Retrieved 2024-05-27.