Kikuka-shō
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The Kikuka-shō (菊花賞, pronounced Kikka-shō) is a Japanese Grade 1 flat horse race in Japan for three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies run over a distance of 3,000 metres (approximately 1 7/8 miles) at the Kyoto Racecourse, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture in October.
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Grade 1 race | |
Location | Kyoto Racecourse, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture |
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Inaugurated | 1938 |
Race type | Thoroughbred Flat racing |
Race information | |
Distance | 3000 meters |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Right-handed |
Qualification | 3-y-o, Colts & Fillies |
Weight | Colt 57 kg, Filly 55 kg |
Purse | ¥ 432,000,000 1st: ¥ 200,000,000 (2023)[1] |
Bonuses | Classic Triple Crown Winner of Satsuki Shō, Tokyo Yūshun, Kikuka-shō[2] ¥ 300,000,000 |
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It was first run in 1938 and is the Japanese equivalent of the English St. Leger Stakes.