Yomiuri Milers Cup
Grade 2 race | |
2012 Milers Cup | |
Location | Kyoto Racecourse |
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Race type | Thoroughbred Flat racing |
Race information | |
Distance | 1600 metres |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Right-handed |
Qualification | 4-y-o+ |
Weight | Special Weight |
Purse | ¥ 128,140,000 (as of 2024) 1st: ¥ 59,000,000 2nd: ¥ 24,000,000 3rd: ¥ 15,000,000 |
The Yomiuri Milers Cup (Japanese マイラーズカップ) is a Japanese Grade 2 flat horse race in Japan for Thoroughbreds of at least four years of age. It was run over a distance of 1600 metres at Hanshin Racecourse until 2011 in April but is now run at Kyoto Racecourse.[1] The race serves as a major trial for the Yasuda Kinen.
The Milers Cup was first run in 1970 and was elevated to Grade 2 status in 1984.
Among the winners of the race have been Daiwa Major, Company, Grand Prix Boss and Isla Bonita.
Race details
The race is run at Kyoto Racecourse over a distance of 1,800 meters on dirt using the outer curve.
Weight
57 kg for four-year-olds and above.[2]
Allowances:
- 2 kg for fillies / mares
- 1 kg for southern hemisphere bred three-year-olds
Penalties (excluding two-year-old race performance):
- If a graded stakes race has been won within a year:
- 2 kg for a grade 1 win (1 kg for fillies / mares)
- 1 kg for a grade 2 win
- If a graded stakes race has been won for more than a year:
- 1 kg for a grade 1 win
Winners since 2000
Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
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2000 | Meiner Max | 6 | Tetsuzo Sato | Hitoshi Nakamura | 1:34.3 |
2001 | Joten Brave | 4 | Masayoshi Ebina | Ikuo Aizawa | 1:32.8 |
2002 | Millennium Bio | 4 | Yoshitomi Shibata | Masazo Ryoke | 1:32.6 |
2003 | Lohengrin | 4 | Hiroki Goto | Masanori Ito | 1:31.9 |
2004 | My Sole Sound | 4 | Masa Honda | Katuichi Nishiura | 1:32.9 |
2005 | Lohengrin | 6 | Norihiro Yokoyama | Masanori Ito | 1:33.5 |
2006 | Daiwa Major | 5 | Katsumi Ando | Hiroyuki Uehara | 1:36.2 |
2007 | Kongo Rikishio | 5 | Shinji Fujita | Kenji Yamauchi | 1:32.2 |
2008 | Company | 7 | Norihiro Yokoyama | Hidetaka Otonahi | 1:33.6 |
2009 | Super Hornet | 6 | Yusuke Fujioka | Yoshito Yahagi | 1:33.9 |
2010 | Reach The Crown | 4 | Katsumi Ando | Kojiro Hashiguchi | 1:32.9 |
2011 | Silport | 6 | Futoshi Komaki | Masato Nishizono | 1:32.3 |
2012 | Silport | 7 | Futoshi Komaki | Masato Nishizono | 1:33.2 |
2013 | Grand Prix Boss | 5 | Suguru Hamanaka | Yoshito Yahagi | 1:32.6 |
2014 | World Ace | 5 | Andrasch Starke | Yasutoshi Ikee | 1:31.4 |
2015 | Red Arion | 5 | Haruhiko Kawasu | Kojiro Hashiguchi | 1:32.6 |
2016 | Kluger | 4 | Kohei Matsuyama | Tomokazu Takano | 1:32.6[3] |
2017 | Isla Bonita | 6 | Christophe Lemaire | Hironori Kurita | 1:32.2[4] |
2018 | Sungrazer | 4 | Yuichi Fukunaga | Hidekazu Asami | 1:31.3[5] |
2019 | Danon Premium | 4 | Yuga Kawada | Mitsumasa Nakauchida | 1:32.6 |
2020 | Indy Champ | 5 | Yuichi Fukunaga | Hidetaka Otonashi | 1:32.4 |
2021[a] | Cadence Call | 5 | Yoshihiro Furukawa | Takayuki Yasuda | 1:31.4 |
2022[a] | Soul Rush | 4 | Suguru Hamanaka | Yasutoshi Ikee | 1:33.3 |
2023 | Schnell Meister | 5 | Christophe Lemaire | Takahisa Tezuka | 1:31.5 |
2024 | Soul Rush | 6 | Taisei Danno | Yasutoshi Ikee | 1:32.5 |
a The 2021 and 2022 runnings took place at Hanshin while Kyoto was closed for redevelopment.
Earlier winners
- 1984 - Roller King
- 1985 - Nihon Pillow Winner
- 1986 - Long Hayabusa
- 1987 - Concert Master
- 1988 - Mr Boy
- 1989 - Mystic Star
- 1990 - Mejiro Worth
- 1991 - Daitaku Helios
- 1992 - Daitaku Helios
- 1993 - Nishino Flower
- 1994 - North Flight
- 1995 - Big Shori
- 1996 - Nihon Pillow Prince
- 1997 - Osumi Tycoon
- 1998 - Big Sunday
- 1999 - Egao O Misete
See also
References
- Netkeiba:[6][7]
- 1994 en, 1995 en, 1996 en, 1997 en, 1998 en, 1999 en, 2000 en, 2001 en, 2002 en, 2003 en, 2004 en, 2005 en, 2006 en, 2007 en, 2008 en, 2009 en, 2010 en, 2011 en, 2012 en, 2013 en, 2014 en, 2015 en, 2016 en, 2017 en, 2018 en, 2019 en, 2020 en, 2021 en, 2022 en, 2023 en, 2024 en
- ^ "Yomiuri Milers Cup". Horse Racing in Japan.
- ^ "List of JRA Graded Races 2024|List of JRA Graded Races|Horse Racing in Japan". Horse Racing in Japan. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
- ^ "2016 result". Racing Post. 24 April 2016.
- ^ "2017 result". Racing Post. 23 April 2017.
- ^ "2018 result". Racing Post. 22 April 2018.
- ^ "マイラーズC". Netkeiba.
- ^ "Yomiuri Milers Cup". Netkeiba.
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