Japan
Tokyo · 25.05.25
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Purse€1,583,500
To the winner€830,500
Distance2400 metres
Winning time2m 25.7s
SurfaceTurf
Conditions3-year-old fillies
Runners18
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Marco Reviews Racing · English commentaryResult
18 runners · prize money to 5th placePosHorseJockey · TrainerMarginPrize
3rdTagano Abbyby Animal Kingdom × Tagano TairinY FujiokaT Chida1.1/4€210,400
4thParadis Reineby Kizuna × Paradise GardenY TannaiT ChidaNeck€127,300
5thLynx Tipby Kitasan Black × Dance With KittenM DemuroM Nishimura1.1/4€83,100
6thWill Surviveby Al Ain × Classic LydiaT DannoNaosuke Sugai1.1/4
11thTaisei Princesseby Real Steel × Petite FolieS IshibashiM IkegamiNeck
12thAi Sansanby Kizuna × WadjetH KitamuraS Sasaki1
13thVip Daisyby Satono Diamond × Rose BerylH MiyukiT MatsushitaNose
14thReve de l'Operaby Maurice × Reve LucideT OnoS Kato1/2
15thSaturday Sunriseby Declaration of War × Sunday SunriseH TanabeK Ishizaka1
Pedigree of the winner
As of race day 25.05.25Kamunyak
Black TideSire
Dance AmigaDamby Sakura Bakushin O
DamDance Amiga
Kamunyak is out of Dance Amiga (Sakura Bakushin O), who was placed at Listed level in Japan. Four of her five runners have won, and her produce includes Keep Calm (Lord Kanaloa), placed at Group level in Japan.
Second damDance All Night
Second dam Dance All Night (El Condor Pasa).
Third damDance Partner
Third dam Dance Partner (Sunday Silence) won the Gr.1 Japanese Oaks at Tokyo in 1995 and, like her sister Dance In The Mood (Sunday Silence), was champion three-year-old filly and champion older mare in Japan.
Wider family
Their dam, the unraced Dancing Key (Nijinsky), also produced Dance In The Dark (Sunday Silence), Japan's champion three-year-old colt and later a successful stallion.
Connections
All winners since 2020
| Year | Winner | Trainer / Jockey | Owner / Breeder | Video | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | CerviniaHarbinger × Cecchino | Tetsuya KimuraChristophe Lemaire | Sunday Racing Co. Ltd.Northern Farm | ||
| 2023 | Liberty IslandDuramente × Yankee Rose | Mitsumasa NakauchidaYuga Kawada | Sunday Racing Co. Ltd.Northern Farm | ||
| 2022 | Stars on EarthDuramente × Southern Stars | Mizuki TakayanagiChristophe Lemaire | Shadai Race Horse Co. Ltd.Shadai Farm | ||
| 2021 | UberlebenGold Ship × Meine Theresia | Takahisa TezukaMirco Demuro | Thoroughbred Club Ruffian Co. Ltd.Big Red Farm | ||
| 2020 | Daring TactEpiphaneia × Daring Bird | Haruki SugiyamaKohei Matsuyama | Normandy Thoroughbred Racing Co. Ltd.Hasegawa Bokujo |
History since 1938
Yushun Himba86Editions since 1938
0Multiple winners
Record holders
Most wins since 19381TheftSire · 1948, 1949, 1950, 19524 wins
1PartholonSire · 1971, 1972, 1973, 19744 wins
1TsukitomoDamsire · 1952, 1955, 1959, 19604 wins
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| Year | Winner | Trainer / Jockey | Owner / Breeder | Odds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | KamunyakBlack Tide × Dance Amiga | Yasuo TomomichiAndrasch Starke | Kaneko Makoto HoldingsShadai Farm | 14.00 | |
