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Satsuki Sho

Group 1
Nakayama2,000 msince 193977 runnings since 1950
Latest winner
Lovcen
Latest running
2026
Conditions
3-year-old colts & fillies
Winning time 2026
1:56.50

Satsuki Sho in numbers All records

Record trainer3

2 share the record

2 trainers share the record with 3 wins each: Katsutaro Suzuki, Tokichi Ogata.

Rankings
Record jockey4

Mirco Demuro

Mirco Demuro has won the Satsuki Sho 4 times since 1950, the last with Duramente in 2015.

Profile
Biggest shock114/1

No Reason, 2002

The longest-priced winner of the Satsuki Sho since 1988, ridden by Brett Doyle and trained by Yasuo Ikee.

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Winner 2026 All winners

Satsuki Sho · 2026
Racing colours

Lovcen

Colt by World Premiere out of Songwriting

JockeyKohei Matsuyama
TrainerHaruki Sugiyama
OwnerForest Racing
NFBreederNorthern Farm
Time1:56.50
Starting price3/1
SireWorld Premiere
Lovcen

Roll of honour & comparison

Explore the winners by period and compare who dominated.

Jockey rankingTrainer ranking

Periods count back from 2026. Records, rankings and the winners list below follow the selected period. Data since 1950.

All winners 77 runnings since 1950

YearHorseTrainerJockeyOwnerSPTime
2026Racing coloursLovcenby World Premiere out of SongwritingHaruki SugiyamaKohei MatsuyamaForest Racing3/11:56.50
2025Racing coloursMuseum Mileby Leontes out of Museum HillDaisuke TakayanagiJoão MoreiraSunday Racing48/51:57.00
2024Racing coloursJustin Milanoby Kizuna out of Margot DidYasuo TomomichiKeita TosakiMasahiro Miki19/51:57.10
2023Racing coloursSol Oriensby Kitasan Black out of SkiaTakahisa TezukaTakeshi YokoyamaShadai Race Horse Co., Ltd.21/52:00.60
2022Racing coloursGeoglyphby Drefong out of AromaticoTetsuya KimuraYuichi FukunagaSunday Racing81/101:59.70
2021Racing coloursEfforiaby Epiphaneia out of Katies HeartYuichi ShikatoTakeshi YokoyamaCarrot Farm Co., Ltd.27/102:00.60
2020Racing coloursContrailby Deep Impact out of RhodochrositeYoshito YahagiYuichi FukunagaShinji Maeda17/102:00.70
2019Racing coloursSaturnaliaby Lord Kanaloa out of CesarioKatsuhiko SumiiChristophe LemaireCarrot Farm Co., Ltd.7/101:58.10
2018Epoca d'Oroby Orfevre out of Daiwa PassionHideaki FujiwaraKeita TosakiHidaka Breeders Union13/12:00.80
2017Racing coloursAl Ainby Deep Impact out of Dubai MajestyYasutoshi IkeeKohei MatsuyamaSunday Racing21/11:57.80
2016Racing coloursDee Majestyby Deep Impact out of Hermes TiaraYoshitaka NinomiyaMasayoshi EbinaMasaru Shimada29/11:57.90
2015Racing coloursDuramenteby King Kamehameha out of Admire GrooveNoriyuki HoriMirco DemuroSunday Racing18/51:58.20
2014Racing coloursIsla Bonitaby Fuji Kiseki out of Isla CozzeneHironori KuritaMasayoshi EbinaShadai Race Horse Co., Ltd.41/101:59.60
2013Racing coloursLogotypeby Lohengrin out of StereotypeTsuyoshi TanakaMirco DemuroTeruya Yoshida27/101:58.00
2012Racing coloursGold Shipby Stay Gold out of Point FlagNaosuke SugaiHiroyuki UchidaEiichi Kobayashi61/102:01.30
2011Racing coloursOrfevreby Stay Gold out of Oriental ArtYasutoshi IkeeKenichi IkezoeSunday Racing49/52:00.60
