Japan Cup
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The Japan Cup is one of the most prestigious horse races in Japan. It is contested on the last Sunday of November, post time of 15:40 at Tokyo Racecourse in Fuchu, Tokyo at a distance of 2400 meters run under weight for age conditions with a... Wikipedia
Location: Tokyo Racecourse; Fuchū, Tokyo, Japan
Next date: Sunday, November 24, 2024
Distance: 2400 meters; (About 12 furlongs / 1+1⁄2 miles)
Inaugurated: 1981
Purse: ¥ 1,085,000,000 (as of 2023); 1st: ¥ 500,000,000
Qualification: 3-y-o & Up, Thoroughbreds (safety factor: 18 horses; up to ten foreign-trained starters are allowed in the race)
Track: Left-handed