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Kyoto Daishoten

Kyōto Daishōten
Grade 2 race
KyotoRacecourse Hall.jpg
Kyoto Racecourse
Location Kyoto Racecourse, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto
Inaugurated 1966
Race type Thoroughbred Flat racing
Race information
Distance 2400 metres
Surface Turf
Track Right-handed
Qualification 3-y-o +, Colts & Fillies
Weight 3-y-o 53kg, 4-y-o+ 56kg. Fillies & mares allowed 2kg. G1 winners 2kg extra.
Purse ¥67,700,000 (winner) ¥128,700,000 (total)

The Kyōto Daishōten is a Japanese Grade 2 flat horse race in Japan for Thoroughbred colts and fillies aged three and over run over a distance of 2,400 metres at the Kyoto Racecourse, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto.

The race is run in October and serves as a trial race for the autumn edition of the Tenno Sho.

It was first run in 1966. Among the winners of the race have been Mejiro McQueen, Marvelous Crown, T M Opera O, Tap Dance City, Rose Kingdom and Lovely Day.

Speed record:

Most successful horse (2 wins):


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