
Horse Racing stats man, Andy has contributed to OLBG for 18 years - An Ipswich fan and F1 fanatic, he also contributes EFL football and Motor Sport opinion.
2025 Tenno Sho (Spring) Preview
Taken place at the Kyoto racecourse each May is the Spring Tenno Sho, the first of the Tenno Sho races with another version being run later in the year in Autumn. Open to runners who are aged four or older, the race is run over a distance of 3,200m (2m) and is a Grade 1.
Established in 1938, Hase Park won the first-ever race and this can be a quick run race considering it is run over two miles, Deep Impact when winning the 2006 renewal set the world record for the quickest run two-mile race, a record that stood until 2007.
Tenno Sho (Spring) Information:
- Tenno Sho (Spring) Past Winners
- Tenno Sho (Spring) Trainer Statistics
- Tenno Sho (Spring) Jockey Statistics
You may also be interested in other preview blogs that we have packed full of information, head down to the Other Principal Races in Japan section for links to these.
How competitive is the Tenno Sho (Spring) market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 10 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2022 when the race had an over-round of 126%. The race in 2023 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 129%, whilst on average over the last 10 renewals of the Tenno Sho (Spring), the over-round has been 127%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £127 which is bet.
Tenno Sho (Spring) Trends:
Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? From the past 10 if you had followed the winner of the Tenno Sho (Spring) next time out then you would have backed a total of 1 winner. Backing all 8 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of -3.80. See which other runners are being backed today on the racing predictions page.
Over the last 10 renewals, it was Kitasan Black, trained by Hisashi Shimizu and ridden by Yutaka Take who set the fastest winning time in the Tenno Sho (Spring), the runner won the race in a time of 3:12.50 when winning the race in 2017. At the other end of the scale, it was the combination of trainer Takahisa Tezuka and jockey Christophe-Patrice Lemaire with Fierement who set the slowest winning time, the race-winning time was 3:16.50 in the 2020 renewal.
These are the top three quickest-run Tenno Sho (Spring) over the last 10 renewals:
- Kitasan Black (3:12.50) in 2017
- T O Royal (3:14.20) in 2024
- World Premiere (3:14.70) in 2021
Tenno Sho (Spring) Past Winners
Here are the Tenno Sho (Spring) past winners for the last 10 renewals. Each row details the year of the race, the horse which won along with the age & weight of the horse. Also detailed is the stall where the horse came from and the total number of runners in the race. The trainer of the horse at the time of winning the Tenno Sho (Spring) as well as the jockey is also displayed along with the starting price the horse was sent off.
Year | Horse (Drawn) | Info |
---|---|---|
2024 3:14.20 | T O Royal (JPN) 6yo 9-2 (13 of 17) 9/5F | Yuji Hishida Inao Okada (JPN) |
2023 3:16.10 | Justin Palace (JPN) 4yo 9-2 (1 of 17) 33/10 | Christophe-Patrice Lemaire Haruki Sugiyama (JPN) |
2022 3:16.20 | Titleholder (JPN) 4yo 9-2 (16 of 18) 39/10 | Kazuo Yokoyama Toru Kurita (JPN) |
2021 3:14.70 | World Premiere (JPN) 5yo 9-2 (1 of 17) 42/10 | Yuichi Fukunaga Yasuo Tomomichi (JPN) |
2020 3:16.50 | Fierement (JPN) 5yo 9-2 (14 of 14) 1/1F | Christophe-Patrice Lemaire Takahisa Tezuka (JPN) |
2019 3:15.00 | Fierement (JPN) 4yo 9-2 (10 of 13) 9/5F | Christophe-Patrice Lemaire Takahisa Tezuka (JPN) |
2018 3:16.20 | Rainbow Line (JPN) 5yo 9-2 (12 of 17) 5/1 | Yasunari Iwata Hidekazu Asami (JPN) |
2017 3:12.50 | Kitasan Black (JPN) 5yo 9-2 (3 of 17) 6/5F | Yutaka Take Hisashi Shimizu (JPN) |
2016 3:15.30 | Kitasan Black (JPN) 4yo 9-2 (1 of 18) 7/2 | Yutaka Take Hisashi Shimizu (JPN) |
2015 3:14.70 | Gold Ship (JPN) 6yo 9-2 (1 of 17) 18/5 | Norihiro Yokoyama Naosuke Sugai (JPN) |
Tenno Sho (Spring) Trainer Statistics
There are two leading trainers in the Tenno Sho (Spring) over the last 10 renewals with both Takahisa Tezuka and Hisashi Shimizu who have both won the race two times. Takahisa Tezuka winners have been with Fierement (2019 & 2020). Hisashi Shimizu winners have been with Kitasan Black (2016 & 2017). There is one trainer who has not had the best of times in the Tenno Sho (Spring), Yasutoshi Ikee has sent a total of 11 runners to the race without recording any wins.
Here are some of the top Tenno Sho (Spring) trainer statistics over the last 10 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):
Trainer | R-W-P | Win | EW |
---|---|---|---|
Takahisa Tezuka | 4-2-2 | +0.80 | -0.32 |
Hisashi Shimizu | 2-2-2 | +4.70 | +2.35 |
Yasuo Tomomichi | 13-1-4 | -7.80 | -8.40 |
Hidekazu Asami | 2-1-1 | +4.00 | +1.50 |
Toru Kurita | 2-1-1 | +2.90 | +0.95 |
Haruki Sugiyama | 2-1-1 | +2.30 | +0.65 |
Inao Okada | 2-1-2 | +0.80 | +0.40 |
Naosuke Sugai | 1-1-1 | +3.60 | +1.80 |
Yasutoshi Ikee | 11-0-2 | -11.00 | -10.00 |
Ryuji Okubo | 6-0-4 | -6.00 | -4.00 |
Tenno Sho (Spring) Jockey Statistics
The leading jockey in the Tenno Sho (Spring) over the last 10 renewals is Christophe-Patrice Lemaire who has won the race three times with those three winners coming from Fierement (2019 & 2020) and Justin Palace (2023). The only other jockey to have recorded multiple wins in the Tenno Sho (Spring) is Yutaka Take (2 wins).
