Ban'ei Kinen prize money
Ban'ei Kinen is worth £50,400 for the 2022 running . That makes it the 897th richest of the 997 races on this site and the 19th richest in Japan.
The race announces its purse as ¥10,000,000, and every figure here is that money converted. The currency control at the top swaps the whole page.
What the Ban'ei Kinen is
Ban'ei Grade 1 · 200 meters (About 1 furlongs) · Dirt · Obihiro Racecourse
- Racecourse
- Obihiro Racecourse
- Country
- Japan
- Grade
- Ban'ei Grade 1
- Distance
- 200 meters (About 1 furlongs)
- Surface
- Dirt
- Race type
- Ban'ei
- Open to
- 4 years old or upper, Ban'ei
- Direction
- Ban'ei Track
- First run
- 1968
- As published
- ¥10,000,000
We hold the total fund for Ban'ei Kinen and no separate winner's cheque. What the winner takes is a rule the racecourse sets rather than a national one, and it varies race by race.
Run in 2:17.50 in 2025, Ban'ei Kinen pays £367 for every second of the race, which is 567th of the 611 races in horse racing prize money per second and 19th in Japan.
Every Ban'ei Kinen winner
25 runnings, 2001 to 2025, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Memrobosap2:17.5 | Watarai Shinro | Toichi Sakamoto |
| 2024 | Mejiro Goriki2:55.0 | Keisuke Suzuki | Hirofumi Matsui |
| 2023 | Memrobosap3:34.4 | Takeomi Abe | Toichi Sakamoto |
| 2022 | Mejiro Goriki2:47.2 | Kenichi Nishi | Hirofumi Matsui |
| 2021 | Hokusho Masaru2:43.4 | Takeomi Abe | Toichi Sakamoto |
| 2020 | Oreno Kokoro4:16.0 | Keisuke Suzuki | Shigeto Tsukitate |
| 2019 | Sengo Quace3:35.0 | Atsushi Kudo | Shigeto Tsukitate |
| 2018 | Oreno Kokoro3:59.3 | Keisuke Suzuki | Shigeto Tsukitate |
| 2017 | Oreno Kokoro4:07.6 | Keisuke Suzuki | Shigeto Tsukitate |
| 2016 | Fuji Dai Victory3:41.5 | Michiaki Matsuda | Akihiko Kanayama |
| 2015 | Kitano Taisho3:49.9 | Kazuo Okawara | Yoshiyuki Hattori |
| 2014 | Infinity4:13.2 | Tatsuya Asada | Isamu Kaneda |
| 2013 | Kanesa Black3:43.1 | Michiaki Matsuda | Hirofumi Matsui |
| 2012 | Nishiki Daijin2:34.0 | Keisuke Suzuki | Shinichi Murakami |
| 2011 | Kanesa Black4:07.7 | Michiaki Matsuda | Hirofumi Matsui |
| 2010 | Nishiki Daijin4:24.8 | Shunichi Fujino | Isamu Kaneta |
| 2009 | Tomoe Power4:50.8 | Hiromi Nishi | Hirofumi Matsui |
| 2008 | Tomoe Power5:35.8 | Hiromi Nishi | Hirofumi Matsui |
| 2007 | Tomoe Power4:50.6 | Toichi Sakamoto | Hirofumi Matsui |
| 2006 | Super Pegasus4:36.1 | Shunichi Fujino | Eito Otomo |
| 2005 | Super Pegasus3:15.3 | Shunichi Fujino | Eito Otomo |
| 2004 | Super Pegasus3:07.8 | Toshiharu Iwamoto | Eito Otomo |
| 2003 | Super Pegasus4:19.8 | Toshiharu Iwamoto | Eito Otomo |
| 2002 | Sakano Taison4:16.4 | Takumi Fujimoto | Haruo Nishimura |
| 2001 | Sakano Taison3:42.3 | Kazuo Okawara | Haruo Nishimura |
25 of the 25 runnings name the rider, 25 name the trainer and 0 name the owner, who is the one of the three the prize money actually belongs to.
