The Nakayama Kinen (中山記念, Nakayama Kinen) is a Japanese 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.^[1][2]

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Nakayama Kinen
中山記念

Grade 2 race
Hishi Iguazu winning the 2023 Nakayama Kinen
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 2024) 1st: ¥ 67,000,000 2nd: ¥ 27,000,000 3rd: ¥ 17,000,000

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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.^[2] Among the winners of the race have been Silence Suzuka, Victoire Pisa, Just A Way, and Panthalassa.

Most successful horse (2 wins):

• Kane Mikasa – 1978, 1979
• Eighty Tosho – 1982, 1983
• Lohengrin – 2003, 2007
• Balance of Game – 2005, 2006
• Company – 2008, 2009
• Win Bright – 2018, 2019
• Hishi Iguazu - 2021, 2023

• Horse racing in Japan
• List of Japanese flat horse races