Saudi Arabia Royal Cup
| Grade 3 race | |
| Location | Tokyo Racecourse |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 2014 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1600 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | 2-y-o |
| Weight | Colts 55kg, Fillies 54 kg |
| Purse | ¥71,180,000 (total), ¥33,000,000 (winner) |
The Saudi Arabia Royal Cup (Japanese サウジアラビアロイヤルカップ) is a Grade 3 horse race for two-year-old Thoroughbreds run in October over a distance of 1600 metres at Tokyo Racecourse.[1]
The race was first run as an open class race named Ichō Stakes from 1988 until 2014. In 2014, the race was established as an unrated graded stakes race while still retaining its old name. The race was first run under its current name in 2015 and was promoted to Grade 3 status in 2016.
Winners since 2014[edit]
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Clarity Sky | Norihiro Yokoyama | Yasuo Tomomichi | 1:33.5 |
| 2015 | Brave Smash | Norihiro Yokoyama | Michihiro Ogasa | 1:34.2 |
| 2016 | Bless Journey | Yoshitomi Shibata | Shozo Sasaki | 1:34.5 [2] |
| 2017 | Danon Premium | Yuga Kawada | Mitsumasa Nakauchida | 1:33.0 [3] |
| 2018 | Gran Alegria | Christophe Lemaire | Kazuo Fujisawa | 1:34.0 [4] |
| 2019 | Salios | Shu Ishibashi | Noriyuki Hori | 1:32.7 |
| 2020 | Stella Veloce | Norihiro Yokoyama | Naosuke Sugai | 1:39.6 |
| 2021 | Command Line | Christophe Lemaire | Sakae Kunieda | 1:36.4 |
| 2022 | Dolce More | Kazuo Yokoyama | Naosuke Sugai | 1:33.4 |
| 2023 | Gonbade Qabus | Kohei Matsuyama | Noriyuki Hori | 1:33.4 |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Saudi Arabia Royal Cup". Horse Racing in Japan.
- ^ "2016 result". Racing Post. 8 October 2016.
- ^ "2017 result". Racing Post. 7 October 2017.
- ^ "2018 result". Racing Post. 6 October 2018.