Shūka Sho
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The is a Grade 1
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 flat
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Flat racing is a form of Thoroughbred horse racing which is run over a level track at a predetermined distance. It differs from steeplechase racing which is run over hurdles...

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 in Japan
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 for three-year-old thoroughbred
Thoroughbred
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 fillies
Filly
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 run over a distance of 2,000 metres (approximately 1 1/4 miles) at the Kyoto Racecourse
Kyoto Racecourse
is located in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It is used for horse racing. It has a capacity of 120,000. It was built in 1999. It has 28,000 seats.-Physical attributes:Kyoto Race Course has two turf courses, a dirt course, and a jump course....

, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto
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, Kyoto Prefecture
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 in October.

The Shūka Shō is the final leg of the Japanese Fillies' Triple Crown, preceded by the Oka Sho
Oka Sho
The is a Japanese Domestic Grade 1 flat horse race in Japan for three-year-old thoroughbred fillies run over a distance of 1,600 metres at the Hanshin Racecourse, Takarazuka, Hyōgo in April....

 and the Yushun Himba
Yushun Himba
The , also known as the is a Japanese domestic Grade 1 flat horse race for three-year-old thoroughbred fillies run over a distance of 2,400 metres at the Tokyo Racecourse, Fuchū, Tokyo in May....

. In 1996 it was established as Domestic Grade 1 race, and in 2009 it was granted International Grade 1 status.

Winners

Year
Winner
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Time
1996 Fabulous la Fouine Mikio Mastunaga Hiroyuki Nagahama Kazuko Yoshida 1:58.1
1997 Mejiro Dober Yutaka Yoshida Yokichi Okubo Mejiro Shoji 2:00.1
1998 Phalaenopsis Yutaka Take
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...

Mitsumasa Hamada North Hills Management Co Ltd 2:02.4
1999 Buzen Candle Yasuhiko Yasuda Hiroshi Matsuda Ueda Bokujo 1:59.3
2000 Tico Tico Tac Koshiro Take
Koshiro Take
is a Japanese jockey. He is the younger brother of Yutaka Take.-Major wins: Japan* Kikuka Sho - - Song of Wind * NHK Mile Cup - - Win Kluger * Shuka Sho - - Tico Tico Tac ...

Masahiro Matsuda Bamboo Bokujo 1:59.9
2001 T M Ocean Masaru Honda Katsuichi Nishiura Masatsugu Takezono 1:58.5
2002 Fine Motion Yutaka Take
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...

Yuji Ito Tatsuo Fushikida 1:58.1
2003 Still in Love Hideaki Miyuki Shoichi Matsumoto North Hills Management Co Ltd 1:59.1
2004 Sweep Tosho Kenichi Ikezoe Akio Tsurudome Tosho Sangyo 1:58.4
2005 Air Messiah Yutaka Take
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...

Yuji Ito Lucky Field Co.,Ltd. 1:59.2
2006 Kawakami Princess Masaru Honda Katsuichi Nishiura Mitsuishi Kawakami Bokujo 1:58.2
2007 Daiwa Scarlet
Daiwa Scarlet
is a Japanese racehorse which won the 2007 Oka Sho, Shūka Sho, Queen Elizabeth II Commemorative Cup and the 2008 Arima Kinen....

Katsumi Ando Kunihide Matsuda Keizo Oshiro 1:59.1
2008 Black Emblem Yasunari Iwata
Yasunari Iwata
is a Japanese jockey who rode the winner of the 2006 Melbourne Cup, Delta Blues. It was Iwata's first race outside of Japan.In 2005, Iwata won the 19th World Super Jockey Series .-Major wins: Australia...

Shigeyuki Kojima Kunio Tahara 1:58.4
2009 Red Desire Hirofumi Shii Mikio Matsunaga Tokyo Horse Racing Co., Ltd. 1:58.2
2010 Apapane Masayoshi Ebina
Masayoshi Ebina
is a Japanese jockey. Nicknamed Ebi-Shō.He is best known for riding El Condor Pasa.That won the Japan Cup and second in Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe .In 2010 he won the Japanese Fillies' Triple Crown with Apapane....

Sakae Kunieda Kaneko Makoto Holdings Co., Ltd.
Makoto Kaneko
is 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...

1:58.4
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