Nippon TV Hai prize money
Nippon TV Hai is worth £201,600 . That makes it the 330th richest of the 997 races on this site and the 13th richest in Japan.
The race announces its purse as ¥40,000,000, and every figure here is that money converted. The currency control at the top swaps the whole page.
What the Nippon TV Hai is
Domestic Grade II (JpnII) · 1,800 meters · Dirt · Funabashi Racecourse
- Racecourse
- Funabashi Racecourse
- Country
- Japan
- Grade
- Domestic Grade II (JpnII)
- Distance
- 1,800 meters
- Surface
- Dirt
- Race type
- Thoroughbred - Flat racing
- Open to
- Three-year-olds and up
- Direction
- Left-handed
- First run
- 1954
- As published
- ¥40,000,000
We hold the total fund for Nippon TV Hai 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 1:52.20 in 2025, Nippon TV Hai pays £1,797 for every second of the race, which is 248th of the 611 races in horse racing prize money per second and 13th in Japan.
Every Nippon TV Hai winner
11 runnings, 2015 to 2025, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Forever Young1:52.2 | Ryusei Sakai | Yoshito Yahagi | Susumu Fujita |
| 2024 | William Barows1:52.8 | Ryusei Sakai | Hiroyuki Uemura | Koji Inokuma |
| 2023 | Ushba Tesoro1:51.7 | Yuga Kawada | Noboru Takagi | Ryotokuji Kenji Holdings |
| 2022 | Field Sense1:53.0 | Kouta Motohashi | Takayuki Yamashita | Toshiyuki Maeda |
| 2021 | Salsa Dione1:53.5 | Takayuki Yano | Chiaki Hori | Hirotaka Sugawara |
| 2020 | Lord Bless1:50.5 | Kousei Miura | Yutaka Okumura | Lord Horse Club |
| 2019 | Chrysoberyl1:52.1 | Yuga Kawada | Hidetaka Otonashi | Carrot Farm Co. Ltd. |
| 2018 | K T Brave1:52.5 | Yuichi Fukunaga | Haruki Sugiyama | Kazuyoshi Takimoto |
| 2017 | Apollo Kentucky1:52.9 | Hiroyuki Uchida | Kenji Yamauchi | Apollo Thoroughbred Club |
| 2016 | Awardee1:52.0 | Yutaka Take | Mikio Matsunaga | Koji Maeda |
| 2015 | Sound True1:50.2 | Takuya Oono | Noboru Takagi | Hiroshi Yamada |
11 of the 11 runnings name the rider, 11 name the trainer and 11 name the owner, who is the one of the three the prize money actually belongs to.
Who wins the Nippon TV Hai more than once
The fact the table above holds and cannot show
Most wins by a jockey
Races worth about the same
Either side of Nippon TV Hai in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 320 | Herbert Power StakesCaulfield Racecourse | Australia | £211,640 | AU$400,000 |
| 321 | Hobartville StakesRosehill Gardens Racecourse | Australia | £211,640 | AU$400,000 |
| 322 | Moonee Valley VaseMoonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne | Australia | £211,640 | AU$400,000 |
| 323 | WATC DerbyAscot Racecourse, Perth, Western Australia | Australia | £211,640 | AU$400,000 |
| 324 | Gran Premio di MilanoSan Siro Racecourse | Italy | £206,838 | €242,000 |
| 325 | Premio RomaCapannelle Racecourse | Italy | £206,838 | €242,000 |
| 326 | Holy Bull StakesGulfstream Park | United States | £206,767 | $275,000 |
| 327 | Al Maktoum Challenge (thoroughbreds)Meydan Racecourse | United Arab Emirates | £201,700 | AED 1,000,000 |
| 328 | Dubai Kahayla ClassicMeydan | United Arab Emirates | £201,700 | AED 1,000,000 |
| 329 | Derby Grand PrixMizusawa Racecourse | Japan | £201,600 | ¥40,000,000 |
| 331 | Tokyo Okan ShoOhi Racecourse | Japan | £201,600 | ¥40,000,000 |
| 332 | Arkle Challenge TrophyCheltenham Racecourse | Great Britain | £200,000 | £200,000 |
| 333 | Betfair ChaseHaydock Park | Great Britain | £200,000 | £200,000 |
| 334 | Broadway Novices' ChaseCheltenham Racecourse | Great Britain | £200,000 | £200,000 |
| 335 | Gordon StakesGoodwood Racecourse | Great Britain | £200,000 | £200,000 |
| 336 | New Zealand CupRiccarton Park Racecourse | New Zealand | £198,405 | NZ$450,000 |
| 337 | Bahrain TrophyJuly Course | Great Britain | £196,740 | £196,740 |
| 338 | Dante StakesYork Racecourse | Great Britain | £192,200 | £192,200 |
| 339 | Prix Ferdinand DufaureAuteuil Racecourse | France | £188,034 | €220,000 |
| 340 | Albany StakesSaratoga Race Course | United States | £187,970 | $250,000 |
The 20 races closest to Nippon TV Hai 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, 13th of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haneda Hai | Ohi Racecourse | Domestic Grade 1 (JpnI) International Listed | £514,080 |
| Japan Breeding Farms' Cup Ladies' Classic | Changes yearly | Domestic Grade I (JpnI) | £514,080 |
| Zen-Nippon Nisai Yushun | Kawasaki Racecourse | Domestic Grade 1 (JpnI) International Listed | £359,856 |
| Derby Grand Prix | Mizusawa Racecourse | £201,600 | |
| Tokyo Okan Sho | Ohi Racecourse | £201,600 | |
| 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 |
Every race in Japan we hold a purse for is on the Japan prize money list.
Frequently asked questions
What is the total Nippon TV Hai prize money?
£201,600. The race announces it as ¥40,000,000.
Where does the Nippon TV Hai rank among the richest races in the world?
330th of 997. 329 races pay more, the nearest of them Herbert Power Stakes. In Japan it is 13th of 21.
Which jockey has won the Nippon TV Hai most often?
Ryusei Sakai, with 2 wins between 2024 and 2025.
When was the Nippon TV Hai first run?
1954. This page holds 11 runnings, from 2015 to 2025.
How far is the Nippon TV Hai?
1,800 meters, on dirt, at Funabashi Racecourse.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money