2010Victoire Pisaby Neo Universe out of Whitewater AffairKatsuhiko SumiiYasunari IwataYoshimi Ichikawa13/102:00.80
2009Racing coloursUnrivaledby Neo Universe out of Ballet QueenYasuo TomomichiYasunari IwataSunday Racing51/101:58.7
2008Racing coloursCaptain Thuleby Agnes Tachyon out of Air ThuleHideyuki MoriYuga KawadaShadai Race Horse Co., Ltd.16/12:01.70
2007Racing coloursVictoryby Brian's Time out of Grace AdmireHidetaka OtonashiKatsuharu TanakaHideko Kondo16/11:59.90
2006Meisho Samsonby Opera House out of My VivienTsutomu SetoguchiMamoru IshibashiYoshio Matsumoto13/11:59.90
2005Deep Impactby Sunday Silence out of Wind in Her HairYasuo IkeeYutaka TakeMakoto Kaneko3/101:59.20
2004Daiwa Majorby Sunday Silence out of Scarlet BouquetHiroyuki UeharaMirco DemuroDaiwa Shoji Co., Ltd.31/11:58.60
2003Racing coloursNeo Universeby Sunday Silence out of Pointed PathTsutomu SetoguchiMirco DemuroShadai Race Horse Co., Ltd.13/52:01.20
2002Racing coloursNo Reasonby Brian's Time out of AmbrosineYasuo IkeeBrett DoyleShinji Maeda114/11:58.50
2001Agnes Tachyonby Sunday Silence out of Agnes FloraHiroyuki NagahamaHiroshi KawachiTakao Watanabe3/102:00.30
2000Racing coloursAir Shakurby Sunday Silence out of I Dreamed a DreamHideyuki MoriYutaka TakeLucky Field Co., Ltd.12/52:01.80
1999Racing coloursT. M. Opera Oby Opera House out of Once WedIchizo IwamotoRyuji WadaMasatsugu Takezono10/12:00.70
1998Seiun Skyby Sheriff's Star out of Sister MillKazutaka YasudaNorihiro YokoyamaMasayuki Nishiyama22/52:01.30
1997Sunny Brianby Brian's Time out of Sunny SwiftSenji NakaoNaohiro OnishiMoriyasu Miyazaki50/12:02.00
1996Ishino Sundayby Sunday Silence out of JefforeeKenji YamauchiHirofumi ShiiIshino Co., Ltd.51/102:00.70
1995Racing coloursGenuineby Sunday Silence out of Croupier LadyYasuhisa MatsuyamaYukio OkabeShadai Race Horse Co., Ltd.59/102:02.50
1994Narita Brianby Brian's Time out of PacificusMasaaki OkuboKatsumi MinaiHidenori Yamaji3/51:59.00
1993Narita Taishinby Rivlia out of Taishin LilyMasaaki OkuboYutaka TakeHidenori Yamaji41/52:00.20
1992Mihono Bourbonby Magnitude out of Katsumi EchoTameo ToyamaSadahiro KojimaMihono International Co., Ltd.2/52:01.40
1991Tokai Teioby Symboli Rudolf out of Tokai NaturalShoichi MatsumotoTakayuki YasudaMasanori Uchimura11/102:01.80
1990Haku Taiseiby Haiseiko out of Dancer LightTadashi FuseKatsumi MinaiShigeo Watanabe23/52:02.20
1989Doctor Spurtby Hospitality out of Doctor NobleTakashi TsukazakiHitoshi MatobaSatoru Matsuoka69/102:05.20
1988Yaeno Mutekiby Yamaninsky out of Tsurumi StarMitsuo OginoKatsuichi NishiuraFuji Co., Ltd.24/12:01.30
1987Racing coloursSakura Star Oby Sakura Shori out of Sakura SmileYuji HiraiShinji AzumaSakura Commerce Co., Ltd.23/52:01.90
1986Racing coloursDyna Cosmosby Huntercombe out of Shadai WordenMinetsugu SawaYukio OkabeShadai Race Horse Co., Ltd.12/12:02.10
1985Miho Shinzanby Shinzan out of Napoli Jo OTomojiro TanakaMasato ShibataKanji Tsutsumi29/102:02.10
1984Symboli Rudolfby Partholon out of Sweet LunaYuji NohiraYukio OkabeSymboli Bokujo9/102:01.10
1983Mr. C.B.by Tosho Boy out of C.B.QueenYasuhisa MatsuyamaMasato Yoshinaga11/52:08.30
