Yomiuri Milers Cup

Yomiuri Milers Cup
マイラーズカップ

Grade 2 race
2012 Milers Cup
Location	Kyoto Racecourse
Race type	Thoroughbred Flat racing
Race information
Distance	1600 metres
Surface	Turf
Track	Right-handed
Qualification	4-y-o+
Weight	Special Weight
Purse	¥ 128,140,000 (as of 2024) 1st: ¥ 59,000,000 2nd: ¥ 24,000,000 3rd: ¥ 15,000,000

The Yomiuri Milers Cup (Japanese マイラーズカップ) is a Japanese Grade 2 flat horse race in Japan for Thoroughbreds of at least four years of age. It was run over a distance of 1600 metres at Hanshin Racecourse until 2011 in April but is now run at Kyoto Racecourse.^[1] The race serves as a major trial for the Yasuda Kinen.

The Milers Cup was first run in 1970 and was elevated to Grade 2 status in 1984.

Among the winners of the race have been Daiwa Major, Company, Grand Prix Boss and Isla Bonita.

Race details

The race is run at Kyoto Racecourse over a distance of 1,800 meters on dirt using the outer curve.

Weight

57 kg for four-year-olds and above.^[2]
Allowances:

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

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

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

• If a graded stakes race has been won for more than a year:
  • 1 kg for a grade 1 win

Winners since 2000

^a The 2021 and 2022 runnings took place at Hanshin while Kyoto was closed for redevelopment.

Earlier winners

See also

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

References

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