Ban'ei Kinen


The Ban'ei Kinen 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.
The race is the championship race held in the end of the season with the highest weight and prize money among all ban'ei races.

Winners since 2001

Year
Winner
Jockey
Trainer
Time
2001Sakano TaisonKazuo OkawaraHaruo Nishimura3:42.3
2002Sakano TaisonTakumi FujimotoHaruo Nishimura4:16.4
2003Super PegasusToshiharu IwamotoEito Otomo4:19.8
2004Super PegasusToshiharu IwamotoEito Otomo3:07.8
2005Super PegasusShunichi FujinoEito Otomo3:15.3
2006Super PegasusShunichi FujinoEito Otomo4:36.1
2007Tomoe PowerToichi SakamotoHirofumi Matsui4:50.6
2008Tomoe PowerHiromi NishiHirofumi Matsui5:35.8
2009Tomoe PowerHiromi NishiHirofumi Matsui4:50.8
2010Nishiki DaijinShunichi FujinoIsamu Kaneta4:24.8
2011Kanesa BlackMichiaki MatsudaHirofumi Matsui4:07.7
2012Nishiki DaijinKeisuke SuzukiShinichi Murakami2:34.0
2013Kanesa BlackMichiaki MatsudaHirofumi Matsui3:43.1