List of Japanese flat horse races

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A list of notable flat horse races which take place annually in Japan. Except for the Tokyo Daishoten, all graded races are operated Japan Racing Association, including all conditions races which currently hold Grade 1, 2 or 3 status.[1] In Japanese, it is called 重賞 (Jyūshō), lit Big race.

Grade 1[]

Month Race Name Racecourse Dist. (m) Age/Sex 2021 winner (2020 winner in italics) 2021 win prize
February February Stakes Tokyo (dirt) 1,600 4yo+ Cafe Pharoah ¥100,000,000
March Takamatsunomiya Kinen Chukyo 1,200 4yo+ Danon Smash ¥130,000,000
March Osaka Hai Hanshin 2,000 4yo+ Lei Papale ¥135,000,000
April Oka Sho Hanshin 1,600 3yo f Sodashi ¥105,000,000
April Satsuki Sho Nakayama 2,000 3yo c&f Efforia ¥110,000,000
April Tenno Sho (spring) Kyoto 3,200 4yo+ World Premiere ¥150,000,000
May NHK Mile Cup Tokyo 1,600 3yo c&f Schnell Meister ¥105,000,000
May Victoria Mile Tokyo 1,600 4yo+ f Gran Alegria ¥105,000,000
May Yushun Himba Tokyo 2,400 3yo f Uberleben ¥110,000,000
May Tokyo Yushun Tokyo 2,400 3yo c&f Shahryar ¥200,000,000
June Yasuda Kinen Tokyo 1,600 3yo+ Danon Kingly ¥130,000,000
June Takarazuka Kinen Hanshin 2,200 3yo+ Chrono Genesis ¥150,000,000
September Sprinters Stakes Nakayama 1,200 3yo+ Gran Alegria ¥130,000,000
October Shuka Sho Kyoto 2,000 3yo f Daring Tact ¥100,000,000
October Kikuka Sho Kyoto 3,000 3yo c&f Contrail ¥120,000,000
October Tenno Sho (autumn) Tokyo 2,000 3yo+ Almond Eye ¥150,000,000
November Queen Elizabeth II Cup Kyoto 2,200 3yo+ f Lucky Lilac ¥105,000,000
November Mile Championship Kyoto 1,600 3yo+ Gran Alegria ¥130,000,000
November Japan Cup Tokyo 2,400 3yo+ Almond Eye ¥300,000,000
December Champions Cup Chukyo (dirt) 1,800 3yo+ ¥100,000,000
December Hanshin Juvenile Fillies Hanshin 1,600 2yo f Sodashi ¥65,000,000
December Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes Hanshin 1,600 2yo c&f Grenadier Guards ¥70,000,000
December Arima Kinen Nakayama 2,500 3yo+ c&f Chrono Genesis ¥300,000,000
December Hopeful Stakes Nakayama 2,000 2yo c&f Danon The Kid ¥70,000,000
December Tokyo Daishoten Ohi (dirt) 2,000 3yo+ ¥80,000,000

Grade 2[]

Month Race Name Racecourse Dist. (m) Age/Sex 2021 winner
January Nikkei Shinshun Hai Kyoto 2,400 4yo+ Shoryu Ikuzo
January American Jockey Club Cup Nakayama 2,200 4yo+ Aristoteles
January Tokai Stakes Chukyo (dirt) 1,800 4yo+ Auvergne
February Kyoto Kinen Kyoto 2,200 4yo+ Loves Only You
February Nakayama Kinen Nakayama 1,800 4yo+ Hishi Iguazu
March Tulip Sho Hanshin 1,600 3yo f Elizabeth Tower
Meikei Yell
March Yayoi Sho Nakayama 2,000 3yo Titleholder
March Fillies' Revue Hanshin 1,400 3yo f Shigeru Pink Ruby
March Kinko Sho Chukyo 2,000 4yo+ Gibeon
March Spring Stakes Nakayama 1,800 3yo c&f Victipharus
March Hanshin Daishoten Hanshin 3,000 4yo+ Deep Bond
March Nikkei Sho Nakayama 2,500 4yo+ Win Marilyn
April New Zealand Trophy Nakayama 1,600 3yo c&f Bathrat Leon
April Hanshin Himba Stakes Hanshin 1,600 4yo+ f Des Ailes
April Flora Stakes Tokyo 2,000 3yo f Cool Cat
April Yomiuri Milers Cup Kyoto 1,600 4yo+ Cadence Call
April Aoba Sho Tokyo 2,400 3yo Wonderful Town
May Kyoto Shimbun Hai Kyoto 2,200 3yo Red Genesis
May Keio Hai Spring Cup Tokyo 1,400 4yo+ Lauda Sion
May Meguro Kinen Tokyo 2,500 4yo+ Win Kiitos
August Sapporo Kinen Sapporo 2,000 3yo+ Sodashi
September Centaur Stakes Hanshin 1,200 3yo+ Resistencia
September Rose Stakes Hanshin 1,800 3yo f Andvaranaut
September St Lite Kinen Nakayama 2,200 3yo
September Sankei Sho All Comers Nakayama 2,200 3yo+
September Kobe Shimbun Hai Hanshin 2,400 3yo c&f
October Mainichi Okan Tokyo 1,800 3yo+
October Kyoto Daishoten Kyoto 2,400 3yo+
October Fuchu Himba Stakes Tokyo 1,800 3yo+ f
October Fuji Stakes Tokyo 1,600 3yo+
October Swan Stakes Kyoto 1,400 3yo+
November Keio Hai Nisai Stakes Tokyo 1,400 2yo
November Copa Republica Argentina Tokyo 2,500 3yo+
November Daily Hai Nisai Stakes Kyoto 1,600 2yo
November Tokyo Sports Hai Nisai Stakes Tokyo 1,800 2yo
November Stayers Stakes Nakayama 3,600 3yo+
December Hanshin Cup Hanshin 1,400 3yo+

