Challenge Cup (horse race) explained

Surface:Turf
Class:Grade 3
Horse Race:Challenge Cup
チャレンジカップ
Location:Hanshin Racecourse
Inaugurated:1950
Race Type:Thoroughbred Flat racing
Distance:2000 metres
Track:Right-handed
Qualification:3-y-o+
Weight:4-y-o+ 56 kg, 3-y-o 54 kg, fillies allowed 2 kg
Purse:1st: ¥43,000,000 (as of 2023)

The Challenge Cup (Japanese チャレンジカップ (中央競馬)) is a Grade 3 horse race for Thoroughbreds aged three and over, run in late November or early December over a distance of 2000 metres on turf at Hanshin Racecourse.[1]

The Challenge Cup was first run in 1950 and has held Grade 3 status since 1984. The race was run at Kyoto Racecourse in 1966 and 1995 and at Chukyo Racecourse in 1979, 1990, 1991, 1994 and 2006. It was run over 1800 metres from 2012 to 2016.

Winners since 2000

Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
OwnerTime
2000Mikki Dance4Tetsuzo SatoToshiyuki HattoriHisashi Miki1:58.3
2001Ibuki Government5Hiroshi KawachiKojiro HashiguchiIbuki1:59.4
2002Tap Dance City5Tetsuzo SatoShozo SasakiYushun Horse Club1:58.1
2003Camphor Best4Katsumi AndoYoshikatsu SatoKiyoharu Okumura1:58.3
2004Suzuka Mambo3Yutaka TakeMitsuru HashidaKeiji Nagai2:01.6
2005One More Chatter5Yuichi FukunagaYasuo TomomichiIchizo Matsui1:59.4
2006Trillion Cut6Ryuji WadaHidetaka OtonashiCarrot Farm1:57.4
2007Inti Raimi5Tetsuzo SatoShozo SasakiSunday Racing2:00.0
2008Dream Journey4Kenichi IkezoeYasutoshi IkeeSunday Racing1:58.5
2009Captain Thule4Yuga KawadaHideyuki MoriShadai Race Horse2:00.0
2010Captain Thule5Futoshi KomakiHideyuki MoriShadai Race Horse1:59.2
2011Mikki Dream4Ryuji WadaHidetaka OtonashiMizuki Noda1:59.6
2012Shoryu Moon5Shinichiro AkiyamaShozo SasakiWataru Ueda1:46.6
2013Archimedes4Mickael BarzalonaHideaki FujiwaraMohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum1:46.5
2014Tosen Stardom3Yutaka TakeYasutoshi IkeeTakaya Shimakawa1:45.9
2015Fluky5Mirco DemuroKatsuhiko SumiiMakoto Kaneko1:46.1
2016Meiner Honey3Daichi ShibataHironuki KoritaThoroughbred Club Ruffian1:46.5
2017Satono Chronicle3Mirco DemuroYasutoshi IkeeSatomi Horse Company1:58.6
2018Air Windsor4Mirco DemuroKazuya NakatakeLucky Field1:58.3
2019Lord My Way3Christophe LemaireHaruki SugiyamaLord Horse Club1:59.1
2020Lei Papale3Yuga KawadaTomokazu TakanoCarrot Farm1:59.9
2021So Valiant3Christophe LemaireMasahiro OtakeShadai Race Horse2:01.0
2022So Valiant4Christophe LemaireMasahiro OtakeShadai Race Horse1:57.5
2023Bellagio Opera3Kazuo YokoyamaHiroyuki UemuraShorai Hayashida1:58.8

Earlier winners

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Challenge Cup. Horse Racing in Japan.
  2. Web site: チャレンジC . Netkeiba.
  3. Web site: Challenge Cup . Netkeiba.