1982Azuma Hunterby Dust Commander out of Hunting BoxYoshio NakazumiHiroyuki Nakajima37/52:02.50
1981Katsu Top Aceby Yellow God out of AconiteShoichi Osaki92/12:04.90
1980Hawaiian Imageby Father's Image out of Hawaiian DawnKatsutaro Suzuki67/102:10.20
1979Bingo Garooby Duel out of Flower SweeseFutoshi Kojima15/22:02.30
1978Fantastby Yellow God out of Farah DibaMasato ShibataHidekazu Date27/52:04.30
1977Hard Bergeby Faberge out of RochYuji ItoYoichi Fukunaga19/12:05.10
1976Tosho Boyby Tesco Boy out of Social ButterflyTakayoshi Yasuda13/52:01.60
1975Kaburaya Oby Pharamond out of KaburayaYasuo Sugawara21/102:02.50
1974Kitano Kachidokiby Tesco Boy out of Lite FlameMasatoshi HattoriKunihiko Take4/52:01.70
1973Haiseikoby China Rock out of HaiyuKatsutaro Suzuki17/102:06.70
1972Land Princeby Tesco Boy out of New PowerNao Takahashi87/102:03.50
1971Hikaru Imaiby Cipriani out of SeishunHachiro TaniYoshiyasu Tajima10/12:03.70
1970Tanino Moutiersby Moutiers out of Tanino CherryIsao YasudaNobuo Tanimizu8/52:07.90
1969Wild Moreby Hindostan out of JettaTokichi OgataShigekatsu MoriyasuSadatoshi Yoshihara17/102:05.20
1968Marchsby Never Beat out of KutsutsuShuji ItoTakayoshi Yasuda27/52:06.30
1967Ryuzukiby Cover Up Nisei out of OkanTamao YaguraHiroyuki Gohara37/52:06.60
1966Nihon Pillow Aceby Montaval out of SuzumasaSasuke OgawaMinoru Tadokoro29/52:07.60
1965Chitose Oby Gilles de Retz out of BeaniiSaburo Yuasa42/12:05.10
1964Shinzanby Hindostan out of HayanoboriBungo TakedaMasaru Kurita13/52:04.10
1963Meizuiby Gay Time out of Chill WindTokichi OgataShigekatsu MoriyasuYasushi Chigira2/12:02.60
1962Yamano ORyoji Furuyama123/12:04.80
1961Shin Tsubameby Hindostan out of Shiraoki27/12:10.10
1960Kodamaby Bouffleur out of ShiraokiBungo Takeda8/52:05.90
1959Wildealby Wilwyn out of Maidens Green7/12:03.60
1958Taisei Hopeby Issei out of Daiyon Stir Cup42/12:04.00
1957Kazuyoshiby Turk's Reliance out of OrionHiroshi Shibata99/102:08.00
1956Hekirakuby Mafosta out of MinxTomiyoshi FujimotoTakegoro EbinaReizo Asai21/12:05.40
1955Kegonby Primero out of O Matsukaze2:04.00
1954Dainana Hoshuby Cyma out of HakureiTakeshi UedaSeijiro Ueda2:11.40
1953Bostonianby Theft out of KamimasaIsamu MasumotoTakegoro Ebina2:04.80
1952Kurino Hanaby Primero out of Oho HikariTokichi OgataKatsumi YagisawaTomoji Kuribayashi2:06.40
1951Tokino Minoruby Theft out of Dai-2 Tyrant's QueenMitsumasa IwashitaMasaichi Nagata2:03.00
1950Kumono Hanaby Primero out of Dai-3 MannaKatsutaro SuzukiTeruo Hashimoto2:11.20

Records Full rankings

Most successful trainer
Yasuo Tomomichi · Katsuhiko Sumii · Yasutoshi Ikee
2 wins each
Last 20 years · 2007–2026
Most successful jockey
Kohei Matsuyama · Keita Tosaki · Takeshi Yokoyama
2 wins each
Last 20 years · 2007–2026
Most successful owner
Sunday Racing
6 wins
Last 20 years · 2007–2026
Most successful sire
Deep Impact
3 wins
Last 20 years · 2007–2026

Most successful trainers

Last 20 years · 2007–2026

Most successful jockeys

Last 20 years · 2007–2026

Most successful owners

Last 20 years · 2007–2026

Most successful breeders

Last 20 years · 2007–2026

Most successful sires

Last 20 years · 2007–2026