Tokai Derby prize money
The Tokai Derby is worth £35,280 , £5,292 of it to the winner . That makes it the 974th richest of the 997 races on this site and the 20th richest in Japan.
The race announces its purse as ¥7,000,000, and every figure here is that money converted. The currency control at the top swaps the whole page.
What the Tokai Derby is
2,100 meters (about 10.5 furlongs / 1.3 miles) · Dirt · Nagoya Racecourse
- Racecourse
- Nagoya Racecourse
- Country
- Japan
- Distance
- 2,100 meters (about 10.5 furlongs / 1.3 miles)
- Surface
- Dirt
- Race type
- Thoroughbred - Flat racing
- Open to
- Three-year-olds from the Tokai region
- First run
- 1971
- As published
- ¥7,000,000
The winner takes 15% of the fund. The remaining £29,988 is shared between the horses behind, on a scale the racecourse sets race by race rather than a fixed one.
Run in 2:16.30 in 2026, the Tokai Derby pays £259 for every second of the race, which is 591st of the 611 races in horse racing prize money per second and 21st in Japan.
Every Tokai Derby winner
13 runnings, 2014 to 2026, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Astra Bianco2:16.3 | Satoshi Hosokawa | Teruya Tsunoda |
| 2025 | Sanyo Teio2:19.2 | Junki Mochizuki | Kazuhisa Yamada |
| 2024 | Fuku Pygmalion2:17.7 | Takahiro Imai | Hideki Uto |
| 2023 | Seven Colors2:18.2 | Sachio Yamada | Tsuyoshi Kawanishi |
| 2022 | Tanino Tabito2:12.6 | Makoto Okabe | Teruya Tsunoda |
| 2021 | Tomiken Shairi2:04.7 | Takahiro Imai | Daisuke Mesaku |
| 2020 | New Town Girl2:05.9 | Tomonori Sato | Teruya Tsunoda |
| 2019 | M S Queen2:03.2 | Takahiro Imai | Naoto Takeshita |
| 2018 | Vip Raising2:05.9 | Mikio Fujiwara | Hiroshi Kanno |
| 2017 | Dreams Line2:07.5 | Masaaki Ohata | Yoshi Kawanisho |
| 2016 | Katsugeki Kitokito2:06.8 | Masaaki Ohata | Takeo Nishimi |
| 2015 | Bazooka2:04.3 | Takahiro Imai | Yoshi Kawanisho |
| 2014 | Cage Kinkan2:03.8 | Masayoshi Aoyagi | Masaya Suzuki |
13 of the 13 runnings name the rider, 13 name the trainer and 0 name the owner, who is the one of the three the prize money actually belongs to.
Who wins the Tokai Derby more than once
The fact the table above holds and cannot show
Most wins by a trainer
Races worth about the same
Either side of the Tokai Derby in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 963 | Singspiel Stakes (Dubai)Meydan Racecourse | United Arab Emirates | £40,340 | AED 200,000 |
| 964 | Centenary Novices' Handicap ChaseSandown Park Racecourse | Great Britain | £40,000 | £40,000 |
| 965 | Easter StakesKempton Park, | Great Britain | £40,000 | £40,000 |
| 966 | Fairway StakesRowley Mile | Great Britain | £40,000 | £40,000 |
| 967 | Houghton Mares' ChaseCarlisle Racecourse | Great Britain | £40,000 | £40,000 |
| 968 | Scottish Champion HurdleAyr Racecourse | Great Britain | £40,000 | £40,000 |
| 969 | King George V CupLeopardstown | Ireland | £38,462 | €45,000 |
| 970 | Gran Premio d'ItaliaSan Siro Racecourse | Italy | £37,607 | €44,000 |
| 971 | Leopardstown 2,000 Guineas Trial StakesLeopardstown | Ireland | £36,325 | €42,500 |
| 972 | Coppa d'Oro di MilanoSan Siro Racecourse | Italy | £35,727 | €41,800 |
| 975 | European Free HandicapRowley Mile | Great Britain | £35,000 | £35,000 |
| 976 | Yorkshire Rose Mares' HurdleDoncaster Racecourse | Great Britain | £35,000 | £35,000 |
| 977 | Premio RibotCapannelle Racecourse | Italy | £34,509 | €40,375 |
| 978 | Patton StakesDundalk Stadium | Ireland | £34,188 | €40,000 |
| 979 | Wetherby Mares' HurdleWetherby Racecourse | Great Britain | £30,000 | £30,000 |
| 980 | Premio Mario Incisa della RocchettaSan Siro Racecourse | Italy | £29,231 | €34,200 |
| 982 | Sir Henry Cecil StakesJuly Course | Great Britain | £25,500 | £25,500 |
| 984 | Cheltenham Guardians Safeguarding Team Mares' Open National Hunt Flat RaceCheltenham Racecourse | Great Britain | £25,000 | £25,000 |
| 985 | Kempton Mares' HurdleKempton Park | Great Britain | £25,000 | £25,000 |
| 986 | Kennel Gate Novices' HurdleAscot Racecourse | Great Britain | £25,000 | £25,000 |
The 20 races closest to the Tokai Derby 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, 20th of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Ban'ei Kinen | Obihiro Racecourse | Ban'ei Grade 1 | £50,400 |
| 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 |
| Tokyo Derby | Ohi Racecourse | Domestic Grade 1 (JpnI) International Listed | £856,800 |
Every race in Japan we hold a purse for is on the Japan prize money list.
Frequently asked questions
How much does the Tokai Derby winner get?
£5,292. That is 15% of the £35,280 the Tokai Derby is worth, and the rest is shared down the field.
What is the total Tokai Derby prize money?
£35,280. The race announces it as ¥7,000,000.
Where does the Tokai Derby rank among the richest races in the world?
974th of 997. 973 races pay more, the nearest of them Singspiel Stakes (Dubai). In Japan it is 20th of 21.
Which jockey has won the Tokai Derby most often?
Takahiro Imai, with 4 wins between 2015 and 2024.
When was the Tokai Derby first run?
1971. This page holds 13 runnings, from 2014 to 2026.
How far is the Tokai Derby?
2,100 meters (about 10.5 furlongs / 1.3 miles), on dirt, at Nagoya Racecourse.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money