Inaugurated 1950 Surface Turf | Distance 1800 metres Track Left-handed | |
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Race type Thoroughbred Flat racing | ||
The Mainichi Ōkan is a Grade 2 horse race in for Thoroughbred colts and fillies aged three and over run over a distance of 1,800 metres at Tokyo Racecourse.
The race is run in October and serves as a trial race for the autumn edition of the Tenno Sho.
It was first run in 1950 over 2500 metres. The distance was reduced to 2300 metres in 1959 and to 2000 metres in 1962 before the race was run over its current distance for the first time in 1984.
Among the winners of the race have been Katsuragi Ace, Oguri Cap, Bubble Gum Fellow, Silence Suzuka, Grass Wonder, Eishin Preston, Daiwa Major and A Shin Hikari
References
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