The Oka Sho ( 桜花賞 ) is a Japanese Grade 1 flat horse race in Japan . The race is restricted to three-year-old Thoroughbred fillies and is run over a distance of 1,600 metres (approximately 1 mile) at Hanshin Racecourse in Takarazuka, Hyōgo . Run in early April, it is the traditional start to the annual classic races for three-year-olds in Japan.
6-618: The Oka Sho was first contested in 1939, and is the Japanese equivalent of the English 1,000 Guineas . The race was run at Nakayama Racecourse until 1944 when it was run at Tokyo Racecourse . After a two-year hiatus the Oka Sho was staged at Kyoto Racecourse from 1947 to 1949. The race was also run at Kyoto in 1967, 1991 and 1995. Winners of the Oka Sho usually go on to contest the Yushun Himba and
12-508: The Nakayama Grand Jump and Nakayama Daishogai races. Source： レコードタイム表 (Record time table) -> 中山競馬場 (Nakayama Racecourse) 35°43′32″N 139°57′45″E / 35.72556°N 139.96250°E / 35.72556; 139.96250 This article about a sports venue in Japan is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a horse racing venue
18-512: The double has been completed by Sweet Sue (1952), Yamaichi, Miss Onward, Kane Keyaki, Tesco Gaby, Titania, Mejiro Ramonu, Max Beauty, Vega, Still In Love , Buena Vista , Apapane , Gentildonna , Almond Eye and Daring Tact . Still In Love, Apapane, Gentildonna and Almond Eye went on to take the Shuka Sho and secure the Japanese Fillies' Triple Crown. Trial races provide automatic berths to
24-419: The inner oval ( 内回り , uchimawari ) measures 1667m (1 mile + 189 feet) with a 1400m chute. Races can be run on the "A Course" rail setting (on the hedge), the "B Course" setting (rail out 3 meters), or the "C Course" setting (rail out 7 meters). 1000m, 1400m, 1800m, 2000m, 2500m and 3600m races run on the inner oval, while 1200m, 1600m, 2200m, 2600m and 4000m races run on the outer oval. 3200m races run on
30-422: The outer oval first, then the inner oval. The dirt course measures 1493 meters (7/8 mile + 278 feet), with a 1200m chute. The jump course is unique because several different configurations can be used. In all races, horses must drop and climb over steep embankments at the rear of the course. One configuration contains the two most difficult jumps on the course, and is used only a few times a year, particularly for
36-494: The winning horses or placed horses as specified. Nakayama Racecourse Nakayama Racecourse ( 中山競馬場 , Nakayama-keibajō ) was built in 1990 in Funabashi, Chiba , Japan , for horse racing and up to 165,676 spectators. Nakayama Race Course has two grass courses, a dirt course and a jump course. The turf's outer oval ( 外回り , sotomawari ) measures 1840m (1 1/8 miles + 97 feet) with 1600m and 2200m chutes, and
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