three-year-old GI horse race, is not an official step race, but has gained importance in recent years as horses such as Tanino Gimlet (2002), King Kamehameha (2004, won) and Deep Sky (2008, won) participated in that race and would eventually win the Derby. Winners since 1990 Earlier winners 1932 - Wakataka 1933 - Kabutoyama 1934 - Fray Mor 1935 - Governor 1936 - Tokumasa 1937 - Hisatomo 1938 - Sugenuma 1939 - Kumohata 1940 - Ieryu 1941 - St Lite 1942 - Minami Homare 1943 - Kurifuji 1944 - Kaiso 1945 - No race 1946 - No race 1947 - Matsu Midori 1948 - Miharu O 1949 - Tachikaze 1950 - Kumono Hana 1951 - Tokino Minoru 1952 - Kurino Hana 1953 - Bostonian 1954 - Golden Wave 1955 - Otokitsu 1956 - Hakuchikara 1957 - Hikaru Meiji 1958 - Daigo Homare 1959 - Komatsu Hikari 1960 - Kodama 1961 - Hakusho 1962 - Fair Win 1963 - Meizui 1964 - Shinzan 1965 - Keystone 1966 - Teito O 1967 - Asa Denko 1968 - Tanino Harromore 1969 - Daishin Volgard 1970 - Tanino Moutiers 1971 - Hikaru Imai 1972 - Long Ace 1973 - Take Hope 1974 - Colonel Lancer 1975 - Kaburaya O 1976 - Climb Kaiser 1977 - Lucky Ruler 1978 - Sakura Shori 1979 - Katsurano Haiseiko 1980 - Opec Horse 1981 - Katsu Top Ace 1982 - Bamboo Atlas 1983 - Mr. C.B. 1984 - Symboli Rudolf 1985 - Sirius Symboli 1986 - Dyna Gulliver 1987 - Merry Nice 1988 - Sakura Chiyono O 1989 - Winner's Circle See also Horse racing in Japan List of Japanese flat horse races References Racing Post: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , Horse races in Japan Turf races in Japan Flat horse races for three-year-olds