Yomiuri Milers Cup

Yomiuri Milers Cup
マイラーズカップ
Grade 2 race
2012 Milers Cup
LocationKyoto Racecourse
Race typeThoroughbred Flat racing
Race information
Distance1600 metres
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed
Qualification4-y-o+
WeightSpecial 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

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The race is run at Kyoto Racecourse over a distance of 1,800 meters on dirt using the outer curve.

Weight

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57 kg for four-year-olds and above.[2]
Allowances:

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

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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

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  • 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

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References

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  1. ^ "Yomiuri Milers Cup". Horse Racing in Japan.
  2. ^ "List of JRA Graded Races 2024｜List of JRA Graded Races｜Horse Racing in Japan". Horse Racing in Japan. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
  3. ^ "2016 result". Racing Post. 24 April 2016.
  4. ^ "2017 result". Racing Post. 23 April 2017.
  5. ^ "2018 result". Racing Post. 22 April 2018.
  6. ^ "マイラーズC". Netkeiba.
  7. ^ "Yomiuri Milers Cup". Netkeiba.
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