Kinko Sho
The Kinko Sho is a Japanese Grade 2 horse race for Thoroughbreds aged four and over. It is run in March over a distance of 2000 metres at Chukyo Racecourse, in Toyoake, Aichi, Japan.
It was first run in 1965 and was promoted to Grade 3 in 1984 before becoming a Grade 2 race in 1996. The race was run in May until 2011 and in December from 2012 until 2016.
Weight
57 kg for four-year-olds above.Allowances:
- 2 kg for fillies / mares
- 1 kg for southern hemisphere bred three-year-olds
- If a Graded [stakes race|graded stakes] race has been won within a year:
- * 2 kg for a grade 1 win
- * 1 kg for a grade 2 win
- If a graded stakes race has been won for more than a year:
- * 1 kg for a grade 1 win
Winners since 2000
The 2010 and 2011 races took place at Kyoto Racecourse in May.Earlier winners
- 1965 - Aoba
- 1966 - Pacific Rim
- 1967 - Kuribatsuku
- 1968 - Lohengrin
- 1969 - Hakusenshou
- 1970 - Arion
- 1971 - Suinhoushuu
- 1972 - Shingun
- 1973 - Sakaekah O
- 1974 - Houshuu Missile
- 1975 - Suzuka Hard
- 1976 - Yamabuki O
- 1977 - Machikane Raiko
- 1978 - Three Fires
- 1979 - Nichido Arashi
- 1980 - Marry Joy
- 1981 - Over Rainbow
- 1982 - Terno Hope
- 1983 - Lovely Star
- 1984 - Towa Kachidoki
- 1985 - Cannon Z
- 1986 - Izumi Star
- 1987 - Knockout
- 1988 - Passing Power
- 1989 - Marubutsu First
- 1990 - Marron Glace
- 1991 - Movie Star
- 1992 - Ikuno Dictus
- 1993 - Wish Dream
- 1994 - Marvelous Crown
- 1995 - Samani Beppin
- 1996 - Fujiyama Kenzan
- 1997 - Generalist
- 1998 - Silence Suzuka
- 1999 - Midnight Bet