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Epsom Cup
エプソムカップ

2021 Epsom Cup Winner, Zadar
Class	Grade 3
Location	Tokyo Racecourse
Inaugurated	1984
Race type	Thoroughbred Flat racing
Race information
Distance	1800 metres
Surface	Turf
Track	Left-handed
Qualification	3-y-o+
Weight	Special Weight
Purse	¥ 92,980,000 (as of 2025) 1st: ¥ 43,000,000 2nd: ¥ 17,000,000 3rd: ¥ 11,000,000

The Epsom Cup (Japanese エプソムカップ) is a Japanese Grade 3 Handicap horse race for Thoroughbreds aged three and over, run in June over a distance of 1800 metres at Tokyo Racecourse.^[1]

It was first run in 1984 and has held Grade 3 status ever since.^[2]

Weight

53 kg for three-year-olds, 57 kg for four-year-olds and above.^[3]

Allowances:

• 2 kg for fillies / mares
• 2 kg for southern hemisphere bred three-year-olds
• 1 kg for southern hemisphere bred four-year-olds

Penalties (excluding two-year-old race performance):

• If a graded stakes race has been won within a year:
  • 3 kg for a grade 1 win (2 kg for fillies / mares)
  • 2 kg for a grade 2 win (1 kg for fillies / mares)
  • 1 kg for a grade 3 win
• If a graded stakes race has been won for more than a year:
  • 2 kg for a grade 1 win (1 kg for fillies / mares)
  • 1 kg for a grade 2 win

Winners since 1984

See also

• Horse racing in Japan
• List of Japanese flat horse races

References

• Netkeiba:^[7][8]
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