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Japan Cup
Scheduled: November 30, 2008
The Japan Cup is one of the most prestigious races worldwide as well as in Japan. The race has taken place annually since 1981 during the month of November and it offers a prize money of ¥533 million, about USD 4.6 million.
Despite its short history in the horse racing world the event has had winners from North America, Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, France, Germany, Italy and Japan; but up to today no horse has won the race more than one time.
The race was named by the Japan Racing Association as an international invitational event with the purpose to have local horses can compete against horses of international level and excellence.
Race Information
Racecourse: Tokyo Racecourse
Distance: 2400 meters (About 12 furlongs / 1 ½ miles)
Track Condition: Turf, Left-handed
Qualification to run: 3-y-o & Up, Thoroughbreds
Age & Weight:
- 3-y-o 57kg
- 4-y-o & up 57kg
Safety Factor: 18 (There is a maximum of 10 foreign-trained starters)
Purse
(Purse value for 2006 running)
Total JPN ¥533,500,000 (about USD 4.6 million)
- 1st JPN ¥250,000,000 (about US$2.1 million)
- 2nd JPN ¥100,000,000 (about US$869,000)
- 3rd JPN ¥63,000,000 (about US$547,000)
- 4th JPN ¥38,000,000 (about US$330,000)
- 5th JPN ¥25,000,000 (about US$217,000)
Winners
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
| 1981 |
Mairzy Doates |
5 |
Cash Asmussen |
John Fulton |
Arno Schefler |
02:25.3 |
| 1982 |
Half Iced |
3 |
Don MacBeth |
Stanley M. Hough |
Bertram R. Firestone |
02:27.1 |
| 1983 |
Stanerra |
5 |
Brian Rouse |
Frank Dunne |
Frank Dunne |
02:27.6 |
| 1984 |
Katsuragi Ace |
4 |
Katsuichi Nishiura |
Kazumi Domon |
Ichizo Node |
02:26.3 |
| 1985 |
Symboli Rudolf |
4 |
Yukio Okabe |
Yuji Nohira |
Symboli Bokujo |
02:28.8 |
| 1986 |
Jupiter Island |
7 |
Pat Eddery |
Clive Brittain |
Marquess of Tavistock |
02:25.0 |
| 1987 |
Le Glorieux |
3 |
Alain Lequeux |
Robert Collet |
Sieglinde Wolf |
02:24.9 |
| 1988 |
Pay The Butler |
4 |
Chris McCarron |
Robert J. Frankel |
Edmund A. Gann |
02:25.5 |
| 1989 |
Horlicks |
6 |
Lance O'Sullivan |
Dave O'Sullivan |
Graham de Gruchy |
02:22.2 |
| 1990 |
Better Loosen Up |
5 |
Michael Clarke |
David Hayes |
Gabe Farrah, et al |
02:23.2 |
| 1991 |
Golden Pheasant |
5 |
Gary Stevens |
Charlie Whittingham |
B McNall & W Gretzky |
02:24.7 |
| 1992 |
Tokai Teio |
4 |
Yukio Okabe |
Shoichi Matsumoto |
Masanori Uchimura |
02:24.6 |
| 1993 |
Legacy World |
4 |
Hiroshi Kawachi |
Hideyuki Mori |
Horse Tajima Co. |
02:24.4 |
| 1994 |
Marvelous Crown |
4 |
Katsumi Minai |
Makoto Osawa |
Sadao Sasahara |
02:23.6 |
| 1995 |
Lando |
5 |
Michael Roberts |
Heinz Jentzsch |
Gestüt Haus Ittlingen |
02:24.6 |
| 1996 |
Singspiel |
4 |
Frankie Dettori |
Michael Stoute |
Sheikh Mohammed |
02:23.8 |
| 1997 |
Pilsudski |
5 |
Michael Kinane |
Michael Stoute |
Lord Weinstock |
02:25.8 |
| 1998 |
El Condor Pasa |
3 |
Masayoshi Ebina |
Yoshitaka Ninomiya |
Takashi Watanabe |
02:25.9 |
| 1999 |
Special Week |
4 |
Yutaka Take |
Toshiaki Shirai |
Hiroyoshi Usuda |
02:25.5 |
| 2000 |
T M Opera O |
4 |
Ryuji Wada |
Ichizo Iwamoto |
Masatsugu Takezono |
02:26.1 |
| 2001 |
Jungle Pocket |
3 |
Olivier Peslier |
Sakae Watanabe |
Yomoji Saito |
02:23.8 |
| 2002 |
Falbrav * |
4 |
Frankie Dettori |
Luciano d'Auria |
Scuderia Rencati |
02:12.2 |
| 2003 |
Tap Dance City |
6 |
Tetsuzo Sato |
Shozo Sasaki |
Yushun Horse Syndicate |
02:28.7 |
| 2004 |
Zenno Rob Roy |
4 |
Olivier Peslier |
Kazuo Fujisawa |
Shinobu Oosako |
02:24.2 |
| 2005 |
Alkaased |
5 |
Frankie Dettori |
Luca Cumani |
Michael Charlton |
02:22.1 |
| 2006 |
Deep Impact |
4 |
Yutaka Take |
Yasuo Ikee |
Kaneko Makoto Holdings Co. |
02:25.1 |
| 2007 |
Admire Moon |
4 |
Yasunari Iwata |
Hiroyoshi Matsuda |
Darley Japan Farm Co. Ltd. |
02:24.7 |
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