List of Japanese flat horse races

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
February	February Stakes	Tokyo	1,600	4yo+	Mozu Ascot
March	Takamatsunomiya Kinen	Chukyo	1,200	4yo+	Mozu Superflare
March	Osaka Hai	Hanshin	2,000	4yo+	Lucky Lilac
April	Oka Sho	Hanshin	1,600	3yo f	Daring Tact
April	Satsuki Sho	Nakayama	2,000	3yo c&f	Contrail
April	Tenno Sho (spring)	Kyoto	3,200	4yo+	Fierement
May	NHK Mile Cup	Tokyo	1,600	3yo c&f	Lauda Sion
May	Victoria Mile	Tokyo	1,600	4yo+ f	Almond Eye
May	Yushun Himba	Tokyo	2,400	3yo f	Daring Tact
May	Tokyo Yushun	Tokyo	2,400	3yo c&f	Contrail
June	Yasuda Kinen	Tokyo	1,600	3yo+	Gran Alegria
June	Takarazuka Kinen	Hanshin	2,200	3yo+	Chrono Genesis
September	Sprinters Stakes	Nakayama	1,200	3yo+
October	Shuka Sho	Kyoto	2,000	3yo f
October	Kikuka Sho	Kyoto	3,000	3yo c&f
October	Tenno Sho (autumn)	Tokyo	2,000	3yo+
November	Queen Elizabeth II Cup	Kyoto	2,200	3yo+ f
November	Mile Championship	Kyoto	1,600	3yo+
November	Japan Cup	Tokyo	2,400	3yo+
December	Champions Cup	Chukyo	1,800	3yo+
December	Hanshin Juvenile Fillies	Hanshin	1,600	2yo f
December	Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes	Hanshin	1,600	2yo c&f
December	Arima Kinen	Nakayama	2,500	3yo+ c&f
December	Hopeful Stakes	Nakayama	2,000	2yo c&f
December	Tokyo Daishoten	Ohi	2,000	3yo+

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	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	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	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	1,800	4yo+
March	Lord Derby Challenge Trophy	Nakayama	1,600	4yo+
April	Arlington Cup	Hanshin	1,600	3yo
April	Antares Stakes	Hanshin	1,800	4yo+
April	Fukushima Himba Stakes	Fukushima	1,800	4yo+ f
April	Niigata Daishoten	Niigata	2,000	4yo+
May	Heian Stakes	Kyoto	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	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	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	1,800	3yo
August	Kokura Kinen	Kokura	2,000	3yo+
August	Sekiya Kinen	Niigata	1,600	3yo+
August	Elm Stakes	Sapporo	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	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	1,800	3yo+
November	Musashino Stakes	Tokyo	1,600	3yo+
November	Fukushima Kinen	Fukushima	2,000	3yo+
November	Tokyo Sports Hai Nisai Stakes	Tokyo	1,800	2yo
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	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
May	Shirayuri Stakes	Kyoto	1,800	3yo
June	Yoneko Stakes	Hanshin	1,600	3yo+
July/August	Sapporo Nikkei Open	Sapporo	2,600	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+
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

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

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[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