Saudi Arabia Royal Cup
The Saudi Arabia Royal Cup (Japanese サウジアラビアロイヤルカップ) is a Grade 3 horse race for two-year-old Thoroughbreds run in October over a distance of 1600 metres at Tokyo Racecourse.[1]
| Grade 3 race | |
| Location | Tokyo Racecourse |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 2014 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1600 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | 2-y-o |
| Weight | Colts 55kg, Fillies 54 kg |
| Purse | ¥71,180,000 (total), ¥33,000,000 (winner) |
The race was first run under its current name in 2014 and was promoted to Grade 3 status in 2016. It had previously been known as the Icho Stakes.
Winners since 2000
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Clarity Sky | Norihiro Yokoyama | Yasuo Tomomichi | 1:33.5 |
| 2015 | Brave Smash | Norihiro Yokoyama | Michihiro Ogasa | 1:34.2 |
| 2016 | Bless Journey | Yoshitomi Shibata | Shozo Sasaki | 1:34.5 [2] |
| 2017 | Danon Premium | Yuga Kawada | Mitsumasa Nakauchida | 1:33.0 [3] |
| 2018 | Gran Alegria | Christophe Lemaire | Kazuo Fujisawa | 1:34.0 [4] |
| 2019 | Salios | Shu Ishibashi | Noriyuki Hori | 1:32.7 |
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References
- "Saudi Arabia Royal Cup". Horse Racing in Japan.
- "2016 result". Racing Post. 8 October 2016.
- "2017 result". Racing Post. 7 October 2017.
- "2018 result". Racing Post. 6 October 2018.
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