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Month Race Distance Age/Sex; JPN I June: Sakitama Hai: Dirt 1400m: 3yo+ JPN II November: Urawa Kinen: Dirt 2000m: 3yo+ JPN III September: Teletama Hai Oval Sprint
The race is run on a dirt 1600 meter track. [1] It has been held at many racetracks including Kawasaki, Ohi, Funabashi and Urawa. The race was originally held in April but is now run at the end of March.
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.
The Sakitama Hai (Japanese さきたま杯), is a Domestic Grade 1 horse race for thoroughbred horses aged three and over, run in June over a distance of 1,400 meters on dirt at Urawa Racecourse. The race was first run in 1997 as a Domestic Grade 3 for thoroughbred horses aged three and over, until in 2005 when the age qualification was changed ...
The Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said "I'd like to see Haru Urara win, even just once. The horse is a good example of not giving up in the face of defeat." [5] Haru Urara ran her last race in August 2004 and retired with a record of 0 wins and 113 losses.
The Oka Sho was first contested in 1939, and is the Japanese equivalent of the English 1,000 Guineas. The race was run at Nakayama Racecourse until 1944 when it was run at Tokyo Racecourse. After a two-year hiatus the Oka Sho was staged at Kyoto Racecourse from 1947 to 1949. The race was also run at Kyoto in 1967, 1991 and 1995.
Japan Breeding Farms' Cup Ladies' Classic (ジャパンブリーディングファームズカップレディスクラシック) is an annual race that is usually held on November 3, the national holiday Culture Day. This race was started as third JBC race in 2011. The first race was held at the Oi racetrack, and was won by Miracle Legend.
The race carries a purse of ¥142.5 million (about US$1.68 million). In Japan, jump racing is generally less popular than flat racing. Racecourses do not hold more than two jump races in a single day. Every Japanese jump horse has experience of running on the flat. Usually, all of them aim for success on the flat.