Inaugurated 1955 Track Right-handed Distance 2,000 m | Surface Dirt Qualification 3-y-o & Up | |
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Location Ōi Racecourse, Shinagawa, Tokyo Race type Thoroughbred Flat racing Purse 119 million JPY (2011 Running) | ||
The Tokyo Daishōten (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 2,000 meters (about 10 furlongs) at Ōi Racecourse in the Shinagawa, Tokyo in the end of the year.
It was first held in 1955, at that time named Aki-no-Kura, meaning 'The Race of Autumn race meeting', with a distance of 2,600 meters. In 1966, its name was changed to Tokyo Daishōten. Since 2011, It has been held as international Grade 1 race (The only international race in Japan not organized by Japan Racing Association).
The race provides an alternative to the February Stakes and to the Dubai World Cup Night's meetings for Japanese horses.
Its distance has been changed three times. From 1962 to 1988, it was 3,000 meters long, from 1989 to 1997, 2,800 meters and after 1998, 2,000 meters.
Gold Allure, Vermilion, Kane Hekili, and Hokko Tarumae won the race on the way to winning the JRA Award for Best Dirt Horse.
Records
Most successful horses (2 wins):