Japan Cup Dirt
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| Grade 1 race | |
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| Japan Cup Dirt | |
 ジャパンカップダート |
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| Location | Hanshin Racecourse, Takarazuka, Hyogo |
| Inaugurated | 2000 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred |
| Website | japanracing.jp/ |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1,800 meters (About 9 furlongs) |
| Track | Dirt, Left-handed |
| Qualification | 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 |
| Purse | ¥277,900,000 (2007 Running) |
| Bonuses | Winning horse owner will receive a ¥3,000,000 bonus. |
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: Hanshin Racecourse
- Distance: 1,800 meters (About 9. 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] 2008 Changes
The 2008 edition of the Japan Cup Dirt will be run at Hanshin Racecourse at a distance of 1,800 meters (about 9 furlongs). It will also be run one week after the Japan Cup turf race, instead of the day before.
The Japan Cup Dirt had been overshadowed by its turf counterpart in recent years, because turf racing in Japan typically remains more popular and attracts better horses. Attendance for the 2007 Japan Cup Dirt was 56,052, while the attendance for the turf race the following day was 103,545.[1]
The move to Hanshin Racecourse will also mark the second time that the Japan Cup Dirt is run in a clockwise, or right-handed, direction. It was previously run once at Nakayama Racecourse, another clockwise circuit.
[edit] Purse
(For the 2007 running)[2]
Total JPN ¥277,900,000 (U.S.$ 2,416,000)
- 1st JPN ¥130,000,000 (U.S.$ 130,000,000)
- 2nd JPN ¥52,000,000 (U.S.$ 452,000)
- 3rd JPN ¥33,000,000 (U.S.$ 286,000)
- 4th JPN ¥20,000,000 (U.S.$ 173,000)
- 5th JPN ¥13,000,000 (U.S.$ 113,000)
[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 | 2:05.9 |
| 2002 | Eagle Café * | 5 | Frankie Dettori | Futoshi Kojima | Kiyoshi 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 | Carrot Farm Co. | 2:08.5 |
| 2007 | Vermilion | 5 | Yutaka Take | Sei Ishizaka | Sunday Racing Co. Ltd. | 2:06.7 |
* The 2002 race took place at Nakayama Racecourse over a distance of 1,800 metres.
[edit] References
- ^ Paulick, Ray. "Paulick: Japan Cup wrapup", NTRA.com, 2007-11-25. Retrieved on 2007-12-10.
- ^ Japan Cup Dirt 2007 The Japan Association for International Horse Racing. Accessed April 24, 2007
[edit] External links
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