Japan Cup Dirt

Horseraces infobox
class = Grade 1
horse race = Japan Cup Dirt


caption = ジャパンカップダート
location = Hanshin Racecourse, Takarazuka, Hyogo
inaugurated = 2000
race type = Thoroughbred
website = [http://japanracing.jp/ japanracing.jp/]
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.

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)

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. [cite news | last = Paulick | first = Ray | coauthors = | title = Paulick: Japan Cup wrapup | work = | pages = | language = | publisher = NTRA.com | date = 2007-11-25 | url = http://www.ntra.com/content.aspx?type=feature&id=29733 | accessdate = 2007-12-10]

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.

Purse

(For the 2007 running) [ [http://japanracing.jp/_races/2007races/1124jcdirt.html Japan Cup Dirt 2007] The Japan Association for International Horse Racing. Accessed April 24, 2007]

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)

Winners

* The 2002 race took place at Nakayama Racecourse over a distance of 1,800 metres.

References

External links

* [http://www.jra.go.jp/english/images/course/tokyo.gifTokyo Racecourse Map]
* [http://www.jra.go.jp/english/images/graph/tokyo.gifCourse Undulation]