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.
| Grade 2 race | |
.jpg) 2012 Milers Cup | |
| Location | Kyoto Racecourse |
|---|---|
| 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 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
editThe race is run at Kyoto Racecourse over a distance of 1,800 meters on dirt using the outer curve.
Weight
edit57 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
edit| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
edit- 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "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���ラーズC". Netkeiba.
- ^ "Yomiuri Milers Cup". Netkeiba.