Grade 3[]

Month Race Name Racecourse Dist. (m) Age/Sex 2021 winner
January Nakayama Kimpai Nakayama 2,000 4yo+ Hishi Iguazu
January Kyoto Kimpai Kyoto 1,600 4yo+ Cadence Call
January Shinzan Kinen Kyoto 1,600 3yo Pixie Knight
January Fairy Stakes Nakayama 1,600 3yo f Fine Rouge
January Keisei Stakes Nakayama 2,000 3yo Gratias
January Aichi Hai Chukyo 2,000 4yo+ f Magic Castle
January Negishi Stakes Tokyo (dirt) 1,400 4yo+ Red Le Zele
January Silk Road Stakes Kyoto 1,200 4yo+ Shivaji
February Tokyo Shimbun Hai Tokyo 1,600 4yo+ Karate
February Kisaragi Sho Kyoto 1,800 3yo Lagom
February Daily Hai Queen Cup Tokyo 1,600 3yo f Akaitorino Musume
February Tokinominoru Kinen Tokyo 1,800 3yo Efforia
February Diamond Stakes Tokyo 3,400 4yo+ Grandiose
February Kyoto Himba Stakes Kyoto 1,400 4yo+ f Iberis
February Kokura Daishoten Kokura 1,800 4yo+ Territorial
February Hankyu Hai Hanshin 1,400 4yo+ Resistencia
March Ocean Stakes Nakayama 1,200 4yo+ Contra Check
March Nakayama Himba Stakes Nakayama 1,800 4yo+ f Rambling Alley
March Flower Cup Nakayama 1,800 3yo f Ho O Ixelles
March Falcon Stakes Chukyo 1,400 3yo Rooks Nest
March Mainichi Hai Hanshin 1,800 3yo Shahryar
March March Stakes Nakayama (dirt) 1,800 4yo+ Rapier Wit
March Lord Derby Challenge Trophy Nakayama 1,600 4yo+ Terzetto
April Arlington Cup Hanshin 1,600 3yo Ho O Amazon
April Antares Stakes Hanshin (dirt) 1,800 4yo+ T O Keynes
April Fukushima Himba Stakes Fukushima 1,800 4yo+ f Dirndl
April Niigata Daishoten Niigata 2,000 4yo+ Sanrei Pocket
May Heian Stakes Kyoto (dirt) 1,900 4yo+ Auvergne
June Naruo Kinen Hanshin 2,000 3yo+ Unicorn Lion
June Epsom Cup Tokyo 1,800 3yo+ Zadar
June Mermaid Stakes Hanshin 2,000 3yo+ f Shamrock Hill
June Unicorn Stakes Tokyo (dirt) 1,600 3yo Smasher
June Hakodate Sprint Stakes Hakodate 1,200 3yo+ Bien Fait
June Radio Nikkei Sho Fukushima 1,800 3yo Weiss Meteor
June CBC Sho Chukyo 1,200 3yo+ First Force
July Tanabata Sho Fukushima 2,000 3yo+ Taurus Gemini
July Procyon Stakes Chukyo (dirt) 1,400 3yo+ Meisho Kazusa
July Hakodate Kinen Hakodate 2,000 3yo+ Tosen Surya
July Chukyo Kinen Chukyo 1,600 3yo+ Andraste
July Hakodate Nisai Stakes Hakodate 1,200 2yo Namura Lycoris
July Ibis Summer Dash Niigata 1,000 3yo+ All At Once
July Queen Stakes Sapporo 1,800 3yo+ f Terzetto
August Leopard Stakes Niigata (dirt) 1,800 3yo Meisho Murakumo
August Kokura Kinen Kokura 2,000 3yo+ Mozu Nagareboshi
August Sekiya Kinen Niigata 1,600 3yo+ Lotus Land
August Elm Stakes Sapporo (dirt) 1,700 3yo+ Suave Aramis
August Kitakyushu Kinen Kokura 1,200 3yo+ Yoka Yoka
August Niigata Nisai Stakes Niigata 1,600 2yo Serifos
August Keeneland Cup Sapporo 1,200 3yo+ Lei Halia
August Sapporo Nisai Stakes Sapporo 1,800 2yo Geoglyph
September Niigata Kinen Niigata 2,000 3yo+ Meiner Fanrong
September Kokura Nisai Stakes Kokura 1,200 2yo Namura Clair
September Shion Stakes Nakayama 2,000 3yo f Fine Rouge
September Keisei Hai Autumn Handicap Nakayama 1,600 3yo+ Catedral
September Sirius Stakes Hanshin (dirt) 2,000 3yo+
October Saudi Arabia Royal Cup Tokyo 1,600 2yo
October Artemis Stakes Tokyo 1,600 2yo f
November Fantasy Stakes Kyoto 1,400 2yo f
November Miyako Stakes Kyoto (dirt) 1,800 3yo+
November Musashino Stakes Tokyo (dirt) 1,600 3yo+
November Fukushima Kinen Fukushima 2,000 3yo+
November Kyoto Nisai Stakes Kyoto 2,000 2yo
November Keihan Hai Kyoto 1,200 3yo+
November Challenge Cup Hanshin 2,000 3yo+
December Chunichi Shimbun Hai Chukyo 2,000 3yo+
December Capella Stakes Nakayama (dirt) 1,200 3yo+
December Turquoise Stakes Nakayama 1,600 3yo+ f

Listed[]

From 2019, Japan Racing Association introduced new "Listed" category, prize value is higher than normal open race.

Month Race Name Racecourse Dist. (m) Age/Sex
January Kyoto 1,600 3yo
January Nakayama 1,600 4yo+
January Kyoto 1,400 3yof
January Kyoto 1,200 4yo+
January Kyoto 2,000 3yo
January Kyoto 1,400 4yo+
January Crocus Stakes Tokyo 1,400 3yo
January Tokyo 2,000 4yo+
February Kyoto 1,600 4yo+
February Hyacinth Stakes Tokyo 1,600 3yo
February/March Hanshin 2,000 4yo+
February/March Hanshin 2,200 3yo
March Hanshin 1,800 3yo
March Nakayama 1,600 3yo
April Hanshin 2,000 3yof
April/May Tokyo 1,800 3yof
May Kyoto 1,800 3yo
June Hanshin 1,600 3yo+
July/August Sapporo 2,600 3yo+
September/October Hanshin 1,600 3yo+
October Kyoto 1,200 3yo+
October Tokyo 1,400 3yo+
October Tokyo 2,000 3yo+
October Niigata 1,400 3yo+
October Tokyo 1,800 2yo
October Niigata 1,000 3yo+
October Tokyo 2,100 3yo+
October Kyoto 1,800 2yo
November Tokyo 1,600 3yo+
December Nakayama 1,800 3yo+

Other Open Races[]

Month Race Name Racecourse Dist. (m) Age/Sex
January Nakayama 3,000 4yo+
January Nakayama 1,200 4yo+
January Crocus Stakes Tokyo 1,400 3yo
February Kinpai Ohi 2,600 4yo
May Kyoto 1,200 3yo[2]
May Principal Pulse Stakes Tokyo 2,000 3yo
August Takeyoriwake Sho Kochi Racecourse 1,400 3yo+
August Kokura 1,200 2yo Kyushu bred

NAR Graded Races (As listed race in international)[]

Month Race Name Racecourse Dist. (m) Age/Sex
January Kawasaki Kinen Kawasaki 2,100 4yo+
May Kashiwa Kinen Funabashi 1,600 4yo+
June Teio Sho Ohi 2,000 4yo+
July Japan Dirt Derby Ohi 2,000 3yo
October Mile Championship Nambu Hai Morioka 1,600 3yo+
November Japan Breeding farm's Cup Ladies' Classic Various 1,800 (may be changed) 3yo+f
November Japan Breeding farms' Cup Sprint Various 1,200 (may be changed) 3yo+
November Japan Breeding farms' Cup Classic Various 2,000 (may be changed) 3yo+
November Monbetsu 1,800 2yo
December Zen-Nippon Nisai Yushun Kawasaki 1,600 2yo

Former race[]

Last run Race Name Racecourse Dist. (m) Age/Sex
Mar 1993 Pegasus Stakes Hanshin 1,600 3yo
March 2005 Crystal Cup Nakayama 1,200 3yo
April 2004 Kabutoyama Kinen Fukushima 1,800 4yo+ sire domestic bred
May 1999 Kyoto Yonsai Tokubetsu Kyoto 2,000 3yo
Sep 1993 Sapphire Stakes Hanshin 1,800 3yof
October 1975 Victoria Cup Kyoto 2,400 3yof

References[]

  1. ^ "List of JRA Graded Races 2019｜List of JRA Graded Races｜Horse Racing in Japan". Horse Racing in Japan.
  2. ^ May be graded at 2021
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