1. NHK Mile Cup Latest News
2. NHK Mile Cup 2024 Entries Horse
3. NHK Mile Cup race overview
4. Racecourse Feature
5. NHK Mile Cup Past Winners

NHK Mile Cup Latest News

NHK Mile Cup 2024 Entries Horse

2023 ASAHI HAI FUTURITY STAKES (G1) winner Jantar Mantar, 2023 HANSHIN JUVENILE FILLIES (G1) winner Ascoli Piceno etc are scheduled to run.

＊Please check the entries, Field, result, and other data against JRA official data.

NHK Mile Cup race overview

The NHK Mile Cup is a Grade 1 horse race organized by the Japan Racing Association (JRA). It is run over a distance of 1600 meters on turf at Tokyo Racecourse and is open to 3-year- old Thoroughbred colts and fillies. Geldings are not eligible to participate. The race originated as the "NHK Cup," held from 1953 to 1995. In 1996, it was reestablished specifically for what was then 4-year-olds (now 3-year-olds) as the spring mile championship. Since its inception, the race has allowed the participation of foreign- bred horses, and until 2000, when foreign-bred horses were not permitted in classic races, it was often referred to as the "Foreign Derby."
The inaugural 1996 NHK Mile Cup featured 18 starters, 14 of which were foreign-bred horses. No Japanese-bred horse won the race until Telegnosis in 2002; previous winners included Taiki Fortune, Seeking the Pearl, El Condor Pasa, Symboli Indy, Eagle Cafe, and Kurofune. As of March 2024, the race record is held by Danon Chantilly, who set a time of 1:31.4 in 2010.

Racecourse Feature

Tokyo 1600m turf course : The race starts at the far right of the front straight with the first corner after approximately 542 meters when using the A Course. There's a 1.5-meter incline before the third corner and a 2.1-meter incline midway through the final straight. The curve between the third and fourth corners is gentle. The course tests not only speed but also stamina and endurance.

NHK Mile Cup Past Winners

NHK MILE CUP Feature

Latest information on the NHK Mile Cup (G1).