Diolite Kinen

Diolite Kinen
ダイオライト記念
Race information
Domestic Grade II (JpnII) race
Diolite(1927-1951)
Location	Funabashi Racecourse
Inaugurated	1956
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Distance	2,400 meters (1.5 mi)
Surface	Dirt
Track	Left-handed
Qualification	Four-year-olds and above
Weight	57 kg (4yo+) Allowances 2 kg for fillies and mares
Purse	1st: ¥32,000,000

The Diolite Kinen (in Japanese: ダイオライト記念), is a Domestic Grade 2 horse race for four-year-olds at Funabashi Racecourse.

Race details

The first edition of the race took place on March 15, 1956.^[1]

The race has been held in March since its inception.^[1]

The race is named after the racehorse, Diolite.

Winners since 2015 include:^[1]

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Time
2015	Chrysolite	Yutaka Take	Hidetaka Otonashi	2:33.6
2016	Chrysolite	Yutaka Take	Hidetaka Otonashi	2:36.4
2017	Chrysolite^[2]	Yutaka Take	Hidetaka Otonashi	2:37.8
2018	K T Brave^[3]	Yuichi Fukunaga	Haruki Sugiyama	2:34.8
2019	Chuwa Wizard^[4]	Yuga Kawada	Ryuji Okubo	2:37.3
2020	Another Truth	Christophe Lemaire	Noboru Takagi	2:36.6
2021	Danon Pharaoh	Yuga Kawada	Yoshito Yahagi	2:34.5
2022	Nova Lenda	Taito Mori	Katsuyoshi Ushida	2:37.2
2023	Gloria Mundi	Yuga Kawada	Ryuji Okubo	2:37.2
2024	Seraphic Call	Bauyrzhan Murzabayev	Carrot Farm Co Ltd	2:33.9

Past winners include:^[1]^[5]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Diorite Memorial Race Winning Horse Distance 2,400m". Retrieved 11 August 2019.
^ "Chrysolite". JBIS. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
^ "K T Brave". JBIS. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
^ "Chuwa Wizard". JBIS. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
^ "Diolite Memorial". Ahonoora. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
^ "Daisy Masaru". JBIS. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
^ "Hide Midori". JBIS. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
^ "Apo Speed". Ahonoora. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
^ "Katsu R". Ahonoora. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
^ "ダイオライト記念". Netkeiba.

v t e List of Japanese Grade II horse races
(Note: JRA races bracketed with "exchange" below, and all dirt/3-year-old races are Japan Racing Association(JRA)-National Association of Racing(NAR) exchange races)
Japan Racing Association(JRA) GII races (International GII)	Nikkei Shinshun Hai American Jockey Club Cup Tokai Stakes Kyoto Kinen Nakayama Kinen Tulip Sho Yayoi Sho Fillies' Revue Hanshin Daishōten Spring Stakes Kinko Sho Nikkei Shō Hanshin Himba Stakes New Zealand Trophy Yomiuri Milers Cup Flora Stakes Aoba Sho Kyoto Shimbun Hai Keio Hai Spring Cup Meguro Kinen Sapporo Kinen Shion Stakes Centaur Stakes St. Lite Kinen Rose Stakes Sankei Sho All Comers Kobe Shimbun Hai Mainichi Ōkan Kyōto Daishōten Daily Hai Nisai Stakes Tokyo Sports Hai Nisai Stakes Fuchu Himba Stakes Swan Stakes Copa Republica Argentina Keio Hai Nisai Stakes Stayers Stakes Hanshin Cup
National Association of Racing(NAR) JpnII races (Domestic GII, dirt)	Empress Hai (fillies and mares) Diolite Kinen Keihin Hai (3-year-old) Hyōgo Championship (3-year-old) Kantō Oaks (3-year-old fillies) Kozukata Sho (3-year-old) Nippon TV Hai Tōkyo Hai Ladies' Prelude Urawa Kinen Hyōgo Junior Grand Prix (2-year-old) Nagoya Grand Prix
JRA Steeplechase Races (J-GII races)	Hanshin Spring Jump Kyōto High Jump Tōkyō High Jump
See also	Japan Racing Association National Association of Racing Horse racing in Japan

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