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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.

Grade 1

Month Race Name Racecourse Dist. (m) Age/Sex 2020 winner 2020 win prize
February February Stakes Tokyo (dirt) 1,600 4yo+ Mozu Ascot ¥100,000,000
March Takamatsunomiya Kinen Chukyo 1,200 4yo+ Mozu Superflare ¥130,000,000
March Osaka Hai Hanshin 2,000 4yo+ Lucky Lilac ¥135,000,000
April Oka Sho Hanshin 1,600 3yo f Daring Tact ¥105,000,000
April Satsuki Sho Nakayama 2,000 3yo c&f Contrail ¥110,000,000
April Tenno Sho (spring) Kyoto 3,200 4yo+ Fierement ¥150,000,000
May NHK Mile Cup Tokyo 1,600 3yo c&f Lauda Sion ¥105,000,000
May Victoria Mile Tokyo 1,600 4yo+ f Almond Eye ¥105,000,000
May Yushun Himba Tokyo 2,400 3yo f Daring Tact ¥110,000,000
May Tokyo Yushun Tokyo 2,400 3yo c&f Contrail ¥200,000,000
June Yasuda Kinen Tokyo 1,600 3yo+ Gran Alegria ¥130,000,000
June Takarazuka Kinen Hanshin 2,200 3yo+ Chrono Genesis ¥150,000,000
September Sprinters Stakes Nakayama 1,200 3yo+ Gran Alegria ¥130,000,000
October Shuka Sho Kyoto 2,000 3yo f Daring Tact ¥100,000,000
October Kikuka Sho Kyoto 3,000 3yo c&f Contrail ¥120,000,000
October Tenno Sho (autumn) Tokyo 2,000 3yo+ Almond Eye ¥150,000,000
November Queen Elizabeth II Cup Kyoto 2,200 3yo+ f Lucky Lilac ¥105,000,000
November Mile Championship Kyoto 1,600 3yo+ Gran Alegria ¥130,000,000
November Japan Cup Tokyo 2,400 3yo+ Almond Eye ¥300,000,000
December Champions Cup Chukyo (dirt) 1,800 3yo+ Chuwa Wizard ¥100,000,000
December Hanshin Juvenile Fillies Hanshin 1,600 2yo f Sodashi ¥65,000,000
December Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes Hanshin 1,600 2yo c&f Grenadier Guards ¥70,000,000
December Arima Kinen Nakayama 2,500 3yo+ c&f Chrono Genesis ¥300,000,000
December Hopeful Stakes Nakayama 2,000 2yo c&f Danon The Kid ¥70,000,000
December Tokyo Daishoten Ohi (dirt) 2,000 3yo+ Omega Perfume ¥80,000,000

Grade 2

Month Race Name Racecourse Dist. (m) Age/Sex
January Nikkei Shinshun Hai Kyoto 2,400 4yo+
January American Jockey Club Cup Nakayama 2,200 4yo+
January Tokai Stakes Chukyo (dirt) 1,800 4yo+
February Kyoto Kinen Kyoto 2,200 4yo+
February Nakayama Kinen Nakayama 1,800 4yo+
March Tulip Sho Hanshin 1,600 3yo f
March Yayoi Sho Nakayama 2,000 3yo
March Fillies' Revue Hanshin 1,400 3yo f
March Kinko Sho Chukyo 2,000 4yo+
March Spring Stakes Nakayama 1,800 3yo c&f
March Hanshin Daishoten Hanshin 3,000 4yo+
March Nikkei Sho Nakayama 2,500 4yo+
April New Zealand Trophy Nakayama 1,600 3yo c&f
April Hanshin Himba Stakes Hanshin 1,600 4yo+ f
April Flora Stakes Tokyo 2,000 3yo f
April Yomiuri Milers Cup Kyoto 1,600 4yo+
April Aoba Sho Tokyo 2,400 3yo
May Kyoto Shimbun Hai Kyoto 2,200 3yo
May Keio Hai Spring Cup Tokyo 1,400 4yo+
May Meguro Kinen Tokyo 2,500 4yo+
August Sapporo Kinen Sapporo 2,000 3yo+
September Centaur Stakes Hanshin 1,200 3yo+
September Rose Stakes Hanshin 1,800 3yo f
September St Lite Kinen Nakayama 2,200 3yo
September Sankei Sho All Comers Nakayama 2,200 3yo+
September Kobe Shimbun Hai Hanshin 2,400 3yo c&f
October Mainichi Okan Tokyo 1,800 3yo+
October Kyoto Daishoten Kyoto 2,400 3yo+
October Fuchu Himba Stakes Tokyo 1,800 3yo+ f
October Fuji Stakes Tokyo 1,600 3yo+
October Swan Stakes Kyoto 1,400 3yo+
November Keio Hai Nisai Stakes Tokyo 1,400 2yo
November Copa Republica Argentina Tokyo 2,500 3yo+
November Daily Hai Nisai Stakes Kyoto 1,600 2yo
November Tokyo Sports Hai Nisai Stakes Tokyo 1,800 2yo
November Stayers Stakes Nakayama 3,600 3yo+
December Hanshin Cup Hanshin 1,400 3yo+

