Inaugurated 1947 Surface Turf | Distance 2200 metres Track Right-handed | |
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Location Nakayama Racecourse, Funabashi, Chiba. Race type Thoroughbred Flat racing | ||
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The St Lite 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.
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.
References
St Lite Kinen Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA