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Main grandstand at the Tokyo Racecourse Turf Vision video screen. Tokyo Racecourse (東京競馬場, Tōkyō Keiba-jō) is located in Fuchū, Tokyo, Japan. [1] Built in 1933 for horse racing, it is considered the "racecourse of racecourses" in Japanese horseracing. [1] It has a capacity of 223,000, with seating for 13,750. [2]
It was first run in 1938 and is the Japanese equivalent of the English Epsom Oaks.. On May 23, 2010, in the 71st running of the Yushun Himba, Apapane and Saint Emilion hit the finish at the same time in the race, making the first time that a Grade 1 race in Japan has resulted in a dead heat for the win.
The Japan Cup (ジャパンカップ, Japan Kappu, JPN G-1) is one of the most prestigious horse races in Japan. It is contested on the last Sunday of November, post time of 15:40 at Tokyo Racecourse in Fuchu, Tokyo at a distance of 2400 meters (about 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles) run under weight for age conditions with a maximum of 18 horses on turf (grass).
The JRA manages the ten main tracks in Japan. Races at these tracks are called Chuo Keiba (meaning "central horse racing"). It provides some of the richest racing in the world. As of 2010, a typical JRA maiden race for three-year-olds carried a purse of ¥9.55 million (about US$112,000), with ¥5 million (about US$59,000) paid to the winner. [5]
Horses from National Association of Racing(NAR) have been eligible to run in the race since 1995, and 2007 for horses not trained in Japan. This race and Champions Cup are the only Grade 1 dirt race organized by the JRA (the other international Grade 1 dirt race (Tokyo Daishōten) and domestic Grade1 races are all organized by NAR).
This is a list of notable flat horse races which take place annually in Japan. Except for the Tokyo Daishoten, all graded races are operated by Japan Racing Association, including all conditions races which currently hold Grade 1, 2 or 3 status. [1] In Japanese, these races are called 重賞 (Jyūshō), lit Big race.
March 2009 – at The Meadows, between Tsm Goldenridge, Serious Damage and Teen Elvis; the 25th triple dead heat in harness racing history. [36] May 23, 2010 – in the 71st Yushun Himba ("Japanese Oaks") at Tokyo Racecourse, between Apapane and Saint Emilion; the first Japanese Grade I race to result in a dead heat for the win. [37] [38]
In the past, won Oka Sho, Japan Oaks and Shuka Sho (from 1996) (Not a classic race, but included in the Triple Crown)(Queen Elizabeth II Cup, from 1976 to 1995; Victoria Cup, from 1970 to 1975) triple crown title female horse in Japan.