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Hanshin · 05.04.26
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Osaka Hai
1stCroix du Nord4yo by Kitasan Black × Rising Cross€ 1,661,100
2ndMeisho Tabaru5yo by Gold Ship × Meisho Tsubakuro€ 664,400
3rdDanon Decile5yo by Epiphaneia × Top Decile€ 415,300
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Croix du Nord
Purse€ 3,181,300 · US$3.7M
To the winner€ 1,661,100
Distance2000 metres
Winning time1m 57.6s
SurfaceTurf · Good
Conditions4-year-olds and up
Runners15

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Result

15 runners · prize money to 5th place
PosHorseJockey · TrainerMarginPrize
1stCroix du Nord4yo colt by Kitasan Black × Rising CrossYuichi KitamuraTakashi Saito€ 1,661,100
2ndMeisho Tabaru5yo colt by Gold Ship × Meisho TsubakuroYutaka TakeMamoru Ishibashi3/4€ 664,400
3rdDanon Decile5yo colt by Epiphaneia × Top DecileRyusei SakaiShogo Yasuda1€ 415,300
4thTagano Dude5yo colt by Yamakatsu Ace × Tagano Mu ChanY FurukawaT MiyaNeck€ 249,200
5thSeiun Hades7yo colt by Silver State × High KnowledgeH MiyukiS HashiguchiNeck€ 166,100
6thLebensstil6yo colt by Real Steel × Tokai LifeChristophe LemaireHiroyasu Tanaka3/4
7thYoho Lake8yo colt by Deep Impact × Crow CanyonAtsuya NishimuraYasuo TomomichiNeck
8thDavid Barows7yo gelding by Lord Kanaloa × French BikiniMirai IwataHiroyuki Uemura1
9thBoldog Hos7yo colt by Screen Hero × BoldogsagKohei MatsuyamaHiroshi Miyamoto1.1/2
10thShohei4yo colt by Saturnalia × Oro TrajetYuga KawadaYasuo Tomomichi1.1/4
11thMatenro Leo7yo colt by Heart's Cry × Saratoga VenusN YokoyamaM Kon3/4
12thSun Stockton7yo colt by World Ace × SinarR TakasugiT Horiuchi2.1/2
13thFaust Rasen4yo colt by Mozu Ascot × Peisha FeliceY IwataNaosuke Sugai8
14thEcoro Walz5yo colt by Black Tide × Petit PrincesseS HamanakaM Makiura1.1/4
15thEcoro Dinos4yo colt by Kitasan Black × Mystic LipsKenichi IkezoeRyuji Okubo10L +
Pedigree of the winner
SireKitasan Black
DamRising Cross
DamsireCape Cross
Connections
JockeyYuichi Kitamura
TrainerTakashi Saito
OwnerSunday Racing Co. Ltd.
BreederNorthern Racing

Croix du Nord in 2026

1 other win · 1 place
Trainer / Jockey / Track
Takarazuka Kinen2200 metres · € 3,185,9002ndTakashi SaitoYuichi Kitamura14.06.2026HanshinPrize money €664,424Race detailsWatch
Tenno Sho (Spring)3200 metres · € 3,181,3001stTakashi SaitoYuichi Kitamura03.05.2026KyotoPrize money €1,661,060Race detailsWatch
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All winners since 2020

YearWinnerTrainer / JockeyOwner / BreederVideo
2025Bellagio OperaLord Kanaloa × Air RoutineHiroyuki UemuraKazuo YokoyamaBELLAGIO RACINGShadai Farm
2024Bellagio OperaLord Kanaloa × Air RoutineHiroyuki UemuraKazuo YokoyamaBELLAGIO RACINGShadai Farm
2023Jack d'OrMaurice × RavarinoK FujiokaYutaka TakeToshiyuki MaeharaCrown Hidaka Farm
2022PotagerDeep Impact × Ginger PunchYasuo TomomichiHayato YoshidaKaneko Makoto Holdings Co. Ltd.Northern Farm
2021Lei PapaleDeep Impact × Shells LeiTomokazu TakanoYuga KawadaU.Carrot FarmNorthern Farm
2020Lucky LilacOrfevre × Lilacs and LaceMikio MatsunagaMirco DemuroSunday Racing Co. Ltd.Northern Farm

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