| 2024 | CerviniaHarbinger × Cecchino | Tetsuya KimuraChristophe Lemaire | Sunday RacingNorthern Farm | 4.60 | |
| 2023 | Liberty IslandDuramente × Yankee Rose | Mitsumasa NakauchidaYuga Kawada | Sunday RacingNorthern Farm | 1.40 | |
| 2022 | Stars On EarthDuramente × Southern Stars | Mizuki TakayanagiChristophe Lemaire | Shadai Horse Race CoShadai Farm | 6.50 | |
| 2021 | UberlebenGold Ship × Meine Theresia | Takahisa TezukaMirco Demuro | K.Thoroughbred Club RuffianBig Red Farm | 9.00 | |
| 2020 | Daring TactEpiphaneia × Daring Bird | Haruki SugiyamaKohei Matsuyama | Normandy Thoroughbred RacingHasegawa Bokujo | 1.60 | |
| 2019 | Loves Only YouDeep Impact × Loves Only Me | Yoshito YahagiMirco Demuro | DMM Dream ClubNorthern Farm | 4.00 | |
| 2018 | Almond EyeLord Kanaloa × Fusaichi Pandora | Sakae KuniedaChristophe Lemaire | Silk RacingNorthern Farm | 2.00 | |
| 2017 | Soul StirringFrankel × Stacelita | Kazuo FujisawaChristophe Lemaire | Shadai Horse Race CoShadai Farm | 2.40 | |
| 2016 | SinhaliteDeep Impact × Singhalese | Sei IshizakaKenichi Ikezoe | U. Carrot FarmNorthern Farm | 2.00 | |
| 2015 | Mikki QueenDeep Impact × Musical Way | Yasuo IkeeSuguru Hamanaka | Mizuki NodaNorthern Farm | 6.80 | |
| 2014 | Nuovo RecordHeart's Cry × Omega Spirit | Makoto SaitoYasunari Iwata | Reiko HaraShadai Farm | 9.80 | |
| 2013 | Meisho MamboSuzuka Mambo × Meisho Momoka | Akihiro IidaKoshiro Take | Yoshio MatsumotoKosho Bokujo | 28.50 | |
| 2012 | GentildonnaDeep Impact × Donna Blini | Sei IshziakaYuga Kawada | Sunday RacingNorthern Farm | 5.60 | |
| 2011 | Erin CourtDurandal × Erin Bird | Kazuhide SasadaHiroki Goto | Teruya YoshidaShadai Farm | 37.20 | |
| 2010 | Saint EmilionKing Kamehameha × Salty Bid | Masaaki KogaNorihiro Yokoyama | Teruya YoshidaNorthern Farm | 4.00 | |
| 2010 | ApapaneKing Kamehameha × Salty Bid | Sakae KuniedaMasayoshi Ebina | Makoto Kaneko HoldingsNorthern Farm | 3.80 | |
| 2009 | Buena VistaSpecial Week × Biwa Heidi | Hiroyoshi MatsudaKatsumi Andō | Sunday RacingNorthern Farm | 1.40 | |
| 2008 | Tall PoppyJungle Pocket × Admire Sunday | Katsuhiko SumiiKenichi Ikezoe | Carrot FarmNorthern Farm | 10.00 | |
| 2007 | Robe DecolleteCozzene × Color of Gold | Shigeki MatsumotoYuichi Fukunaga | Koji MaedaMr. & Mrs. Larry D. Williams | 12.00 | |
| 2006 | Kawakami PrincessKing Halo × Takano Secretary | Katsuichi NishiuraMasaru Honda | Mitsuishi Kawakami BokujoMitsuishi Kawakami Bokujo | 7.00 | |
| 2005 | CesarioSpecial Week × Kirov Premiere | Katsuhiko SumiiYuichi Fukunaga | Carrot FarmNorthern Farm | 1.50 | |
| 2004 | Daiwa El CieloSunday Silence × London Bridge | Kunihide MatsudaYuichi Fukunaga | Daiwa ShojiShimokobe Farm | 21.40 | |
| 2003 | Still in LoveSunday Silence × Bradamante | Shoichi MatsumotoHideaki Miyuki | North Hills Management Co.Shimokobe Farm | 5.60 | |
| 2002 | Smile TomorrowWhite Muzzle × Kokuto Beauty | Kazuhiro SeishiYutaka Yoshida | Masatake IidaChiyoda Farm Shizunai | 10.50 | |
