Shūka Shō Horse race
Shūka Sho 秋華賞 Class Grade 1 Location Kyoto Racecourse , Fushimi-ku, Kyoto , Kyoto Prefecture Inaugurated October 20, 1996 Race type Thoroughbred Flat racing Distance 2000 meters Surface Turf Track Right-handed Qualification 3-y-o, Fillies Weight 55 kg Purse ¥ 238,100,000 (as of 2025)
1st: ¥ 110,000,000
2nd: ¥ 44,000,000
3rd: ¥ 28,000,000
Bonuses Fillies Triple Crown Winner of Oka Sho , Yushun Himba , Shūka Sho[ 1] ¥ 100,000,000
The Shūka Shō (秋華賞 ) is a Grade 1 flat horse race in Japan for three-year-old thoroughbred fillies run over a distance of 2,000 metres (approximately 1 1/4 miles) at the Kyoto Racecourse , Fushimi-ku, Kyoto , Kyoto Prefecture in October.
The Shūka Shō is the final leg of the Japanese Fillies' Triple Crown , preceded by the Oka Sho in early April and the Yushun Himba in May. In 1996 it was established as Domestic Grade 1 race, and in 2009 it was granted International Grade 1 status.
Trial races
Trial races provide automatic berths to the winning horses or placed horses as specified.[ 2]
Winners
a The 2021 and 2022 runnings were contested at Hanshin Racecourse , due to construction at Kyoto Racecourse.
b Set the current race record
References
Netkeiba:[ 3] [ 4]
1996 en , 1997 en , 1998 en , 1999 en , 2000 en , 2001 en , 2002 en , 2003 en , 2004 en , 2005 en , 2006 en , 2007 en , 2008 en , 2009 en , 2010 en , 2011 en , 2012 en , 2013 en , 2014 en , 2015 en , 2016 en , 2017 en , 2018 en , 2019 en , 2020 en , 2021 en , 2022 en , 2023 en , 2024 en , 2025 en
Racing Post :
1996 , 1997 , 1998 , 1999 , 2000 , 2001 , 2002 , 2003 , 2004 , 2005
2006 , 2007 , 2008 , 2009 , 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015
2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019 , 2020 , 2021 , 2022 , 2023 , 2024 , 2025
1990s
1996 Fabulous la Fouine
1997 Mejiro Dober
1998 Phalaenopsis
1999 Buzen Candle
2000s 2010s 2020s Legend - ₩ = Triple Tiara Winners