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Meisho Hachiro wins the Mile Championship Nambu Hai for the first time
JRA horse Meisho Hachiro won the Mile Championship Nambu Hai on October 12 in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture.
The race is described as the highest-level event in Iwate racing and drew a large crowd.
Eleven top horses from JRA and regional racing competed over 1,600 metres on dirt.
JRA horse Strength led for most of the race, but Meisho Hachiro pulled ahead in the final straight under jockey Hirohito Yoshihara.
The win was Meisho Hachiro’s first graded-race title.
Strength finished second, while 2025 winner Wilson Tesoro placed third.
The highest-placed horse from Iwate was Sakura Top Kid, in seventh.
Meisho Hachiro won the Mile Championship Nambu Hai for the first time on October 12.
The JRA horse secured its first graded-race victory at Morioka Racecourse in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture.
Ridden by Hiroto Yoshihara, Meisho Hachiro was the third favorite in the 1,600-meter dirt race.
Strengths finished second, while 2025 winner and top favorite Wilson Tesoro placed third.
Sakura Top Kid was the highest-finishing horse from Iwate, in seventh place.
- Who
- Meisho Hachiro, a horse belonging to the JRA, ridden by Hiroto Yoshihara.
- What
- Won the Mile Championship Nambu Hai for the first time and earned its first graded-race victory.
- When
- October 12, 2026.
- Where
- Morioka Racecourse in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.
- Why
- Not stated.
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The Mile Championship Nambu Hai was held over 1,600 meters on dirt, with 11 horses from the JRA and local racing taking part.
Strengths, the sixth favorite, led until the final turn.
Meisho Hachiro passed Strengths and went on to win.
- Race date
- October 12, 2026
- Venue
- Morioka Racecourse, Morioka, Iwate Prefecture
- Race distance
- 1,600 meters on dirt
- Number of runners
- 11
- Finishing order
- Meisho Hachiro first; Strengths second; Wilson Tesoro third
- Highest-placed Iwate horse
- Sakura Top Kid, seventh
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