Kikusui Sho
# Kikusui Sho

The Kikusui Sho (in Japanese: 菊水賞), is a race for three-year-old stallions from Hyōgo Prefecture in the Hyogo Horse Racing Association.

## Race details

It is held at Sonoda Racecourse and is 1,700 meters in length on a dirt track.

The race is the first leg of the Hyogo Prefecture Triple Crown, alongside the Hyogo Derby and the Hyogo Championship.

The race usually takes place in April.

## Winners since 2015

Winners since 2015 include:

| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 2015 | Indium | Ken Kimura | Norio Tanaka | 1:53.3 |
| 2016 | Chouette | Tomohiro Hamada | Masako Niiko | 1:49.1 |
| 2017 | Magic Carpet | Ken Kimura | Norio Tanaka | 1:53.8 |
| 2018 | Azeztulite | Shoichi Kawamura | Yoshinori Arayama | 1:54.1 |
| 2019 | Jingi | Manabu Tanaka | Tadaaki Hashimoto | 1:49.1 |

## Past winners

Past winners include:

| 2000: Macky Laurel 2001: Road Bakushin 2002: Setono Ultra 2003: Meiner Exon 2004: Rugger Hitoritabi 2005: Great Stage 2006: Chance Torai 2007: Yukino Arashi 2008: Dear Sparkle | 2009: Karate Chop 2010: Fiore Harbor 2011: Hokusetsu Sunday 2012: Poison Black 2013: Yumeno Atosaki 2014: Nihonkai Seira |
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