Who wins the Ban'ei Kinen more than once
The fact the table above holds and cannot show
Most wins by a jockey
| Horse | Wins | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Super Pegasus | 4 | 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 |
| Oreno Kokoro | 3 | 2017, 2018, 2020 |
| Tomoe Power | 3 | 2007, 2008, 2009 |
| Memrobosap | 2 | 2023, 2025 |
| Mejiro Goriki | 2 | 2022, 2024 |
| Kanesa Black | 2 | 2011, 2013 |
| Nishiki Daijin | 2 | 2010, 2012 |
| Sakano Taison | 2 | 2001, 2002 |
Races worth about the same
Either side of Ban'ei Kinen in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 887 | Deputy Minister StakesWoodbine Racetrack | Canada | £51,533 | CA$96,000 |
| 888 | Prix La FlècheChantilly | France | £51,282 | €60,000 |
| 889 | Vice Regent StakesWoodbine Racetrack | Canada | £51,103 | CA$95,200 |
| 890 | Victoria Park StakesWoodbine Racetrack | Canada | £50,882 | CA$94,788 |
| 891 | Al Fahidi FortMeydan Racecourse | United Arab Emirates | £50,425 | AED 250,000 |
| 892 | Al Maktoum MileMeydan Racecourse | United Arab Emirates | £50,425 | AED 250,000 |
| 893 | Meydan SprintMeydan Racecourse | United Arab Emirates | £50,425 | AED 250,000 |
| 894 | UAE 2000 GuineasMeydan Racecourse | United Arab Emirates | £50,425 | AED 250,000 |
| 895 | UAE OaksMeydan Racecourse | United Arab Emirates | £50,425 | AED 250,000 |
| 896 | Zabeel MileMeydan Racecourse | United Arab Emirates | £50,425 | AED 250,000 |
| 898 | Blue Riband Trial StakesEpsom Downs | Great Britain | £50,000 | £50,000 |
| 899 | Many Clouds ChaseAintree Racecourse | Great Britain | £50,000 | £50,000 |
| 900 | Nickel Coin Mares' Standard Open NH Flat RaceAintree Racecourse | Great Britain | £50,000 | £50,000 |
| 901 | St James's Place Festival Hunter ChaseCheltenham Racecourse | Great Britain | £50,000 | £50,000 |
| 902 | Warfield Mares' HurdleAscot Racecourse | Great Britain | £50,000 | £50,000 |
| 903 | Count Fleet StakesAqueduct Racetrack | United States | £48,872 | $65,000 |
| 904 | Noel J Taylor Memorial MileAlexandra Park | New Zealand | £48,499 | NZ$110,000 |
| 905 | Grand Prix de VichyVichy Racecourse | France | £47,863 | €56,000 |
| 906 | Prix d'AumaleLongchamp Racecourse | France | £47,863 | €56,000 |
| 907 | Prix de CabourgDeauville Racecourse | France | £47,863 | €56,000 |
The 20 races closest to Ban'ei Kinen in what they pay, above and below it. Follow the ranking all the way up on the richest races in the world.
The rest of the money in Japan
21 races, 19th of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo Kinen | Ohi Racecourse | South Kanto Grade II (SII) | £151,200 |
| Kimpai | Ohi Racecourse | South Kanto Grade II (SII) | £110,880 |
| Oka Sho (Urawa) | Urawa Racecourse | £100,800 | |
| Tokyo Princess Sho | Oi Racecourse, Shinagawa, Tokyo | South Kanto Grade I (SI) | £100,800 |
| Tokai Derby | Nagoya Racecourse | £35,280 | |
| Takeyoriwake Sho | Kochi Racecourse | £12,600 | |
| Japan Cup | Tokyo Racecourse | Group 1 | £5,493,600£5.5m |
| Japan Breeding Farms' Cup Classic | Changes yearly | Domestic Grade I (JpnI) | £856,800 |
Every race in Japan we hold a purse for is on the Japan prize money list.
Frequently asked questions
What is the total Ban'ei Kinen prize money?
£50,400, for the 2022 running. The race announces it as ¥10,000,000.
Where does the Ban'ei Kinen rank among the richest races in the world?
897th of 997. 896 races pay more, the nearest of them Deputy Minister Stakes. In Japan it is 19th of 21.
Which horse has won the Ban'ei Kinen most often?
Super Pegasus, 4 times, in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006.
Which jockey has won the Ban'ei Kinen most often?
Keisuke Suzuki, with 5 wins between 2012 and 2024.
When was the Ban'ei Kinen first run?
1968. This page holds 25 runnings, from 2001 to 2025.
How far is the Ban'ei Kinen?
200 meters (About 1 furlongs), on dirt, at Obihiro Racecourse.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money