1. Satsuki Sho Latest News
2. Satsuki Sho 2025 Entries Horse
3. Satsuki Sho 2025 Notable runners
4. Satsuki Sho race overview
5. Racecourse Feature
6. Satsuki Sho Past Winners

Satsuki Sho Latest News

Satsuki Sho 2025 Entries Horse

2024 HOPEFUL STAKES (G1) winner Croix du Nord, 2024 KYOTO NISAI STAKES (G3) winner Eri King and 2025 KISARAGI SHO (G3) winner Satono Shining etc are scheduled to run.

＊Please check the entries, Field, result, and other data against JRA official data.

Satsuki Sho 2025 Notable runners

Croix du Nord

He won the G1 Hopeful Stakes with three consecutive straight wins from his debut. He has also won two consecutive graded stakes races and was crowned two-year-old champion last year.

In addition to his consistent ability to lead, he also has a sharp spurt in the final straight and has no weaknesses.

Eri King

He has won all three races since his debut, with his most recent victory coming in the G3 Kyoto Nisai Stakes.

He has a nimble lead and has never faced the Croix du Nord. He failed to get out of the gate smoothly in his debut and in the Listed Nojigiku Stakes, but has a good chance if he can get off to a good start.

Satono Shining

Although he lost to Croix du Nord in the G3 Tokyo Sports Hai Nisai Stakes two races ago, he won the G3 Kisaragi Sho in his previous race.

All eyes are on the Kizuna's colt to see if he can win the Satsuki Sho, which his father failed to do.

Faust Rasen

In addition to the G1 Hopeful Stakes, in which he finished third despite being the booby favorite, he also won the prep of the G1 Satsuki Sho, G2 Yayoi Sho, as the seventh favorite.

He still has a young temperament, but if he learns to run diligently, he has the potential to be a GI contender.

Satsuki Sho race overview

The Satsuki Sho, conducted by the Japan Racing Association (JRA), is a prestigious Grade 1 horse race and one of the former "Big Eight" races. Modeled after the English 2000 Guineas, it was established to select the most talented and speedy breeding prospects. As a result, geldings which do not possess breeding capabilities are ineligible to compete.

Despite its name meaning "May" in the traditional Japanese calendar, the race has been held in April since 1952. Known as the first leg of the Japanese Triple Crown for 3-year-olds, it is often hailed as the race where "the fastest horse wins." Horses finishing within the top five in this race gain priority entry rights to the G1 Japanese Derby held in May.

Racecourse Feature

Nakayama 2000m turf course : The race takes place on the inner track, starting from the right side of the straight in front of the main grandstand, covering slightly more than one full circuit. The distance to the first corner is approximately 405 meters (when using the A course). The home straight measures about 310 meters, with a sharp incline of 2.4 meters in elevation just before the finish line. The horses experience steep slopes twice during the race, shortly after the start and just before the finish, demanding both horsepower and stamina.

Satsuki Sho Past Winners

SATSUKI SHO Feature

Latest information on the Satsuki Sho (G1).