Location Obihiro Racecourse Race type Banei Surface Dirt | Inaugurated 1968 Website www.banei-keiba.or.jp | |
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Distance 200 meters
(About 1 furlongs) | ||
The Ban'ei Kinen (ばんえい記念) is a Grade 1 Ban'ei horse race, held in Obihiro, Hokkaido, Japan for four-year-olds and up. The full name is Nōrin Suisan Daijin Shōten Ban'ei Kinen (農林水産大臣賞典 ばんえい記念) (Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Award, Ban'ei Kinen).
The race is the championship race held in the end of the season (March) with the highest weight and prize money among all ban'ei races.
References
Ban'ei Kinen Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA