Nakayama Daishogai
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The Nakayama Daishogai (中山大障害) is a Grade 1 steeplechase horse race in Japan open to thoroughbreds which are three-years-old or above.It is run over a distance of 4100m (21⁄2 miles + 84 feet) at Nakayama Racecourse every year in late December.
The race was first run in 1934 at that time named Daishogai Tokubetsu.Next year its name was changed to current name and held twice a year until 1998.In 1999, The Spring Nakayama Daishogai was renamed at Nakayama Grand Jump, but The Autumn was continued.
Winners since 1999
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
| 1999 | Godspeed | 5 | Makoto Nishitani | Tsutomu Setoguchi |
| 2000 | Land Power | 5 | Tomonori Kanaori | Masaru Hukushima |
| 2001 | Yu Fuyoho | 4 | Yasunari Imamura | Shigeki Matsumoto |
| 2002 | Gilded Age | 5 | Rochelle Lockett | Shigeki Matsumoto |
| 2003 | Blandices * | 7 | Takashi Oehara | Tatsuo Fujiwara |
| 2004 | Merci Taka O | 5 | Koichi Idetsu | Kohei Take |
| 2005 | T M Dragon | 3 | Yuzo Shirahama | Sadahiro Kojima |
| 2006 | Maruka Rascal | 4 | Makoto Nishitani | Tsutomu Setoguchi |
| 2007 | Merci A Time | 5 | Yoshiyuki Yokoyama | Kohei Take |
| 2008 | King Joy | 6 | Jun Takada | Yutaka Masumoto |
| 2009 | King Joy | 7 | Makoto Nishitani | Yutaka Masumoto |
| 2010 | Bashi Ken | 5 | Yasunori Minoshima | Yoshihiro Takahashi |
| 2011 | Majesty Bio | 4 | Koshi Yamamoto | Tsuyoshi Tanaka |
| 2012 | Marvelous Kaiser | 4 | Shigefumi Kumazawa | Masami Shibata |
| 2013 | Apollo Maverick | 4 | Yusuke Igarashi | Masahiro Horii |
| 2014 | Red Kingdom | 5 | Shinya Kitazawa | Mikio Matsunaga |
* The 2003 race was postponed until January 10 because of snow.