| 2001 | Lady PastelTony Bin × Pink Turtle | Kiyotaka TanakaKent Desormeaux | Lord Horse ClubShinkoh Farm | 17.60 | |
| 2000 | Silk Prima DonnaBrian's Time × Bound to Dance | Kenji YamauchiShinja Fujita | Silk RacingHayata Farms | 4.00 | |
| 1999 | Umeno FiberSakura Yutaka O × Umeno Rosa | Ikuo AizawaMasayoshi Ebina | T UmezakiY.S. Stud | 17.00 | |
| 1998 | Erimo ExcelRodrigo de Triano × Erimo Fantasy | Keiji KatoHitoshi Matoba | Shinichi YamamotoErimo Nojo | 13.40 | |
| 1997 | Mejiro DoberMejiro Ryan × Mejiro Beauty | Yokichi OkuboYutaka Yoshida | Mejiro ShojiMejiro Stud | 3.00 | |
| 1996 | Air GrooveTony Bin × Dyna Carle | Yuji ItoYutaka Take | Satoshi YoshiharaShadai Farm Hayakita | 2.50 | |
| 1995 | Dance PartnerSunday Silence × Dancing Key | Toshiaki ShiraiYutaka Take | Katsumi YoshidaShadai Farm | 4.60 | |
| 1994 | Chokai CarolBrian's Time × Witwatersrand | Akio TsurudomeSadahiro Kojima | Kaichi NittaTanikawa Stud | 5.00 | |
| 1993 | VegaTony Bin × Antique Value | Hiroyoshi MatsudaYutaka Take | Kazuko YoshidaShadai Farm | 3.40 | |
| 1992 | AdorableNorthern Taste × Ecorche | Minoru KobayashiYoshiyuki Muramoto | Haruo NegishiShadai Farm | 15.00 | |
| 1991 | Isono RoublesRussian Roubles × Kitty Tesco | Hisao ShimizuMikio Matsunaga | Toshio IsonoTakenori Noto | 12.00 | |
| 1990 | Eishin SunnyMill George × Eishin Natsuko | Masanori SakaguchiShigehiko Kishi | Toyomitsu HiraiEishin Bokujo | 12.20 | |
| 1989 | Light ColorYamaninsky × Yu Raiko | Juichi KiyotaYoshiyasu Tajima | Teruzo ItoTaihoku Stud Co.,Ltd. | 34.80 | |
| 1988 | Cosmo DreamBuzen Daio × Sweet Dream | Hiroyoshi MatsudaShigefumi Kumazawa | Hiromi TanabeUeda Bokujo | 23.00 | |
| 1987 | Max BeautyBravest Roman × Fujitaka Lady | Yuji ItoSeiki Tabara | Yu TadokoroSakai Bokujo | 1.80 | |
| 1986 | Mejiro RamonuMogami × Mejiro Hiryu | Shinji OkuhiraHiroshi Kawachi | Mejiro StudMejiro Stud | 1.80 | |
| 1985 | Noah no HakobuneArrow Express × Utrillo | Ryohei TanakaHidetaka Otonashi | Yuichi OdagiriOgifushi Bokujo | 85.00 | |
| 1984 | Tokai RomanBravest Roman × Tokai Midori | Hitoshi NakamuraShunichi Okatomi | Masanori UchimuraOkabe Bokujo | 28.00 | |
| 1983 | Dyna CarleNorthern Taste × Shadai Feather | Hideo TakahashiYukio Okabe | —Shadai Farm | 5.00 | |
| 1982 | Shadai IvorNorthern Taste × Sour Orange | Toshio Nihonyanagi— | Zenya YoshidaShadai Farm | 23.50 | |
| 1981 | TemmonRemand × Lady Sport | Yukio InabaIsao Shimada | —Fumio Matsuda | 4.60 | |
| 1980 | Kei KirokuLadiga × Kei Supako | Kuniichi AsamiYukio Okabe | —Azuma Horse Farm Co.,Ltd. | 29.80 | |
| 1979 | Agnes LadyRemand × Ikoma Eikan | —Hiroshi Kawachi | —Masayoshi Orite | 6.20 | |
| 1978 | Five HopeAtrax × Jutifa | —Tomio Yokoyama | —Sueji Nobuta | 23.00 | |
| 1977 | Linear QueenHard Ridden × Enterprise 2 | Yoshitaro MatsudaYukiharu Matsuda | —Murashita Bokujo | 4.00 | |
| 1976 | TitaniaArrow Express × Daini Tomoko | Yukio InabaIsao Shimada | —Masayoshi Ikeda | 5.00 | |
| 1975 | Tesco GabyTesco Boy × Kitano Ryu | Yoshio NakazumiYasuo Sugawara | —Iwao Fukuoka | 3.00 | |
