Japan Cup Dirt
| Grade 1 race | |
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| Japan Cup Dirt | |
 ジャパンカップダート |
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| Location | Hanshin Racecourse, Takarazuka, Hyogo |
| Inaugurated | 2000 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred |
| Website | japanracing.jp/ |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1,800 meters (About 9 furlongs) |
| Track | Dirt, Right-handed |
| Qualification | 3-y-o & Up |
| Weight | 3-y-o colts & geldings 55kg/ 3-y-o fillies 53kg / 4-y-o & up horses & geldings 57kg / 4-y-o & up mares 55kg |
| Purse | ¥277,900,000 (2007 Running) |
| Bonuses | Winning horse owner will receive a ¥3,000,000 bonus. |
The Japan Cup Dirt (JPN G-1) is a race usually run a week after the Japan Cup.
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[edit] Race Information
- Racecourse: Hanshin Racecourse
- Distance: 1,800 meters (About 9. furlongs), Dirt, Right-handed
- Qualification to run: 3-y-o & Up
- Weight: 3-y-o colts & geldings 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)
[edit] 2008 Changes
The Japan Cup Dirt was moved from Tokyo Racecourse to Hanshin Racecourse 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.[1]
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.
[edit] Purse
(For the 2007 running)[2]
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)
[edit] Winners
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
| 2000 | Wing Arrow | 5 | Yukio Okabe | Katsumi Minai | Minoru Ikeda | 2:07.2 |
| 2001 | Kurofune | 3 | Yutaka Take | Kunihide Matsuda | Makoto Kaneko | 2:05.9 |
| 2002 | Eagle Café | 5 | Frankie Dettori | Futoshi Kojima | Kiyoshi Nishikawa | 1:52.2 |
| 2003 | Fleetstreet Dancer | 5 | Jon Court | Doug O'Neill | Lee & Ty Leatherman | 2:09.2 |
| 2004 | Time Paradox | 6 | Yutaka Take | Hiroyoshi Matsuda | Shadai Racehorse Co. | 2:08.7 |
| 2005 | Kane Hekili | 3 | Yutaka Take | Katsuhiko Sumii | Makoto Kaneko | 2:08.0 |
| 2006 | Alondite | 3 | Hiroki Goto | Sei Ishizaka | Carrot Farm Co. | 2:08.5 |
| 2007 | Vermilion | 5 | Yutaka Take | Sei Ishizaka | Sunday Racing Co. Ltd. | 2:06.7 |
| 2008 | Kane Hekili | 6 | Christophe Lemaire | Katsuhiko Sumii | Makoto Kaneko | 1:49.2 |
| 2009 | Espoir City | 4 | Tetsuzo Sato | Akio Adachi | Yushun Horse | 1:49.9 |
| 2010 | Transcend | 4 | Shinji Fujita | Yasuda Takayuki | Koji Maeda | 1:48.9 |
| 2011 | Transcend | 5 | Shinji Fujita | Yasuda Takayuki | Koji Maeda | 1:50.6 |
2000, 2001, 2003–2007: Tokyo Racecourse, 2,100 meters, counter-clockwise (left-handed)
2002: Nakayama Racecourse, 1,800 meters, clockwise (right-handed)
2008–present: Hanshin Racecourse, 1,800 meters, clockwise
[edit] References
- ^ Paulick, Ray (2007-11-25). "Paulick: Japan Cup wrapup". NTRA.com. http://www.ntra.com/content.aspx?type=feature&id=29733. Retrieved 2007-12-10.[dead link]
- ^ Japan Cup Dirt 2007 The Japan Association for International Horse Racing. Accessed April 24, 2007
[edit] External links
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