Nakayama Daishogai

The Nakayama Daishogai (中山大障害) is a Grade 1 steeplechase horse race in Japan open to thoroughbreds which are three-years-old or above.It is run over a distance of 4100m (2 ¹⁄₂ miles + 84 feet) at Nakayama Racecourse every year in late December.

The race was first run in 1934　at that time named Daishogai Tokubetsu.Next year its name was changed to current name and held twice a year until 1998.In 1999, The Spring Nakayama Daishogai was renamed at Nakayama Grand Jump, but The Autumn was continued.

* The 2003 race was postponed until January 10 because of snow.

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