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

Queen Elizabeth 2 Cup Latest News

Queen Elizabeth 2 Cup 2024 Entries Horse

2023 HOPEFUL STAKES (G1) winner Regaleira, 2022 SHUKA SHO (G1) winner Stunning Rose etc are scheduled to run.

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

Queen Elizabeth 2 Cup race overview

The Queen Elizabeth II Cup is an international G1 horse race organized by the Japan Racing Association (JRA). It is restricted to fillies and mares aged 3 and older, and takes place on the 2200-meter turf course at Kyoto Racecourse.

The race traces its origins back to the Victoria Cup, which was held at Kyoto Racecourse from 1970 to 1975. When Queen Elizabeth II visited Japan in 1975, the race was renamed the Queen Elizabeth II Cup. Initially, it served as the final leg of the Filly Triple Tiara series, exclusively for 3-year-old fillies.

In 1996, the Japanese filly and mare racing structure was revised, and the Shuka Sho was introduced as the new Filly Triple Tiara finale. With this change, the Queen Elizabeth II Cup was opened to older mares, attracting top-level competition from across generations. The race is known for repeat winners, with notable back-to-back victors such as Mejiro Dober, Admire Groove, Lucky Lilac, and international star Snow Fairy.

The winner of that year's G2 Fuchu Himba Stakes earns a priority entry into the race.

Racecourse Feature

The outer course is used, with the race covering just over one full lap. The starting point is near the entrance to the home stretch of the inner course, with about 400 meters to the first corner. A 4.3-meter uphill stretch runs along the back straight to the third corner, followed by a sharp downhill slope into the fourth corner. The final straight is flat and measures 404 meters (on the A Course).

Queen Elizabeth 2 Cup Past Winners

QUEEN ELIZABETH 2 CUP Feature

Latest information on the Queen Elizabeth 2 Cup (G1).