| 1974 | Toko ElsaPartholon × Benisai | —Isao Shimada | —Imaizumi Bokujo | 19.40 | |
| 1973 | Nasuno ChigusaPartholon × Nasuno Hoshi | Yukio InabaIsao Shimada | —Nasuno Bokujo | 5.50 | |
| 1972 | Take FubukiPartholon × Haya Fubuki | Yukio InabaIsao Shimada | —Tanikawa Stud | 11.00 | |
| 1971 | Kane HimuroPartholon × Kane Tachibana | Akimitsu NarumiyaYukio Okabe | —Aomori Farm | 24.00 | |
| 1970 | JupiqueTropique × Judella | —Shigekatsu Moriyasu | —Haruo Yamada | 31.20 | |
| 1969 | Shadai TarquinGuersant × Black Tarquin | Tokichi OgataShigekatsu Moriyasu | Zenya YoshidaShadai Farm | 19.80 | |
| 1968 | LupinusNever Beat × Koka | —Seiichi Nakanowatari | —Horobetsu Bokujo | 17.00 | |
| 1967 | YamapitSolonaway × Cupid | Kuniichi AsamiTakayoshi Yasuda | —Ogifushi Bokujo | 3.00 | |
| 1966 | HiroyoshiGuersant × Kiyo | —— | —Kiyotake Bokujo | 20.60 | |
| 1965 | VeronaSolonaway × Miss Sakae | —Takemi Kaga | — | 11.40 | |
| 1964 | Kane KeyakiKaneryu × Concubine | Terashi SugiuraYuji Nohira | Yoshiaki KanasashiAomori Farm | 3.60 | |
| 1963 | I. T. OHarroway × Kitano Hikari | Kinzo KubotaTakeo Ito | —Kitano Bokujo | 10.00 | |
| 1962 | O HayabusaHindostan × O Matsukaze | Tomiyoshi Fujimoto— | —Honkiri Bokujo | 22.00 | |
| 1961 | Chitose HopeRising Flame × Everest | Katsukichi ItoShuji Ito | —Sakai Bokujo | 3.00 | |
| 1960 | Star RochHarroway × Corona | Kichisaburo Matsuyama— | —Yujiro Fujiwara | 37.80 | |
| 1959 | OkanToshihaya × Fuku Nishiki | Katsukichi ItoJuichi Kiyota | —Yoshida Stud Farm | 2.00 | |
| 1958 | Miss MarusaTurk's Reliance × Asa Shima | —Katsumi Yagisawa | — | 9.60 | |
| 1957 | Miss OnwardHard Sauce × Hold Tight | Bungo Takeda— | Junzo KashiyamaToshiaki Kondo | 2.40 | |
| 1956 | Fair MannaMaru There × Tokitsu Umi | Fusamatsu OkuboYoshiaki Sato | — | 5.80 | |
| 1955 | HiroichiHiro Sakura × Meigetsu | Tamao YaguraMitsumasa Iwashita | — | 6.00 | |
| 1954 | YamaichiToshishiro × Toshifuji | Tokichi OgataKatsumi Yagisawa | Masaichi Nagata | 4.60 | |
| 1953 | Jitsu HomareMinami Homare × Dai-5 Buchanum Beauty | —Kazuma Sugimura | — | 8.80 | |
| 1952 | Swee SueTheft × Bucho | Kichisaburo MatsuyamaKatsumi Yagisawa | — | 3.00 | |
| 1951 | Kiyo FujiKumohata × Rigger Utopia | Waichiro TanakaShotaro Abe | — | 3.40 | |
| 1950 | Koma MinoruTheft × Petrel | Tokachi NishizukaMasato Watanabe | — | 10.40 | |
| 1949 | King NightTheft × Black Mont | —— | — | ||
| 1948 | Yashima HimeTheft × Daisan Flippancy | —— | — | ||
| 1947 | TokitsukazePrimero × Daigo Manna | —— | — | ||
| 1946 | MitsumasaTsukitomo × Daisan Thonella | —— | — | ||
| 1943 | KurifujiTournesol × Kenfuji | —— | — | ||
| 1942 | Rock StatesStatesman × Daini Cajole | —— | — | ||
| 1941 | Tetsu BanzaiTournesol × Sereta | —— | — | ||
| 1940 | RounellaStatesman × Rounella | —— | — | ||
| 1939 | Hoshi HomareRaymond × Euterpe | —— | — | ||
| 1938 | Asteri MorShian Mor × Asteria | —— | — |
Source: G1Stars meeting database – winners, connections, times and starting prices as recorded. Group 1 grading began in 1971.
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