Hanshin Cup


The Hanshin Cup is a Grade 2 race in Japan. It is held at Hanshin Racecourse in Takarazuka, Hyogo.
The race was first run in 2006 and is run over 1,400 metres on the inner turf course. It was upgraded to international status in 2009.
Due to the race calendar's arrangement, it was the final graded race organized by JRA in the 2012 and 2013 seasons, being held even after the Arima Kinen.

List of winners

Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Time
2006Fusaichi Richard3Yuichi FukunagaKunihide MatsudaFusao Sekiguchi1:20.6
2007Suzuka Phoenix5Yutaka TakeMitsuru HashidaKeiji Nagai1:20.6
2008Maruka Phoenix4Yuichi FukunagaMasahiro MatsunagaKawacho Sangyo1:21.6
2009Kinshasa no Kiseki6Mirco DemuroNoriyuki HoriKazumi Yoshida1:20.4
2010Kinshasa no Kiseki7Christophe SoumillonNoriyuki HoriKazumi Yoshida1:20.3
2011San Carlo5Yutaka YoshidaYokichi OkuboShadai Race Horse Co Ltd1:20.5
2012San Carlo6Yutaka YoshidaYokichi OkuboShadai Race Horse Co Ltd1:21.0
2013Real Impact5Ryan MooreNoriyuki HoriU Carrot Farm1:21.4
2014Real Impact6William BuickNoriyuki HoriU Carrot Farm1:20.7
2015Rosa Gigantea4Mirco DemuroKazuo FujisawaShadai Race Horse Co Ltd1:21.4
2016Shuji3Yuga KawadaNaosuke SugaiKoji Yasuhara1:21.9
2017Isla Bonita6Christophe LemaireHironori KuritaShadai Race Horse Co Ltd1:19.5
2018Diana Halo5Yuji HishidaHiroyuki OnedaKomahide1:21.1
2018Gran Alegria3Christophe LemaireKazuo FujisawaSunday Racing1:19.4