Nakayama Kinen
Hishi Iguazu winning the 2023 Nakayama Kinen | |
| Class | Grade 2 |
|---|---|
| Location | Nakayama Racecourse, Funabashi, Chiba. |
| Inaugurated | 1937 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1800 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | 4-y-o+ |
| Weight | 4-y-o 55kg, 5-y-o+ 56kg. Fillies & mares allowed 2kg. |
| Purse | ¥ 145,220,000 (as of 2025) 1st: ¥ 67,000,000 2nd: ¥ 27,000,000 3rd: ¥ 17,000,000 |
The Nakayama Kinen (中山記念, Nakayama Kinen) is a Grade 2 flat horse race in Japan for Thoroughbreds aged four and older run over a distance of 1,800 metres at the Nakayama Racecourse, Funabashi, Chiba. The race is run in late February or early March.
The race was first run in 1937. It was originally run twice a year, in spring and autumn, before a single annual race was established in 1952. Among the winners of the race have been Silence Suzuka, Victoire Pisa, Just A Way, and Panthalassa.