Haneda Hai

The is a Japanese Domestic Grade 1 flat race for three year old thoroughbred colts and fillies run over a distance of 1,800 meters (about 9 furlongs) on dirt at Ohi Racecourse in Shinagawa, Tokyo in late April to early May.

History

It began in 1956 as the Ohi Hai. Its name was changed to Haneda Hai in commemoration of Haneda Racecourse which used to be situated next to Shinagawa.

The distance has been changed several times. It has been run as follows: from its inception until 1966 at 1,800 meters from 1967 to 1995 at 2,000 meters from 1996 to 1998 at 1,800 meters from 1999 to 2001 at 1,600 meters from 2002 to 2003 at 1,790 meters from 2004 onwards at 1,800 meters

Until 2023, this race was the first leg of the Triple Crown along with Tokyo Derby and Japan Dirt Derby and only horses belonging to South Kanto Horseracing could run.

Dirt Grade Promotion

The race was promoted to Domestic Grade 1 along with Tokyo Derby in 2024. Formerly the first leg of the South Kanto Triple Crown, it became the first leg of new Japanese Triple Crown of Dirt. Entries were expanded to 16 horses with 4 horses belonging to Japan Racing Association.

Trial races

Trial races provide automatic berths to the winning horses or placed horses as specified.

+ Race Name Class RacecourseDistanceCondition Bluebird Cup JpnIII Funabashi1,800 metersWinner that belongs to NAR. Kumotori Sho JpnIII Ohi 1,800 meters Two horses that belong to JRA who placed 3rd or better. Top 2 horses that belong to NAR regardless of placing. Starburst Cup OP Ohi2,000 metersWinner Keihin Hai JpnII Ohi 1,700 meters Two horses that belong to JRA who placed 3rd or better. Top 2 horses that belong to NAR regardless of placing.

Races listed below does not provide automatic berths, but still important steps for this race.

+ Race Name Class RacecourseDistanceCondition Classic Challenge OP Ohi1,800 meters Winner Spring Cup SPI Nagoya1,700 meters

Winners since 2004 Year Winner Jockey Trainer Owner Time 2004 Rentaro Hasegawa (KAW) 1:53.5 2005 Masayuki Kawashima (FUN) 1:53.5 2006 Mitsuhiro Okabayashi (FUN) 1:53.1 2007 Masao Kakimoto (FUN) 1:51.1 2008 Yoichi Sasaki (OHI) 1:52.8 2009 Masayuki Kawashima (FUN) 1:54.9 2010 Katsunori Arayama (OHI) 1:53.7 2011 Masayuki Kawashima (FUN) 1:52.1 2012 Katsunori Arayama (OHI) 1:52.9 2013 Masayuki Kawashima (FUN) 1:52.8 2014 Junpei Morishita (OHI) 1:52.6 2015 Yoshiyuki Yano (FUN) 1:54.6 2016 Takashi Mizuno (URA) 1:55.5 2017 Naoyuki Matoba (OHI) 1:54.4 2018 Yoshiyuki Yano (FUN) 1:53.7 2019 Yoshiyuki Yano (FUN) 1:53.5 2020 Hiroshi Iwamoto (KAW) 1:53.3 2021 Satoshi Kokubo (URA) 1:51.5 2022 Junpei Morishita (OHI) 1:52.4 2023 Kazuo Watanabe (OHI) 1:50.9Triple Crown of Dirt Series 2024 Keisuke Miyata (JRA) 1:53.9 2025 Keizo Ito (JRA) 1:52.1 2026 Hiroyasu Tanaka (JRA) 1:52.7

Earlier winners

1956 – Otone 1957 – Hatsuyuki 1958 – Daini Kotobuki 1959 – Harusekito 1960 – Daisan Kotobuki 1961 – Yaguchi Hope 1962 – Bold Pride 1963 – Kokuyu 1964 – Kotobukino Ni 1965 – Masa Ho 1966 – Ichi Shiden 1967 – Hikaru Takai 1968 – China Cap 1969 – Yamano Taiyo 1970 – Daini Herusu O 1971 – Fuji Prince 1972 – Tokiwa Taiyo 1973 – Yokozan 1974 – Mitsuru Kotobuki 1975 – Golden Ribot 1976 – Die Hard Kotobuki 1977 – Takeno Okan 1978 – Hatsushiba O 1979 – Soul Chateau 1980 – Takafuji Minoru 1981 – Konan Ruby 1982 – Hospitality 1983 – San Oi 1984 – King Haiseiko 1985 – Maruzen Adiaru 1986 – Hanaki O 1987 – Shinano Davis 1988 – Ryuko King 1989 – Rosita 1990 – Outrun Seiko 1991 – Urban Top 1992 – Kashiwa's Princess 1993 – Blue Family 1994 – Spectacle 1995 – Hikari Rufas 1996 – Nike Jaguar 1997 – Canyon Roman 1998 – Gold Head 1999 – Orion the Thanks 2000 – Yellow Power 2001 – Toshin Blizzard 2002 – Principal River 2003 – Nike a Delight

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