{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2019}} {{short description|Japanese thoroughbred race}} {{Infobox horseraces | surface = Turf | class = Grade 3 | horse race = Kitakyushu Kinen<br>北九州記念 | image = 280px | caption = 2019 Kitakyushu Kinen winner Daimei Princess | location = Kokura Racecourse, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan | inaugurated = 1966<ref name="JP">{{cite web|title=KITAKYUSHU KINEN (G3)|url=http://japanracing.jp/en/racing/schedule/graded/list/2019/0818kitakyushu-kinen.html|website=JapanRacing|accessdate=1 April 2019|language=en}}</ref> | race type = Thoroughbred – Flat racing | website = | distance = 1,200 meters | track = Right-handed (inner course) | qualification = Fillies & mares | weight =Handicap | purse = {{JRA-purse-calculator|41|2025}} | bonuses = }}
The '''Kitakyushu Kinen''' (in Japanese: 北九州記念), short for TV Nishinippon Corp. Sho Kitakyushu Kinen, is a Grade IIIHandicap race in Japan for fillies and mares in the JRA.
==Race details== The first race was held in 1966.
The race is usually held in August, though in the past, they have been run in July.
Foreign horses are allowed to run, with up to 9 foreign horses at a time being allowed to run.<ref name="JP"></ref>
There are no weight limits.
==Winners since 2014== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:90%" |- ! width="36px" | Year<br /> ! width="120px" | Winner<br /> ! width="36px" |Age<br /> ! width="140px" | Jockey<br /> ! width="150px" | Trainer<br /> ! width="190px" | Owner<br /> ! Time<br /> |- |2014 ||Little Gerda||5 ||Kyosuke Maruta||Ippo Samushima||Ryoko Kuriyama||1:07.5 |- |2015 ||Bel Canto||4 ||Yutaka Take||Koichi Tsunoda||Koji Maeda||1:07.3 |- |2016||Bakushin Teio||7 ||Kota Fujioka||Hori Noriyuki||Masamichi Hayashi||1:08.5 |- |2017<ref name="JBBA">{{cite web|title=RACE COURSE KOKURA 11R|url=https://jbba.jp/kr/race/2017/grace082011011.html|website=jbba.jp|accessdate=1 April 2019|language=en|archive-date=2 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402042804/https://jbba.jp/kr/race/2017/grace082011011.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>||Diana Halo||4 ||Yutaka Take||Nobuharu Fukushima||Komahide Co. Ltd.||1:07.5 |- |2018<ref name="UM">{{cite web|title=11R KITAKYUSHU KINEN G3|url=https://umanity.jp/en/racedata/race_21.php?code=2018081910020811|website=Umanity|accessdate=1 April 2019|language=en}}</ref>||Ares Barrows||6 ||Yuji Yoshida||Koichi Tsunoda||Koji Inokuma||1:06.6 |- |2019||Daimei Princess||6 ||Shinichiro Akiyama||Naoyuki Morita||TokyoHorseRacing||1:08.2 |- |2020||Red En Ciel||6 ||Yuichi Fukunaga||Yasushi Shono||Koichi Miyamoto||1:07.8 |- |2021||Yoka Yoka||3 ||Hideaki Miyuki||Kiyoshi Tani||Koji Oka||1:08.2 |- |2022||Buon Voyage||5 ||Haruhiko Kawasu||Tomoyuki Umeda||Toshihiro Hirosaki||1:07.3 |- |2023||Jasper Krone||4 ||Taisei Danno||Tomoyuki Umeda||Hideyuki Mori||1:06.9 |- |2024 |Puro Magic |3 |Kohei Matsuyama |Shogo Yasuda |Three H Racing Co. Ltd. |1:07.9 |- |2025 |Yamanin al Rihla |4 |Taisei Danno |Takashi Saito |Hajime Doi |1:07.8 |}
==Previous winners== {| |- | valign=top | *1966: Hajime Ryu *1967: Atlas *1968: Hiro Daikoku *1969: Ho-un *1970: Open Tsubame *1971: Okaheren *1972: Thai Babo *1973: Narutaki Ace | valign=top | *1974: Rokko Ichi *1975: Fumino Hikari *1976: Miyajimarengo *1977: Fuji Linden *1978: Urakawa Cherry *1979: Three Fire *1980: Fuji Madonna *1981: Lafontaice | valign=top | *1982: Omi Shadai *1983: Lovely Star *1984: Manno Taro *1985: Global Dyna *1986: Lucky Sea Turtle *1987: Mayano Jo O *1988: Tagajo O *1989: Tanino Suisei | valign=top | *1990: Nishi Yamasho *1991: Movie Star *1992: Nuevo Tosho *1993: Silk Moonlight *1994: Ibuki Five One *1995: Inazuma Takao *1996: Magic Kiss *1997: Dandy Command | valign=top | *1998: Tow Show Orion *1999: Eishin Vincennes *2000: Tunante *2001: Eishin Preston *2002: Top Protector *2003: Millenium Bio *2004: Daitaku Bertram *2005: Meisho Kaido | valign=top | *2006: Cosmo Fortune *2007: Kyowa Roaring *2008: Sleepless Night *2009: Sandalphone *2010: Melissa *2011: Tokai Mystery *2012: Sugino Endeavor *2013: Tsurumaru Leon |}
==See also== * Horse racing in Japan * List of Japanese flat horse races
==References== *Netkeiba:<ref>{{cite web|title=北九州記念 |url=https://race.netkeiba.com/special/index.html?id=0083 |website=Netkeiba}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=TV Nishinippon Corp.sho Kitakyushu Kinen |url=https://en.netkeiba.com/race/special.html?id=0083 |website=Netkeiba}}</ref> **{{Netkeiba-raceresult|1994|10030411}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|1995|10020411}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|1996|10020411}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|1997|10020411}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|1998|09040411}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|1999|10010411}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2000|10020211}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2001|10020211}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2002|10020211}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2003|10020211}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2004|10020211}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2005|10020210}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2006|10030210}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2007|10030210}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2008|10030210}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2009|10030210}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2010|10020210}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2011|10040611}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2012|10020811}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2013|10020811}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2014|10020811}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2015|10020811}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2016|10020811}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2017|10020811}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2018|10020811}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2019|10020811}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2020|10020411}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2021|10040411}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2022|10040411}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2023|10030411}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2024|10030211}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2025|10020411}}
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{{Japanese Grade III horse races}} Category:Horse races in Japan