Here are some of the top Tenno Sho (Spring) jockey statistics over the last 10 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):
Jockey | R-W-P | Win | EW |
---|---|---|---|
Christophe-Patrice Lemaire | 9-3-4 | +0.10 | -2.17 |
Yutaka Take | 8-2-2 | -1.30 | -3.65 |
Norihiro Yokoyama | 7-1-2 | -2.40 | -2.61 |
Yuichi Fukunaga | 6-1-3 | -0.80 | -1.90 |
Yasunari Iwata | 5-1-1 | +1.00 | -1.50 |
Kazuo Yokoyama | 3-1-1 | +1.90 | -0.05 |
Yuji Hishida | 2-1-2 | +0.80 | +0.40 |
Ryuji Wada | 9-0-3 | -9.00 | -7.50 |
Yuga Kawada | 8-0-0 | -8.00 | -8.00 |
Kenichi Ikezoe | 7-0-1 | -7.00 | -6.50 |
2025 Tenno Sho (Spring) Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 7, 12, 1, 2, 1, 1, 2, 2, PU, (1, 15)
The percentage shown is the percentage of the total number of runners who fell under that factor. High percentages are less appealing than lower ones as you would expect them to do well. The trend information is based on the available information on the racing post in terms of previous runs etc.
- 10 / 10 (14%) - No bigger than 5/1
- 10 / 10 (18%) - Within the first 3 of the market
- 10 / 10 (21%) - Achieved an RPR of 116+ (LTO)
- 10 / 10 (21%) - Furthest Won 1m7f - 2m1f
- 10 / 10 (34%) - Highest Placed is G1
- 10 / 10 (34%) - Had 1 - 8 placings (Class)
- 10 / 10 (44%) - Not in a G3/LST/Cl2 (Last Win)
- 10 / 10 (48%) - Highest Won is not G3/LST/Cl2
- 10 / 10 (49%) - Carried 123 - 128lbs (Last Win)
- 10 / 10 (53%) - Ran in a Non Handicap (Last Win)
- 10 / 10 (63%) - No bigger than 87/5 (LTO)
- 10 / 10 (66%) - Ran over 1m - 1m2f (Debut)
- 10 / 10 (68%) - No bigger than 169/10 (Career Win)
- 10 / 10 (76%) - In a field of 9 - 16 (Debut)
- 10 / 10 (78%) - No older than a 6yo
If there is anything that you do not understand in this blog, please leave a comment or head over to the Horse Racing Terms and Abbreviations article which is available in the OLBG Betting School section.
Are you already a member? If not, then why not? With over £6,000 given away each month in the tipster competition, why not get involved? Remember, It is completely FREE! So, head over to the registration page to sign up today! If you are already a member, then share your thoughts here.
Tenno Sho (Spring) Trend Analysis
The trend factor which had produced 5+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +15.30 is when runners were 2nd in the betting market. The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had 0 career places in the class, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-109.
Here are the most recent winning draws along with the further placings in brackets:
- 2024: Winner in 13 (4,5) [17 Runners]
- 2023: Winner in 1 (7,16) [17 Runners]
- 2022: Winner in 16 (18,7) [18 Runners]
- 2021: Winner in 1 (12,3) [17 Runners]
- 2020: Winner in 14 (6,5) [14 Runners]
The course which has produced the most winners of the Tenno Sho (Spring) is Hanshin, there has been a total number of 6 winners of this race who ran at Hanshin last time out. The next best course which has produced the second most winners is Nakayama, there has been a total number of 4 winners of this race who ran at Nakayama last time out.
The race is open to both sexes with the Male runners having produced a total of 10 winners from a total of 151 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 0 winners from a total of 14 runners.
Looking over the past renewals, these are the stallions whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Tenno Sho (Spring):
- Deep Impact (4 Wins)
- Black Tide (2 Wins)
- Stay Gold (2 Wins)
These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Tenno Sho (Spring) despite multiple attempts:
- Hearts Cry (0 Wins from 22 runners)
- King Kamehameha (0 Wins from 15 runners)
- Orfevre (0 Wins from 13 runners)
- Admire Don (0 Wins from 6 runners)
- Kizuna (0 Wins from 6 runners)
Looking at the winning odds over the last 10 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Rainbow Line in 2018, winning for Hidekazu Asami at odds of 5/1 under the guidance of Yasunari Iwata. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 10 renewals there have been 4 winning favourites in the race. All figures and trends above, such as the horse's previous runs are based on the information that is available on the racing post.
Other Principal Races in Japan
Here are some other notable races throughout Japan which take place during the racing season that we also have blogs for.
Races at Hanshin Racecourse
Races at Kyoto Racecourse
Races at Tokyo Racecourse
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Tenno Sho (Spring) Preview are at hand, Andy and James. They both work on the Horse racing tips team team looking after the tipsters and managing the tips settlement, whilst also creating and managing all of the horse racing event previews for International racing.