Satsuki Shō
| Grade 1 race | |
| Location | Nakayama Racecourse, Funabashi, Chiba |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1939 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 2000 meters |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | 3-y-o, Colts & Fillies |
| Weight | Colt 57 kg, Filly 55 kg |
| Purse |
¥ 184,700,000 (as of 2015) 1st: ¥ 97,000,000 |
The Satsuki Shō (皐月賞?) is a Japanese Grade 1 flat horse race in Japan for three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies run over a distance of 2,000 metres (approximately 1 1⁄4 mile) at the Nakayama Racecourse, Funabashi, Chiba, in April.
It was first run in 1939 and is the Japanese equivalent of the English 2,000 Guineas. (Note that the original 2,000 Guineas is currently run at 1,609 metres, or one mile, about two furlongs shorter than the Satsuki Shō.)
1 The 2011 race took place at Tokyo Racecourse due to the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami.
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