- Kikuka Shō
Turf race infobox
class = Domestic Grade 1
horse race = Kikuka Shō
"Japanese St. Leger"
菊花賞
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location =Kyoto Racecourse ,Fushimi-ku, Kyoto ,Kyoto Prefecture
inaugurated = 1938
race type =Thoroughbred Flat racing
website =
distance = 3000 meters
track = Turf, Right-handed
qualification = 3-y-o, Colts & Fillies
weight = Colt 57 kg, Filly 55 kg
purse = ¥269,750,000 (as of 2007)
bonuses =The Nihongo|Kikuka Shō|菊花賞 is a
Japan ese Domestic Grade 1 (Jpn I) flat horse race inJapan for three-year-oldthoroughbred colts and fillies run over a distance of 3,000 metres (approximately 1 7/8 miles) at theKyoto Racecourse ,Fushimi-ku, Kyoto ,Kyoto Prefecture in October.It was first run in 1938 and is the Japanese equivalent of the English
St. Leger Stakes .Winners since 2001
Earlier winners
* 1938 - Tetsumon
* 1939 - Marutake
* 1940 - Tetsuzakura
* 1941 -St Lite
* 1942 - Hayatake
* 1943 - Kurifuji
* 1944 - "no race"
* 1945 - "no race"
* 1946 - Azumarai
* 1947 - Browny
* 1948 - Newford
* 1949 - Tosa Midori
* 1950 - High Record
* 1951 - Track O
* 1952 - Saint O
* 1953 - Hakuryo
* 1954 - Dainana Hoshu
* 1955 - Meiji Hikari
* 1956 - Kitano O
* 1957 - Rhapsody
* 1958 - Koma Hikari
* 1959 - Hakukurama
* 1960 - Kitano Oza
* 1961 - Azuma Tenran
* 1962 - Hirokimi
* 1963 - Great Yoruka
* 1964 -Shinzan
* 1965 - Dai Koter
* 1966 - Nasuno Kotobuki
* 1967 - Knit Eight
* 1968 - Asaka O
* 1969 - Akane Tenryu
* 1970 - Date Tenryu
* 1971 - Nihon Pollow Moutiers
* 1972 - Ishino Hikaru
* 1973 - Take Hope
* 1974 - Kitano Kachidoki
* 1975 - Kokusai Prince
* 1976 - Green Grass
* 1977 - Press Toko
* 1978 - Inter Gushiken
* 1979 - Hashi Hermit
* 1980 - North Gust
* 1981 - Minagawa Manna
* 1982 - Horisky
* 1983 -Mr. C.B.
* 1984 -Symboli Rudolf
* 1985 - Miho Shinzan
* 1986 - Mejiro Durren
* 1987 - Sakura Star O
* 1988 - Super Creek
* 1989 - Bamboo Begin
* 1990 - Mejiro McQueen
* 1991 - Leo Durban
* 1992 - Rice Shower
* 1993 - Biwa Hayahide
* 1994 -Narita Brian
* 1995 -Mayano Top Gun
* 1996 -Dance in the Dark
* 1997 - Matikanefukukitaru
* 1998 - Seiun Sky
* 1999 - Narita Top Road
* 2000 - Air Shakur
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