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Tenno Sho (Spring)

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History

JUSTIN PALACE winning the Tenno Sho (Spring) at Kyoto in Japan.
JUSTIN PALACE winning the Tenno Sho (Spring) at Kyoto in Japan. Picture: Japan Racing Association

The Tenno Sho (Spring) is a Grade 1 race run under Weight For Age conditions for four year olds and above at Kyoto racecourse conducted by the Japan Racing Association.

The Tenno Sho (Spring) is run over 3200m. It was first run in 1938 and was won by Hase Park.

The Tenno Sho refers to the Emperor's Prize. The Spring race has an Autumn equivalent in October.

Prior to the 2007 races, both Tenno Sho races were just Japanese domestic Grade I's.

The Tenno Sho (Spring) was worth JPY475,200,000 in 2023.

Kyoto racecourse is a right handed course with the start up the back straight.

Nine times the four year olds have won in the last 20 years.

The great Kitasan Black was a brilliant stayer winning the race twice.

Deep Impact was having a great career in 2006 with only Arc defeat that year.

TM Opera O was another to do the Japan Cup/Arima Kinen double in 2000.

This has been Yutaka Take's race, winning it eight times.

Numerous trainers have multiple recent wins including Yasao Ikee, Yoshitsugu Iizuka, Ichizo Iwamoto, Hirofumi Toda, Hisashi Shimizu and Takahisa Tezuka.

Notable winners of the Tenno Sho (Spring) include Titleholder (2022), Fierement (2019/2020), Kitasan Black (2016/2017), Gold Ship (2015), Fenomeno (2013/2014), Jaguar Mail (2010), Meiner Kitz (2009), Meisho Samson (2007), Deep Impact (2006), Manhattan Cafe (2002), TM Opera O (2000/2001), Special Week (1999), Mayano Top Gun (1997), Mejiro McQueen (1991/1992) and Symboli Rudolf (1985).

The 2023 Tenno Sho (Spring) was won by Justin Palace from Deep Bond and Silver Sonic.


Racing and Sports

Previous Tenno Sho (Spring) Winners

Date Horse Jockey WT Trainer BP
JUSTIN PALACE (JPN) 4H
DEEP IMPACT (JPN) - PALACE RUMOR (USA) ROYAL ANTHEM (USA)
C P LEMAIRE 58.0 HARUKI SUGIYAMA 1
TITLEHOLDER (JPN) 4H
DURAMENTE (JPN) - MOWEN (GB) MOTIVATOR (GB)
KAZUO YOKOYAMA 58.0 TORU KURITA 16
WORLD PREMIERE (JPN) 5H
DEEP IMPACT (JPN) - MANDELA (GER) ACATENANGO (GER)
Y FUKUNAGA 58.0 Y TOMOMICHI 1
FIEREMENT (JPN) 5H
DEEP IMPACT (JPN) - LUNE D'OR (FR) GREEN TUNE (USA)
C P LEMAIRE 58.0 T TEZUKA 14
FIEREMENT (JPN) 4H
DEEP IMPACT (JPN) - LUNE D'OR (FR) GREEN TUNE (USA)
C P LEMAIRE 58.0 T TEZUKA 10
RAINBOW LINE (JPN) 5H
STAY GOLD (JPN) - REGENBOGEN (JPN) FRENCH DEPUTY (USA)
Y IWATA 58.0 H ASAMI 12
KITASAN BLACK (JPN) 5H
BLACK TIDE (JPN) - SUGAR HEART (JPN) SAKURA BAKUSHIN O (JPN)
YUTAKA TAKE 58.0 H SHIMIZU 3
KITASAN BLACK (JPN) 4H
BLACK TIDE (JPN) - SUGAR HEART (JPN) SAKURA BAKUSHIN O (JPN)
YUTAKA TAKE 58.0 H SHIMIZU 1
GOLD SHIP (JPN) 6H
STAY GOLD (JPN) - POINT FLAG (JPN) MEJIRO MCQUEEN (JPN)
N YOKOYAMA 58.0 N SUGAI 1
FENOMENO (JPN) 5H
STAY GOLD (JPN) - DE LAROCHE (IRE) DANEHILL (USA)
M EBINA 58.0 H TODA 7
FENOMENO (JPN) 4H
STAY GOLD (JPN) - DE LAROCHE (IRE) DANEHILL (USA)
M EBINA 58.0 H TODA 6
BEAT BLACK (JPN) 5H
MISCAST (JPN) - ALARM CALL (JPN) BRIAN'S TIME (USA)
SYU ISHIBASHI 58.0 H NAKAMURA 1
HIRUNO D'AMOUR (JPN) 4H
MANHATTAN CAFE (JPN) - SHARE ELEGANCE (JPN) LAMMTARRA (USA)
S FUJITA 58.0 M KON 2
JAGUAR MAIL (JPN) 6H
JUNGLE POCKET (JPN) - HAYA BENI KOMACHI (JPN) SUNDAY SILENCE (USA)
CRAIG WILLIAMS 58.0 N HORI 12
MEINER KITZ (JPN) 6H
CHIEF BEARHART (CAN) - TAKARA KANNA (JPN) SOCCER BOY (JPN)
MASAMI MATSUOKA 58.0 SAKAE KUNIEDA 2
ADMIRE JUPITER (JPN) 5H
FRENCH DEPUTY (USA) - J'S JEWELRY (JPN) REAL SHADAI (USA)
Y IWATA 58.0 Y TOMOMICHI 14
MEISHO SAMSON (JPN) 4M
OPERA HOUSE (GB) - MY VIVIEN (JPN) DANCING BRAVE (USA)
MAMORU ISHIBASHI 58.0 SHIGETADA TAKAHASHI 6
DEEP IMPACT (JPN) 4H
SUNDAY SILENCE (USA) - WIND IN HER HAIR (IRE) ALZAO (USA)
YUTAKA TAKE 58.0 YASUO IKEE 7
SUZUKA MAMBO (JPN) 4H
SUNDAY SILENCE (USA) - SPRING MAMBO (GB) KINGMAMBO (USA)
KATSUMI ANDO 58.0 M HASHIDA 10
INGRANDIRE (JPN) 5H
WHITE MUZZLE (GB) - MARILYN MOMOKO (JPN) REAL SHADAI (USA)
N YOKOYAMA 58.0 Y SHIMIZU 6
HISHI MIRACLE (JPN) 4H
SOCCER BOY (JPN) - SHUNSAKU YOSHIKO (JPN) SHADY HEIGHTS (GB)
KOICHI TSUNODA 58.0 M SAYAMA 11
MANHATTAN CAFE (JPN) 4H
SUNDAY SILENCE (USA) - SUBTLE CHANGE (IRE) LAW SOCIETY (USA)
M EBINA 58.0 F KOJIMA 4

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