Grade 3

Month Race Name Racecourse Dist. (m) Age/Sex
January Nakayama Kimpai Nakayama 2,000 4yo+
January Kyoto Kimpai Kyoto 1,600 4yo+
January Shinzan Kinen Kyoto 1,600 3yo
January Fairy Stakes Nakayama 1,600 3yo f
January Keisei Stakes Nakayama 2,000 3yo
January Aichi Hai Chukyo 2,000 4yo+ f
January Negishi Stakes Tokyo (dirt) 1,400 4yo+
January Silk Road Stakes Kyoto 1,200 4yo+
February Tokyo Shimbun Hai Tokyo 1,600 4yo+
February Kisaragi Sho Kyoto 1,800 3yo
February Daily Hai Queen Cup Tokyo 1,600 3yo f
February Tokinominoru Kinen Tokyo 1,800 3yo
February Diamond Stakes Tokyo 3,400 4yo+
February Kyoto Himba Stakes Kyoto 1,400 4yo+ f
February Kokura Daishoten Kokura 1,800 4yo+
February Hankyu Hai Hanshin 1,400 4yo+
March Ocean Stakes Nakayama 1,200 4yo+
March Nakayama Himba Stakes Nakayama 1,800 4yo+ f
March Flower Cup Nakayama 1,800 3yo f
March Falcon Stakes Chukyo 1,400 3yo
March Mainichi Hai Hanshin 1,800 3yo
March March Stakes Nakayama (dirt) 1,800 4yo+
March Lord Derby Challenge Trophy Nakayama 1,600 4yo+
April Arlington Cup Hanshin 1,600 3yo
April Antares Stakes Hanshin (dirt) 1,800 4yo+
April Fukushima Himba Stakes Fukushima 1,800 4yo+ f
April Niigata Daishoten Niigata 2,000 4yo+
May Heian Stakes Kyoto (dirt) 1,900 4yo+
June Naruo Kinen Hanshin 2,000 3yo+
June Epsom Cup Tokyo 1,800 3yo+
June Mermaid Stakes Hanshin 2,000 3yo+ f
June Unicorn Stakes Tokyo (dirt) 1,600 3yo
June Hakodate Sprint Stakes Hakodate 1,200 3yo+
June Radio Nikkei Sho Fukushima 1,800 3yo
June CBC Sho Chukyo 1,200 3yo+
July Tanabata Sho Fukushima 2,000 3yo+
July Procyon Stakes Chukyo (dirt) 1,400 3yo+
July Hakodate Kinen Hakodate 2,000 3yo+
July Chukyo Kinen Chukyo 1,600 3yo+
July Hakodate Nisai Stakes Hakodate 1,200 2yo
July Ibis Summer Dash Niigata 1,000 3yo+
July Queen Stakes Sapporo 1,800 3yo+ f
August Leopard Stakes Niigata (dirt) 1,800 3yo
August Kokura Kinen Kokura 2,000 3yo+
August Sekiya Kinen Niigata 1,600 3yo+
August Elm Stakes Sapporo (dirt) 1,700 3yo+
August Kitakyushu Kinen Kokura 1,200 3yo+
August Niigata Nisai Stakes Niigata 1,600 2yo
August Keeneland Cup Sapporo 1,200 3yo+
August Sapporo Nisai Stakes Sapporo 1,800 2yo
September Niigata Kinen Niigata 2,000 3yo+
September Kokura Nisai Stakes Kokura 1,200 2yo
September Shion Stakes Nakayama 2,000 3yo f
September Keisei Hai Autumn Handicap Nakayama 1,600 3yo+
September Sirius Stakes Hanshin (dirt) 2,000 3yo+
October Saudi Arabia Royal Cup Tokyo 1,600 2yo
October Artemis Stakes Tokyo 1,600 2yo f
November Fantasy Stakes Kyoto 1,400 2yo f
November Miyako Stakes Kyoto (dirt) 1,800 3yo+
November Musashino Stakes Tokyo (dirt) 1,600 3yo+
November Fukushima Kinen Fukushima 2,000 3yo+
November Kyoto Nisai Stakes Kyoto 2,000 2yo
November Keihan Hai Kyoto 1,200 3yo+
November Challenge Cup Hanshin 2,000 3yo+
December Chunichi Shimbun Hai Chukyo 2,000 3yo+
December Capella Stakes Nakayama (dirt) 1,200 3yo+
December Turquoise Stakes Nakayama 1,600 3yo+ f

Listed

From 2019, Japan Racing Association introduced new "Listed" category, prize value is higher than normal open race.

