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Kyōto Daishōten
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The Kyōto Daishōten (京都大賞典, kyōto daishōten) is a Japanese Grade 2 flat horse race in Japan for Thoroughbred colts and fillies aged three and over run over a distance of 2,400 metres at the Kyoto Racecourse, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto.
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Grade 2 race | |
![]() Lovely Day winning the 2015 Kyoto Daishoten | |
Location | Kyoto Racecourse, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto |
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Inaugurated | 1966 |
Race type | Thoroughbred Flat racing |
Race information | |
Distance | 2400 metres |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Right-handed |
Qualification | 3-y-o +, Colts & Fillies |
Weight | 3-y-o 53kg, 4-y-o+ 56kg. Fillies & mares allowed 2kg. G1 winners 2kg extra. |
Purse | ¥67,000,000 (winner) ¥145,120,000 (total) |
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The race is run in October and serves as a trial race for the autumn edition of the Tenno Sho.[1]
It was first run in 1966. Among the winners of the race have been Mejiro McQueen, Marvelous Crown, T M Opera O, Tap Dance City, Rose Kingdom and Lovely Day.