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Kyoto · 22.11.26
The last three winners
2025Jantar Mantarby Palace Malice × India Mantuana
2024Soul Rushby Rulership × Eternal Bouquet
2023Namurby Harbinger × Sambre et Meuse
All winners since 2020 →
Purse€2,162,700
Distance1600 metres
SurfaceTurf
Conditions3-year-olds and up
This edition has not been run yet. The field appears here once the declarations are published, the result once the race has been run. Nothing is estimated.

Last year’s race

2025

Mile Championship 2025

1st
4yo, by Palace Malice
¥180,000,000
2nd
6yo, by Kitasan Black
¥72,000,000
3rd
4yo, by Drefong
¥45,000,000
Full result

Stories of Last Year's Result

Jantar Mantar

After the Yasuda Kinen, this was the second Group 1 win of the season for Jantar Mantar, and the fourth of his career. Former winner Soul Rush (2024) was among the beaten runners, finishing sixth.

Pedigree of last year’s winner

Jantar Mantar

Jantar Mantar is out of India Mantuana (Wilburn), a graded winner in the US who was also stakes-placed in Canada. Her best success came in the Grade 3 Red Carpet Handicap at Del Mar in 2018. Second dam Speed Wagon (Tomorrows Cat). Third dam Rajica (El Baba). India Mantuana has a two-year-old by Pyro.

Explore the pedigree

All winners since 2020

YearWinnerTrainer / JockeyOwner / BreederVideo
2025Jantar MantarPalace Malice × India MantuanaTomokazu TakanoYuga KawadaShadai Race Horse Co. Ltd.Shadai Farm
2024Soul RushRulership × Eternal BouquetYasutoshi IkeeT DannoTatsue IshikawaShimokobe Farm
2023NamurHarbinger × Sambre et MeuseTomokazu TakanoK FujiokaU.Carrot FarmNorthern Farm
2022SerifosDaiwa Major × Sea FrontMitsumasa NakauchidaDamian LaneG1 Racing Co. Ltd.Oiwake Farm
2021Gran AlegriaDeep Impact × TapitsflyKazuo FujisawaChristophe LemaireSunday Racing Co. Ltd.Northern Farm
2020Gran AlegriaDeep Impact × TapitsflyKazuo FujisawaChristophe LemaireSunday Racing Co. Ltd.Northern Farm