Month Race Name Racecourse Dist. (m) Age/Sex
January Junior Cup Kyoto 1,600 3yo
January New Year Stakes Nakayama 1,600 4yo+
January Kobai Stakes Kyoto 1,400 3yof
January Yodo Dankyori Stakes Kyoto 1,200 4yo+
January Wakagoma Stakes Kyoto 2,000 3yo
January Subaru Stakes Kyoto 1,400 4yo+
January Crocus Stakes Tokyo 1,400 3yo
January Shirafuji Stakes Tokyo 2,000 4yo+
February Rakuyo Stakes Kyoto 1,600 4yo+
February Hyacinth Stakes Tokyo 1,600 3yo
February/March Niigawa Stakes Hanshin 2,000 4yo+
February/March Sumire Stakes Hanshin 2,200 3yo
March Osaka Jo Stakes Hanshin 1,800 3yo
March Anemone Stakes Nakayama 1,600 3yo
April Wasurerunagusa Sho Hanshin 2,000 3yof
April/May Swept Pea Stakes Tokyo 1,800 3yof
May Shirayuri Stakes Kyoto 1,800 3yo
June Yoneko Stakes Hanshin 1,600 3yo+
July/August Sapporo Nikkei Open Sapporo 2,600 3yo+
September/October Port Island Stakes Hanshin 1,600 3yo+
October Opal Sprint Stakes Kyoto 1,200 3yo+
October Green Channel Stakes Tokyo 1,400 3yo+
October October Stakes Tokyo 2,000 3yo+
October Shinetsu Stakes Niigata 1,400 3yo+
October Ivy Stakes Tokyo 1,800 2yo
October Lumiere Autumn Dash Niigata 1,000 3yo+
October Brazil Cup Tokyo 2,100 3yo+
October Hagi Stakes Kyoto 1,800 2yo
November Capital Stakes Tokyo 1,600 3yo+
December December Stakes Nakayama 1,800 3yo+

Other Open Races

Month Race Name Racecourse Dist. (m) Age/Sex
January Manyo Stakes Nakayama 3,000 4yo+
January January Stakes Nakayama 1,200 4yo+
January Crocus Stakes Tokyo 1,400 3yo
February Kinpai Ohi 2,600 4yo
May Aoi Stakes Kyoto 1,200 3yo[2]
May Principal Pulse Stakes Tokyo 2,000 3yo
August Takeyoriwake Sho Kochi Racecourse 1,400 3yo+
August Hidamari Sho Kokura 1,200 2yo Kyushu bred

NAR Graded Races (As listed race in international)

Month Race Name Racecourse Dist. (m) Age/Sex
January Kawasaki Kinen Kawasaki 2,100 4yo+
May Kashiwa Kinen Funabashi 1,600 4yo+
June Teio Sho Ohi 2,000 4yo+
July Japan Dirt Derby Ohi 2,000 3yo
October Mile Championship Nambu Hai Morioka 1,600 3yo+
November Japan Breeding farm's Cup Ladies' Classic Various 1,800 (may be changed) 3yo+f
November Japan Breeding farms' Cup Sprint Various 1,200 (may be changed) 3yo+
November Japan Breeding farms' Cup Classic Various 2,000 (may be changed) 3yo+
November Japan Breeding farms' Nisai Yushun Monbetsu 1,800 2yo
December Zen-Nippon Nisai Yushun Kawasaki 1,600 2yo

Former race

Last run Race Name Racecourse Dist. (m) Age/Sex
Mar 1993 Pegasus Stakes Hanshin 1,600 3yo
March 2005 Crystal Cup Nakayama 1,200 3yo
April 2004 Kabutoyama Kinen Fukushima 1,800 4yo+ sire domestic bred
May 1999 Kyoto Yonsai Tokubetsu Kyoto 2,000 3yo
Sep 1993 Sapphire Stakes Hanshin 1,800 3yof
October 1975 Victoria Cup Kyoto 2,400 3yof

References

  1. ^ "List of JRA Graded Races 2019｜List of JRA Graded Races｜Horse Racing in Japan". Horse Racing in Japan.
  2. ^ May be graded at 2021
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