The Tennō Shō ( 天皇賞 , "Emperor's Prize") is a horse race held twice a year in Japan , once in the spring and once in the autumn. "Tenno" means " Emperor of Japan ". The races are both International Grade I races. Prior to the 2007 races, both Tenno Sho races were Japanese domestic Grade I races.
8-517: The Spring Tenno Sho is held at Kyoto Racecourse , in late April or early May. It is run over a distance of 3,200 metres (10,500 ft), making it the longest Grade I race in Japan. Deep Impact won the 2006 version of the race setting the world record for a 3200 metre race with a time of 3:13.4. beating the World Record set in the 1988 Wellington Cup by Daria’s Fun, held for almost 20 years of 3:15.59,
16-405: A dirt course, and a jump course. The turf's outer oval ( 外回り , sotomawari ) measures 1894m and the inner oval ( 内回り , uchimawari ) measures 1783m . A chute permits races to be run on either oval at distances between 1400m and 1800m. Races can be run on the "A Course" rail setting (on the hedge), the "B Course" setting (rail out 4 meters), the "C Course" setting (rail out 7 metres) or
24-527: A shorter-distance alternative to the Kikuka Sho , the Japanese St. Leger, which is 3,000 metres (9,800 ft). Prior to 1980, a horse winning a Tennō Shō races was not allowed to participate in future editions of the race but this ban was lifted in 1981. Only two horses won the prize three times: Apart from Kitasan Black and T M Opera O, four horses to date have won consecutive runnings, either by winning both
32-671: Is held at Tokyo Racecourse , in late October. It is run over a distance of 2,000 metres (6,600 ft). It is considered the first leg of the Japanese Autumn Triple Crown (the other two are the Japan Cup and the Arima Kinen ). Originally, the Autumn Tenno Sho was run over a distance of 3,200 metres (10,500 ft), but was shortened to its current distance to promote middle-distance horses and to promote 3-year-old horses as
40-421: The "D Course" setting (rail out 10 meters). The dirt course measures 1608 metres, with a 1400m chute. Source: Japan Association for International Racing and Stud Book, Kyoto Racecourse , retrieved 2020-08-16 Source： レコードタイム表 (Record time table) -> 京都競馬場 (Kyoto Racecourse) This article about a sports venue in Japan is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about
48-557: The Spring and Autumn races in the same year or by winning the Autumn race, and following year's Spring race. Five horses have won two non-consecutive runnings. Spring Autumn Kyoto Racecourse Kyoto Racecourse ( 京都競馬場 , Kyōto-keibajō ) is located in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto , Kyoto Prefecture , Japan . It is used for horse racing . It has a capacity of 120,000. The current stand
56-660: The closest time run in The Melbourne Cup is 3:16.3. Deep Impact's record stood until Kitasan Black won in 3:12.5 in 2017. The average time 1990-2018 of the Tenno Sho is 3:16.7, the Melbourne Cup 3:21.1, a difference of 4.4 seconds. The 1994 race was contested at Hanshin Racecourse . The 2021 and 2022 races were contested at Hanshin Racecourse , due to construction at Kyoto Racecourse. The Autumn Tenno Sho
64-454: Was built in 1999. Kyoto Racecourse opened at its current location in December 1, 1925. In preparation for the track's 100th anniversary, Kyoto Race Course will be closed from November 2020 until the Spring of 2023 for grandstand renovations. Races normally run at Kyoto will be moved to either Hanshin Racecourse or Chukyo Racecourse during this time. Kyoto Race Course has two turf courses,
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