Tokyo Daishoten
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The Tokyo Daishoten (東京大賞典) is a Japanese thoroughbred horse race on dirt track for three years old and above. It is run over a distance of 2000 meters (about 10 furlongs) at Oh-i Racecourse in the Shinagawa, Tokyo in December.
It was first held in 1955, at that time named Aki-no-Kura, meaning 'The Race of Autumn race meeting', with a distance of 2600 meters. In 1966, its name was changed to Tokyo Daishoten.
Its distance has been changed three times. From 1962 to 1988, it was 3000 meters long, from 1989 to 1997, 2800 meters and after 1998, 2000 meters.