Hanshin Daishōten

Hanshin Daishōten
阪神大賞典

Grade 2 race
2023 Hanshin Daishoten
Location	Hanshin Racecourse, Takarazuka, Hyogo
Inaugurated	1953
Race type	Thoroughbred Flat racing
Race information
Distance	3000 metres
Surface	Turf
Track	Right-handed
Qualification	4-y-o +
Weight	Special Weight
Purse	¥ 145,220,000 (as of 2024) 1st: ¥ 67,000,000 2nd: ¥ 27,000,000 3rd: ¥ 17,000,000

The Hanshin Daishōten (阪神大賞典, hanshin daishōten) is a Japanese Grade 2 flat horse race in Japan Thoroughbred colts and fillies aged four and over run over a distance of 3,000 metres at the Hanshin Racecourse, Takarazuka, Hyogo. The race was run in late November or early December until 1987 when it was moved to a date in March. The race now serves as a trial for the spring edition of the Tenno Sho.

It was first run in 1953.

Race details

The race is run at Hanshin Racecourse over a distance of 3,000 meters on turf using the inner curve.

Weight

56 kg for four-year-olds, and 57 kg for five-year-olds and above.^[1]
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 1995

Earlier winners

See also

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

References

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