1. Takarazuka Kinen Latest News
2. Takarazuka Kinen 2025 Entries Horse
3. Takarazuka Kinen 2025 Notable Runners
4. Takarazuka Kinen race overview
5. Racecourse Feature
6. Takarazuka Kinen Past Winners

Takarazuka Kinen Latest News

Takarazuka Kinen 2025 Entries Horse

2025 Osaka Hai (G1) winner Bellagio Opera, 2024 Arima Kinen (G1) winner Regaleira and 2024 Kikuka Sho (G1) winner Urban Chic etc are scheduled to run.

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

Takarazuka Kinen 2025 Notable Runners

Bellagio Opera

He secured back-to-back victories in the Osaka Hai in his previous race. So far, he has claimed four graded stakes wins, including two at the G1 level.

Known for his consistency in sitting in a good position and finishing strongly, he now sets his sights on redemption after finishing third last year.

Regaleira

She became the first filly to win the 2023 Hopeful Stakes against colts. However, she then went through a series of disappointing performances. She bounced back to claim her second G1 victory in last year’s Arima Kinen.

She has recorded the fastest final furlong time in seven of his eight races, she is now aiming to secure another Grand Prix title, building on her success in last year’s Arima Kinen.

Lord del Rey

He won his first graded stakes race in January’s Nikkei Shinshun Hai, and despite making his Grade 1 debut in the Osaka Hai, he performed admirably to finish second.

With six wins from ten starts and only one finish outside the top two, he has shown consistent form. Primarily running at middle distances, he now faces a great opportunity to claim his first G1 victory.

Takarazuka Kinen race overview

The G1 Takarazuka Kinen is a horse race organized by the Japan Racing Association, holding an international Grade 1 status. Thoroughbreds aged three and older are eligible to compete. Established in 1960, initially held over a distance of 1800 meters on turf, it has been contested over 2200 meters since 1966. Following the introduction of the grading system in 1984, it was elevated to Grade 1 status.

Similar to the G1 Arima Kinen, the field for the Takarazuka Kinen is determined by fan voting which is known as "Grand Prix", with the top 10 horses receiving priority entry rights. The winner of the race is granted priority entry rights to the G1 Breeders' Cup Turf and the G1 Cox Plate in the same year. In 2019, Lys Gracieux won the Takarazuka Kinen and subsequently triumphed in the Cox Plate after venturing to Australia. The current race record is held by Titleholder, the winner in 2022, setting a course record over the 2200- meter distance at Hanshin Racecourse. In 2024, due to renovation work at Hanshin Racecourse, the venue for the race was changed from the traditional Hanshin location to Kyoto Racecourse.

Racecourse Feature

Hanshin 2200m turf course : The course used for the Takarazuka Kinen. It takes place over just more than one full circuit of the inner course. The race starts at the far right end of the home stretch, just past the outer course’s fourth corner exit, with a run of 525 meters to the first corner. The turns from the third to fourth corners are relatively gentle for an inner course. The final straight measures 356.5 meters (using the A-course configuration) and features a steep uphill climb of 1.8 meters between the 200-meter and 80-meter marks.

Takarazuka Kinen Past Winners

Takarazuka Kinen Feature

Latest information on the Takarazuka Kinen (G1).