Queen Elizabeth II Cup (Japan)

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Queen Elizabeth II Cup
エリザベス女王杯
Grade 1 race
Geraldina Queen Elizabeth II Cup 2022(IMG1).jpg
2022 Queen Elizabeth II Cup winner Geraldina
Location Kyoto Racecourse, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture
Inaugurated1976
Race typeThoroughbred
Website japanracing.jp/
Race information
Distance2200 meters
(About 11 furlongs / 1+3⁄8 miles)
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed
Qualification3-y-o & Up, Fillies & Mares only, Thoroughbreds
Weight3-y-o 54 kg \ 4-y-o & up 56 kg
Purse ¥ 281,300,000 (as of 2024)
1st: ¥ 130,000,000
2nd: ¥ 52,000,000
3rd: ¥ 33,000,000

The Queen Elizabeth II Cup (Queen Elizabeth II Commemorative Cup until 2012) is an International Grade 1 flat horse race in Japan for three-year-old and above thoroughbred fillies and mares run over a distance of 2,200 metres (approximately 1 mile 3 furlongs) on the turf at Kyoto Racecourse in November.

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Originally called the Victoria Cup, it was renamed the Queen Elizabeth II Cup in 1975 to commemorate the visit of Elizabeth II to Japan. [1]

History

The race was first run in 1976 over a distance of 2,400 metres (1 mile 4 furlongs). It was originally for three-year-old fillies only and was the third leg of the Japanese Fillies' Triple Crown. In 1996, it was opened to older female horses and was reduced to its present distance. In the same year the Shuka Sho was established and became the third leg of the Fillies' Triple Crown.

Since 1999 it turned into International Grade 1 race. In 2010 Snow Fairy from England, being the first winner outside Japan. The following year she made Japanese flat racing history of being the first ever non-Japanese trained horse to win the same Grade 1 flat race back-to-back (second ever including Steeplechase, which Karasi winning Nakayama Grand Jump between 2005 and 2007).

It is the only Grade 1 race that is restricted to fillies and mares aged three or above. The other Grade 1 races for older female horses in Japan, the Victoria Mile, excludes three-year-olds.

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins):

