Challenge Cup (horse race)
| Grade 3 race | |
_IMG_2374-2_20181201.jpg) Air Windsor wins the 2018 Challenge Cup | |
| Location | Hanshin Racecourse |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1950 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 2000 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| 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[edit]
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Mikki Dance | 4 | Tetsuzo Sato | Toshiyuki Hattori | 1:58.3 |
| 2001 | Ibuki Government | 5 | Hiroshi Kawachi | Kojiro Hashiguchi | 1:59.4 |
| 2002 | Tap Dance City | 5 | Tetsuzo Sato | Shozo Sasaki | 1:58.1 |
| 2003 | Camphor Best | 4 | Katsumi Ando | Yoshikatsu Sato | 1:58.3 |
| 2004 | Suzuka Mambo | 3 | Yutaka Take | Mitsuru Hashida | 2:01.6 |
| 2005 | One More Chatter | 5 | Yuichi Fukunaga | Yasuo Tomomichi | 1:59.4 |
| 2006 | Trillion Cut | 6 | Ryuji Wada | Hidetaka Otonashi | 1:57.4 |
| 2007 | Inti Raimi | 5 | Tetsuzo Sato | Shozo Sasaki | 2:00.0 |
| 2008 | Dream Journey | 4 | Kenichi Ikezoe | Yasutoshi Ikee | 1:58.5 |
| 2009 | Captain Thule | 4 | Yuga Kawada | Hideyuki Mori | 2:00.0 |
| 2010 | Captain Thule | 5 | Futoshi Komaki | Hideyuki Mori | 1:59.2 |
| 2011 | Mikki Dream | 4 | Ryuji Wada | Hidetaka Otonashi | 1:59.6 |
| 2012 | Shoryu Moon | 5 | Shinichiro Akiyama | Shozo Sasaki | 1:46.6 |
| 2013 | Archimedes | 4 | Mickael Barzalona | Hideaki Fujiwara | 1:46.5 |
| 2014 | Tosen Stardom | 3 | Yutaka Take | Yasutoshi Ikee | 1:45.9 |
| 2015 | Fluky | 5 | Mirco Demuro | Katsuhiko Sumii | 1:46.1 |
| 2016 | Meiner Honey | 3 | Daichi Shibata | Hironuki Korita | 1:46.5 |
| 2017 | Satono Chronicle | 3 | Mirco Demuro | Yasutoshi Ikee | 1:58.6 |
| 2018 | Air Windsor | 4 | Mirco Demuro | Kazuya Nakatake | 1:58.3 |
| 2019 | Lord My Way | 3 | Christophe Lemaire | Haruki Sugiyama | 1:59.1 |
| 2020 | Lei Papale | 3 | Yuga Kawada | Tomokazu Takano | 1:59.9 |
| 2021 | So Valiant | 3 | Christophe Lemaire | Masahiro Otake | 2:01.0 |
| 2022 | So Valiant | 4 | Christophe Lemaire | Masahiro Otake | 1:57.5 |
| 2023 | Bellagio Opera | 3 | Kazuo Yokoyama | Hiroyuki Uemura | 1:58.8 |
Earlier winners[edit]
- 1984 - Nihon Pillow Winner
- 1985 - Wakao Raiden
- 1986 - Dokan Yashima
- 1987 - President City
- 1988 - Tanino Suesei
- 1989 - Hatushiba Ace
- 1990 - Foundry Popo
- 1991 - Nuevo Tosho
- 1992 - Let It Be
- 1993 - Wish Dream
- 1994 - Tsurumaru Girl
- 1995 - My Shinzan
- 1996 - Marvelous Sunday
- 1997 - Shin Kaiun
- 1998 - Run For The Dream
- 1999 - Tsurumaru Tsuyoshi
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Challenge Cup". Horse Racing in Japan.
- ^ "チャレンジC". Netkeiba.
- ^ "Challenge Cup". Netkeiba.