Japan Cup Dirt
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The Japan Cup Dirt ( JPN G-1) is a race usually run a day before the Japan Cup.
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[edit] Race Information
- Racecourse: Tokyo Racecourse
- Distance: 2,100 meters (About 10.5 furlongs), Dirt, Left-handed
- Qualification to run: 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
- Safety Factor: 16 (There will be a maximum of 8 foreign-trained starters)
[edit] Purse
Total JPN ¥248,000,000 (U.S.$2,361,904)
- 1st JPN ¥130,000,000 (U.S.$1,238,095)
- 2nd JPN ¥52,000,000 (U.S.$ 495,238)
- 3rd JPN ¥33,000,000 (U.S.$ 314,285)
- 4th JPN ¥20,000,000 (U.S.$ 190,476)
- 5th JPN ¥13,000,000 (U.S.$ 123,809)
[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 & Katsumi Yoshida | 2:05.9 |
| 2002 | Eagle Café * | 5 | Frankie Dettori | Futoshi Kojima | Kyoko 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 | U Carrot Farm | 2:08.5 |
* The 2002 race took place at Nakayama Racecourse over a distance of 1,800 metres.
