Japan
Tokyo · 25.11.18
Japan Cup
2ndKiseki4yo by Rulership × Blitz Finale€ 922,700
Full result →Purse€ 4,384,400 · US$5.0M
Distance2400 metres
Winning time2m 20.60s
SurfaceTurf · Firm
Conditions3-year-olds and up
Runners14
Result
14 runners · prize money to 5th placePosHorseJockey · TrainerMarginPrize
5thMikki Swallow4yoNorihiro YokoyamaTakanori Kikuzawa€ 229,000
7thHappy Grin3yoTakafumi HattoriJunji Tanaka
10thThundering Blue5yoFran BerryDavid Menuisier
11thCapri4yoRyan MooreAidan O'Brien
12thGanko5yoMasayoshi EbinaShigeki Matsumoto
13thNoble Mars5yoRyo TakakuraHiroshi Miyamoto
14thSounds Of Earth7yoHironobu TanabeKenichi Fujioka
Pedigree of the winner
Connections
Almond Eye in 2018
3 other winsTrainer / Jockey / Track
Shuka Sho2000 metres · € 1,491,7001stSakae KuniedaChristophe Lemaire14.10.2018KyotoPrize money €792,266Race details
Yushun Himba2400 metres · € 1,902,6001stSakae KuniedaChristophe Lemaire20.05.2018TokyoPrize money €1,049,390Race details
Oka Sho1600 metres · € 1,792,4001stSakae KuniedaChristophe Lemaire08.04.2018HanshinPrize money €990,165Race details
All winners since 2011
| Year | Winner | Trainer / Jockey | Owner / Breeder | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Cheval GrandHeart's Cry × Halwa Sweet | Yasuo TomomichiHugh Bowman | Kazuhiro SasakiNorthern Racing | |
| 2016 | Kitasan BlackBlack Tide × Sugar Heart | Hisashi ShimizuYutaka Take | Ono ShojiYanagawa Bokujo | |
| 2015 | Shonan PandoraDeep Impact × Cutie Gold | Tomokazu TakanoKenichi Ikezoe | Tetsuhide KunimotoShadai Corporation Co Inc | |
| 2014 | EpiphaneiaSymboli Kris S × Cesario | Katsuhiko SumiiChristophe Soumillon | Carrot Farm Co LtdNorthern Farm | |
| 2013 | GentildonnaDeep Impact × Donna Blini | Sei IshizakaRyan Moore | Sunday Racing Co LtdNorthern Racing | |
| 2012 | GentildonnaDeep Impact × Donna Blini | Sei IshizakaYasunari Iwata | Sunday Racing Co LtdNorthern Racing | |
| 2011 | Buena VistaSpecial Week × Biwa Heidi | Hiroyoshi MatsudaYasunari Iwata | Sunday Racing Co LtdNorthern Racing |
History since 1981
Japan Cup38Editions since 1981
1Multiple winnersGentildonna
24%Won by fillies or mares9 of 38 · 6 of the last 20
2:12.2Fastest winning timeFalbrav · 2002
Record holders
Most wins since 19811Northern FarmBreeder · 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018 …10 wins
2Yutaka TakeJockey · 1999, 2006, 2010, 20164 wins
2Sunday RacingOwner · 2010, 2011, 2012, 20134 wins
2Sunday SilenceDamsire · 2007, 2008, 2010, 20184 wins
5Sunday SilenceSire · 1999, 2004, 20063 wins
5Deep ImpactSire · 2012, 2013, 20153 wins
Multiple winners
Won this race more than once1Gentildonna2012, 20132 wins
Show all 38 winners since 1981Hide the list
| Year | Winner | Trainer / Jockey | Owner / Breeder | Odds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Almond EyeLord Kanaloa × Fusaichi Pandora | Sakae KuniedaChristophe Lemaire | Silk RacingNorthern Farm | 1.40 | |
| 2017 | Cheval GrandHeart's Cry × Halwa Sweet | Yasuo TomomichiHugh Bowman | Kazuhiro SasakiNorthern Farm | ||
| 2016 | Kitasan BlackBlack Tide × Sugar Heart | Hisashi ShimizuYutaka Take | Ōno ShojiYanagawa Bokujo | ||
| 2015 | Shonan PandoraDeep Impact × Cutie Gold | Tomokazu TakanoKenichi Ikezoe | Tetsuhide KunimotoShiraoi Farm, Shadai Corporation | ||
| 2014 | EpiphaneiaSymboli Kris S × Cesario | Katsuhiko SumiiChristophe Soumillon | U. Carrot FarmNorthern Farm | ||
| 2013 | GentildonnaDeep Impact × Donna Blini | Sei IshizakaRyan Moore | Sunday RacingNorthern Farm | ||
| 2012 | GentildonnaDeep Impact × Donna Blini | Sei IshizakaYasunari Iwata | Sunday RacingNorthern Farm | ||
| 2011 | Buena VistaSpecial Week × Biwa Heidi | Hiroyoshi MatsudaYasunari Iwata | Sunday RacingNorthern Farm | ||
