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Japan Cup Dirt is a race usually run a week after the
Japan CupThe is the most prestigious horse race run in Japan. It is contested at the end of November at Tokyo Racecourse in Fuchu, Tokyo at a distance of 2400 meters over the grass. With a purse of ¥476 million , the Japan Cup is one of the richest races in the world.The Japan Cup is an invitational event...
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Race Information
- Racecourse: Hanshin Racecourse
is located in Takarazuka, Hyogo, Japan. It is used for horse racing. The land was originally owned by Kawanishi Aircraft Company, which manufactured combat planes during World War II. After the WWII, GHQ ordered the company to stop manufacturing combat planes, which ended in closing the factory. In...
- Distance: 1,800 meters (About 9. furlongs), Dirt, Right-handed
- Qualification to run: 3-y-o & Up
- Weight: 3-y-o colts & gelding
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s 55 kg
- 3-y-o fillies 53 kg
- 4-y-o & up horses & geldings 57 kg
- 4-y-o & up mares 55 kg
- Safety Factor: 16 (There will be a maximum of 8 foreign-trained starters)
2008 Changes
The Japan Cup Dirt was moved from
Tokyo Racecourseis located in Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan. Built in 1933 for horse racing, it is considered the "racecourse of racecourses" in Japanese horseracing. It has 13,750 seats, with a capacity of 223,000....
to
Hanshin Racecourseis located in Takarazuka, Hyogo, Japan. It is used for horse racing. The land was originally owned by Kawanishi Aircraft Company, which manufactured combat planes during World War II. After the WWII, GHQ ordered the company to stop manufacturing combat planes, which ended in closing the factory. In...
in 2008. The Japan Cup Dirt had been overshadowed by its turf counterpart (the [Japan Cup]) in recent years, because turf racing in Japan typically remains more popular and attracts better horses. Attendance for the 2007 Japan Cup Dirt was 56,052, while the attendance for the turf race the following day was 103,545.
With the move to Hanshin, the Japan Cup Dirt was shortened from its original distance of 2,100 meters (about 10½ furlongs) to 1,800 meters (about 9 furlongs). Now run one week after the Japan Cup, the Japan Cup Dirt shares the weekend with the "World Super Jockeys Series" featuring jockeys from around the world.
Purse
(For the 2007 running)
Total JPN ¥277,900,000 (U.S.$ 2,416,000)
- 1st JPN ¥130,000,000 (U.S.$ 1,103,000)
- 2nd JPN ¥52,000,000 (U.S.$ 452,000)
- 3rd JPN ¥33,000,000 (U.S.$ 286,000)
- 4th JPN ¥20,000,000 (U.S.$ 173,000)
- 5th JPN ¥13,000,000 (U.S.$ 113,000)
Winners
Year
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Winner
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Age
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Jockey
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Trainer
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Owner
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Time
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| 2000 |
Wing Arrow |
5 |
Yukio Okabe |
Katsumi Minai |
Minoru Ikeda |
2:07.2 |
| 2001 |
Kurofune |
3 |
Yutaka Take is a Japanese jockey who is a multiple champion in his homeland and won the Japan Cup in 1999 on the horse Special Week...
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Kunihide Matsuda |
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2:05.9 |
| 2002 |
Eagle Café |
5 |
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Futoshi Kojima |
Kiyoshi Nishikawa |
1:52.2 |
| 2003 |
Fleetstreet Dancer |
5 |
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Doug O'Neill |
Lee & Ty Leatherman |
2:09.2 |
| 2004 |
Time Paradox |
6 |
Yutaka Take is a Japanese jockey who is a multiple champion in his homeland and won the Japan Cup in 1999 on the horse Special Week...
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Hiroyoshi Matsuda |
Shadai Racehorse Co. |
2:08.7 |
| 2005 |
Kane HekiliKane Hekili is a Thoroughbred racehorse named after "The Thunder God" in Polynesian mythology. In 2005 and 2006 he won four Grade 1 races on dirt in Japan and finished fourth to Electrocutionist in the 2006 Dubai World Cup....
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3 |
Yutaka Take is a Japanese jockey who is a multiple champion in his homeland and won the Japan Cup in 1999 on the horse Special Week...
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Katsuhiko Sumii is a Japanese horse trainer.He trained the first and second placing horses in the 2006 Melbourne Cup, Delta Blues and Pop Rock.- Famous Horses :* Delta Blues - Won Melbourne Cup , Kikuka Sho (born March 28, 1964, Kanazawa, Ishikawa) is a Japanese horse trainer.He trained the first and second...
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Makoto Kanekois the President, CEO and Representative Director of Zuken Inc., a public listed multinational corporation in the Tokyo Stock Exchange.Makoto Kaneko is better known as a prominent horse owner in Japan...
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2:08.0 |
| 2006 |
Alondite |
3 |
Hiroki Goto |
Sei Ishizaka |
Carrot Farm Co. |
2:08.5 |
| 2007 |
Vermilion |
5 |
Yutaka Take is a Japanese jockey who is a multiple champion in his homeland and won the Japan Cup in 1999 on the horse Special Week...
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Sei Ishizaka |
Sunday Racing Co. Ltd. |
2:06.7 |
| 2008 |
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6 |
Christophe Lemaire Christophe Patrice Lemaire is a French-born jockey. He takes his middle name from his father, who made a name for himself in the world of French handicap racing.In 1999 he obtained the licence required for a French jockey, and began racing...
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Katsuhiko Sumii is a Japanese horse trainer.He trained the first and second placing horses in the 2006 Melbourne Cup, Delta Blues and Pop Rock.- Famous Horses :* Delta Blues - Won Melbourne Cup , Kikuka Sho (born March 28, 1964, Kanazawa, Ishikawa) is a Japanese horse trainer.He trained the first and second...
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Makoto Kanekois the President, CEO and Representative Director of Zuken Inc., a public listed multinational corporation in the Tokyo Stock Exchange.Makoto Kaneko is better known as a prominent horse owner in Japan...
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1:49.2 |
| 2009 |
Espoir City |
4 |
Tetsuzo Sato |
Akio Adachi |
Yushun Horse |
1:49.9 |
| 2010 |
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4 |
Shinji Fujita |
Yasuda Takayuki |
Koji Maeda |
1:48.9 |
2000, 2001, 2003–2007: Tokyo Racecourseis located in Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan. Built in 1933 for horse racing, it is considered the "racecourse of racecourses" in Japanese horseracing. It has 13,750 seats, with a capacity of 223,000....
, 2,100 meters, counter-clockwise (left-handed)
2002: Nakayama Racecourseis located in Funabashi, Chiba, Japan. It is used for horse racing. It has a capacity of 165,676. It was built in 1990. It has 15,944 seats.-Physical attributes:Nakayama Race Course has two grass courses, a dirt course, and a jump course....
, 1,800 meters, clockwise (right-handed)
2008–present: Hanshin Racecourseis located in Takarazuka, Hyogo, Japan. It is used for horse racing. The land was originally owned by Kawanishi Aircraft Company, which manufactured combat planes during World War II. After the WWII, GHQ ordered the company to stop manufacturing combat planes, which ended in closing the factory. In...
, 1,800 meters, clockwise
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