Tokyo Kinen prize money
Tokyo Kinen is worth £151,200 for the 2025 running . That makes it the 451st richest of the 997 races on this site and the 15th richest in Japan.
The race announces its purse as ¥30,000,000, and every figure here is that money converted. The currency control at the top swaps the whole page.
What the Tokyo Kinen is
South Kanto Grade II (SII) · 2,400 meters · Dirt · Ohi Racecourse
- Racecourse
- Ohi Racecourse
- Country
- Japan
- Grade
- South Kanto Grade II (SII)
- Distance
- 2,400 meters
- Surface
- Dirt
- Race type
- Thoroughbred flat racing
- Open to
- Three-year-old and over belong to South Kanto region
- First run
- 1964
- As published
- ¥30,000,000
We hold the total fund for Tokyo 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 2:35.30 in 2025, Tokyo Kinen pays £974 for every second of the race, which is 347th of the 611 races in horse racing prize money per second and 16th in Japan.
Every Tokyo Kinen winner
11 runnings, 2015 to 2025, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Marukan Lani2:35.3 | Masahiro Matsuzaki | Tsuyoshi Takano | Kansuke Saito |
| 2024 | Nudge2:37.6 | Takayuki Yano | Kenji Sano | Hiromi Wada |
| 2023 | Seika Meteo Polis2:34.0 | Hiroto Yoshihara | Kazuo Watanabe | Koichi Hoshika |
| 2022 | Ranryo O2:35.3 | Kota Motohashi | Satoshi Kokubo | Masazo Itoi |
| 2021 | Freccia Bianca2:37.0 | Norifumi Mikamoto | Masakazu Kawashima | Kazuo Okubo |
| 2020 | Sound True2:33.8 | Taito Mori | Yuta Sato | Hiroshi Yamada |
| 2019 | Strike Eagle2:36.2 | Hiroto Yoshihara | Terunobu Fujita | Carrot Farm Co. Ltd. |
| 2018 | Stern Glanz2:36.5 | Fumio Matoba | Satoshi Kokubo | Takatoshi Sakai |
| 2017 | Sabuno Kurohyo2:36.4 | Joji Wada | Kazumasa Sakamoto | Saburo Nakagawa |
| 2016 | Eurobeat2:38.9 | Hiroto Yoshihara | Kazuo Watanabe | Kazumi Yoshida |
| 2015 | Pretiolas2:34.5 | Kota Motohashi | Junpei Morishita | Yasuaki Date |
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 Tokyo Kinen 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 Tokyo Kinen in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 441 | Todman StakesRandwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia | Australia | £158,730 | AU$300,000 |
| 442 | Tramway StakesRandwick Racecourse, | Australia | £158,730 | AU$300,000 |
| 443 | Tristarc StakesCaulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | £158,730 | AU$300,000 |
| 444 | Tulloch StakesRosehill Gardens Racecourse | Australia | £158,730 | AU$300,000 |
| 445 | Victory StakesEagle Farm Racecourse, Brisbane, Australia | Australia | £158,730 | AU$300,000 |
| 446 | Vo Rogue PlateDoomben Racecourse or Eagle Farm Racecourse | Australia | £158,730 | AU$300,000 |
| 447 | W H Stocks StakesMoonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | £158,730 | AU$300,000 |
| 448 | WA Champion Fillies StakesAscot Racecourse, Perth, Western Australia | Australia | £158,730 | AU$300,000 |
| 449 | WA OaksAscot Racecourse, Perth, Western Australia | Australia | £158,730 | AU$300,000 |
| 450 | Wakeful StakesFlemington Racecourse | Australia | £158,730 | AU$300,000 |
| 453 | Colonel Liam StakesGulfstream Park | United States | £150,376 | $200,000 |
| 454 | Commonwealth Turf CupLaurel Park | United States | £150,376 | $200,000 |
| 455 | Dwyer StakesAqueduct Racetrack | United States | £150,376 | $200,000 |
| 457 | Hill Prince StakesAqueduct Racetrack | United States | £150,376 | $200,000 |
| 458 | Lone Star DerbyLone Star Park | United States | £150,376 | $200,000 |
| 459 | Mathis Mile StakesSanta Anita Park | United States | £150,376 | $200,000 |
| 460 | Peter Pan StakesBelmont Park | United States | £150,376 | $200,000 |
| 461 | Robert B. Lewis StakesSanta Anita Park | United States | £150,376 | $200,000 |
| 462 | San Vicente StakesSanta Anita Park | United States | £150,376 | $200,000 |
| 463 | Smarty Jones Stakes (Parx)Parx Casino and Racing | United States | £150,376 | $200,000 |
The 20 races closest to Tokyo 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, 15th of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zen-Nippon Nisai Yushun | Kawasaki Racecourse | Domestic Grade 1 (JpnI) International Listed | £359,856 |
| Derby Grand Prix | Mizusawa Racecourse | £201,600 | |
| Nippon TV Hai | Funabashi Racecourse | Domestic Grade II (JpnII) | £201,600 |
| Tokyo Okan Sho | Ohi Racecourse | £201,600 | |
| 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 |
Every race in Japan we hold a purse for is on the Japan prize money list.
Frequently asked questions
What is the total Tokyo Kinen prize money?
£151,200, for the 2025 running. The race announces it as ¥30,000,000.
Where does the Tokyo Kinen rank among the richest races in the world?
451st of 997. 450 races pay more, the nearest of them Todman Stakes. In Japan it is 15th of 21.
Which jockey has won the Tokyo Kinen most often?
Hiroto Yoshihara, with 3 wins between 2016 and 2023.
When was the Tokyo Kinen first run?
1964. This page holds 11 runnings, from 2015 to 2025.
How far is the Tokyo Kinen?
2,400 meters, on dirt, at Ohi Racecourse.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money