| 2010 | Rose KingdomKing Kamehameha × Rosebud | Kojiro HashiguchiYutaka Take | Sunday RacingNorthern Farm | ||
| 2009 | VodkaTanino Gimlet × Tanino Sister | Katsuhiko SumiiChristophe Lemaire | Yuzo TanimizuCountry Bokujo | ||
| 2008 | Screen HeroGrass Wonder × Running Heroine | Yuichi ShikatoMirco Demuro | Teruya YoshidaShadai Farm | 41.00 | |
| 2007 | Admire MoonEnd Sweep × My Katies | Hiroyoshi MatsudaYasunari Iwata | Darley Japan Farm Co. Ltd.Northern Farm | ||
| 2006 | Deep ImpactSunday Silence × Wind in Her Hair | Yasuo IkeeYutaka Take | Kaneko Makoto HoldingsNorthern Farm | 1.00 | |
| 2005 | AlkaasedKingmambo × Chesa Palana | Luca CumaniFrankie Dettori | Michael CharltonClovelly Farms | ||
| 2004 | Zenno Rob RoySunday Silence × Roamin' Rachel | Kazuo FujisawaOlivier Peslier | Shinobu OosakoShiraoi Farm | ||
| 2003 | Tap Dance CityPleasant Tap × All Dance | Shozo SasakiTetsuzo Sato | Yushun Horse SyndicateEcho Valley Horse Farm & Swettenham Stud | ||
| 2002 | FalbravFairy King × Gift Of The Night | Luciano d'AuriaFrankie Dettori | Scuderia RencatiAzienda Agricola Francesca | 20.50 | |
| 2001 | Jungle PocketTony Bin × Dance Charmer | Sakae WatanabeOlivier Peslier | Yomoji SaitoNorthern Farm | ||
| 2000 | T. M. Opera OOpera House × Once Wed | Ichizo IwamotoRyuji Wada | Masatsugu TakezonoKineusu Bokujo | 1.50 | |
| 1999 | Special WeekSunday Silence × Campaign Girl | Toshiaki ShiraiYutaka Take | Hiroyoshi UsudaHidaka Taiyo Bokujo | ||
| 1998 | El Condor PasaKingmambo × Saddlers Gal | Yoshitaka NinomiyaMasayoshi Ebina | Takashi WatanabeTakashi Watanabe | 6.00 | |
| 1997 | PilsudskiPolish Precedent × Cocotte | Sir Michael StouteMichael Kinane | Lord WeinstockBallymacoll Stud | ||
| 1996 | SingspielIn The Wings × Glorious Song | Sir Michael StouteFrankie Dettori | Sheikh MohammedSheikh Mohammed | ||
| 1995 | LandoAcatenango × Laurea | Heinz JentzschMichael Roberts | Gestüt Haus IttlingenGestüt Hof Ittlingen | 14.50 | |
| 1994 | Marvelous CrownMiswaki × Maurita | Makoto OsawaKatsumi Minai | Sadao SasaharaHayata Bokujo | ||
| 1993 | Legacy WorldMogami × Donna Lydia | Hideyuki MoriHiroshi Kawachi | Horse Tajima Co.Heihata Farm | 12.50 | |
| 1992 | Tokai TeioSymboli Rudolf × Tokai Natural | Shoichi MatsumotoYukio Okabe | Masanori UchimuraNagahama Farm | 10.00 | |
| 1991 | Golden PheasantCaro × Perfect Pigeon | Charlie WhittinghamGary Stevens | Bruce McNallCarelaine Farm & Vintage Meadow Farm | ||
| 1990 | Better Loosen UpLoosen Up × Better Fantasy | D A HayesMichael Clarke | Gabe Farrah, et al.Howard Martin | ||
| 1989 | HorlicksThree Legs × Malt | Dave O'SullivanLance O'Sullivan | Graham de GruchyGraham de Gruchy (NZ) | ||
| 1988 | Pay the ButlerVal de l'Orne × Princess Morvi | Robert FrankelChris McCarron | Edmund A. GannClovelly Farm | ||
| 1987 | Le GlorieuxCure The Blues × La Mirande | Robert ColletAlain Lequeux | Sieglinde WolfPetra Bloodstock Agency | ||
| 1986 | Jupiter IslandSt. Paddy × Mrs Moss | Clive BrittainPat Eddery | Marquess of TavistockMarquess of Tavistock | ||
| 1985 | Symboli RudolfPartholon × Sweet Luna | Yuji NohiraYukio Okabe | Symboli BokujoSymboli Bokujo | 2.00 | |
| 1984 | Katsuragi AceBoysie Boy × Tanino Venture | Kazumi DomonKatsuichi Nishiura | Ichizo NodeSentaro Katayama | ||
| 1983 | StanerraGuillaume Tell × Lady Aureola | Frank DunneBrian Rouse | Frank DunneMoyglare Stud | ||
| 1982 | Half IcedHatchet Man × Winter Memory | Stanley M. HoughDon MacBeth | Bertram R. FirestoneMrs. Henry A. Gerry | ||
| 1981 | Mairzy DoatesNodouble × Avalanche Lily | John FultonCash Asmussen | Arno ScheflerPreston and Patrick Madden |
Source: G1Stars meeting database – winners, connections, times and starting prices as recorded. Group 1 grading began in 1971.
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