Winners

Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Time
1976Diamante3Yukiharu MatsudaYukio InabaHiroyoshi Sato2:28.5
1977Inter Gloria3Yoichi FukunagaTsugio YanagidaMasao Matsuoka2:28.7
1978Lead Swallow3Kunihiko TakeMasatoshi HattoriYoshio Kumamoto2:29.1
1979Miss Kaburaya3 Yukio Okabe Tokachi NishizukaKaburaya2:32.6
1980Hagino Top Lady3Kiyoaki ItoShuji ItoKokichi Hinokuma2:27.9
1981Agnes Tesco3Katsuichi NishiuraMichio KuboTakao Watanabe2:28.1
1982Victoria Crown3Isao ShimadaYukio InabaMasahi Iida2:29.2
1983Long Grace3Hiroshi KawachiMinoru KobayashiChoichi Nakai2:30.1
1984Kyowa Thunder3Hiroshi HiguchiHachiro YoshiokaYoshio Asakawa2:28.4
1985Reward Wing3Kunio UchidaAkio TsurudomeTadahiko Miyazaki2:26.8
1986 Mejiro Ramonu 3Hiroshi KawachiShinji OkuhiraMejiro Bokujo2:29.1
1987Talented Girl3Seiji EbisawaHironori KuritaMasako Iida2:29.3
1988Miyama Poppy3Yukiharu MatsudaYoshitaro MatsudaRyogo Omiya2:27.2
1989Sand Peeress3Shigehiko KishiShinobu YoshiokaHidaka Breeders Union2:28.8
1990Kyoei Tap3 Norihiro Yokoyama Kenji HiedaMasao Matsuoka2:25.5
1991Rinden Lilly3Junichiro OkaAkira NomotoAkitoshi Hayashida2:29.6
1992Takeno Velvet3Shinji FujitaMinoru KobayashiDaikichi Takeoka2:27.1
1993 Hokuto Vega 3Kazuhiro KatoTakao NakanoKanamorimori Shoji2:24.9
1994Hishi Amazon3Eiji NakadateTakao NakanoMasaichiro Abe2:24.3
1995Sakura Candle3Futoshi KojimaKazunori SakaiSakura Commerce2:27.3
1996 Dance Partner 4Hirofumi ShiiToshiaki ShiraiKatsumi Yoshida2:14.3
1997Erimo Chic4Hitoshi MatobaYoshio OkiShinichi Yamamoto2:12.5
1998 Mejiro Dober 4 Yutaka Yoshida Yokichi Okubo Mejiro Shoji2:12.8
1999Mejiro Dober5Yutaka YoshidaYokichi OkuboMejiro Shoji2:13.5
2000 Phalaenopsis 5 Mikio Matsunaga Mitsumasa Hamada North Hills Management Co Ltd2:12.8
2001 To the Victory 5 Yutaka Take Yasuo Ikee Makoto Kaneko 2:11.2
2002 Fine Motion 3Yutaka Take Yuji Ito Tatsuo Fushikida 2:13.2
2003 Admire Groove 3Yutaka Take Mitsuru Hashida Riichi Kondo 2:11.8
2004Admire Groove4Yutaka TakeMitsuru HashidaRiichi Kondo2:13.6
2005 Sweep Tosho 4 Kenichi Ikezoe Akio TsurudomeTosho Sangyo2:12.5
2006 Fusaichi Pandora [a] 3 Yuichi Fukunaga Toshiaki Shirai Fusao Sekiguchi 2:11.6
2007 Daiwa Scarlet 3 Katsumi Ando Kunihide Matsuda Keizo Oshiro 2:11.9
2008 Little Amapola 3 Christophe Lemaire Hiroyuki Nagahama Shadai Racehorse Co 2:12.1
2009 Queen Spumante 5Hiroyasu TanakaShigeyuki KojimaGreen Farm2:13.6
2010 Snow Fairy 3 Ryan Moore Ed Dunlop Anamoine Ltd2:12.5
2011Snow Fairy4Ryan MooreEd DunlopAnamoine Ltd2:11.6
2012Rainbow Dahlia5 Yoshitomi Shibata Yoshitaka NinomiyaYoshiko Tanaka2:16.3
2013 Meisho Mambo 3 Koshiro Take Akihiro IidaYoshio Matsumoto2:16.6
2014Lachesis4 Yuga Kawada Katsuhiko Sumii Masaya Oshima2:12.3
2015 Marialite 4 Masayoshi Ebina Takashi KubotaU Carrot Farm2:14.9
2016Queens Ring4 Mirco Demuro Keiji YoshimuraChizu Yoshida2:12.9
2017Mozu Katchan3Mirco DemuroIppo SameshimaCapital System Co. Ltd2:14.3
2018 Lys Gracieux 4 João Moreira Yoshito Yahagi U Carrot Farm2:13.1
2019 Lucky Lilac 4 Christophe Soumillon Mikio MatsunagaSunday Racing2:14.1
2020Lucky Lilac [b] 5Christophe LemaireMikio MatsunagaSunday Racing2:10.3
2021 Akai Ito [b] 4Hideaki MiyukiKazuya NakatakeKoji Oka2:12.1
2022 Geraldina [b] 4 Cristian Demuro Takashi SaitoSunday Racing2:13.0
2023 Brede Weg 3Christophe LemaireKeisuke MiyataSunday Racing2:12.6
2024 Stunning Rose 5Cristian DemuroTomokazu TakanoSunday Racing2:11.1

a Kawakami Princess finished first in 2006 but was demoted to 12th place following a Stewards' Inquiry.

b The 2020, 2021 and 2022 races took place at Hanshin Racecourse over a distance of 2200 metres.

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References

  1. ↑ "1970年に3歳牝馬三冠競走の最終戦として創設された「ビクトリアカップ」が前身". JRA. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  2. ↑ "エリザベス女王杯". Netkeiba.
  3. ↑ "Queen Elizabeth 2 Cup". Netkeiba.
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