1. Queen Elizabeth 2 Cup Latest News
2. Queen Elizabeth 2 Cup 2025 Entries Horse
3. Queen Elizabeth 2 Cup 2025 Notable Runners
4. Queen Elizabeth 2 Cup race overview
5. Racecourse Feature
6. Queen Elizabeth 2 Cup Past Winners

Queen Elizabeth 2 Cup Latest News

Queen Elizabeth 2 Cup 2025 Entries Horse

2024 ARIMA KINEN (G1) winner Regaleira, 2024 OKA SHO (G1) winner Stellenbosch, and 2025 IRELAND TROPHY (G2) winner Lavanda etc are scheduled to run.

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

Queen Elizabeth 2 Cup 2025 Notable Runners

Regaleira

Regaleira is a filly who has developed into a top-class performer in the middle-distance division. She broke her maiden impressively as a two-year-old in July 2023, then captured the G1　Hopeful Stakes later that December, defeating male rivals in commanding fashion.

As a three-year-old, she boldly took on the colts in the Japanese Classics, proving her class among the best of her generation. In 2024, she achieved a historic victory in the G1 Arima Kinen, one of Japan’s most prestigious races, and continued her strong form into 2025 by winning the G2 All Comers.

Erika Express

Erika Express is a filly who has made a strong start to her career. She broke her maiden in her debut race at Kyoto over 1600m in October 2024, then followed that up with a commanding victory in the G3 Fairy Stakes in January 2025.

Although she did not win in her subsequent Classic and open-company starts—finishing 5th in the G1 Oka Sho (Japanese 1000 Guineas) and 2nd in the G1 Shuka Sho—her early achievements and the level she’s already competed at mark her out as a filly to watch.

Paradis Reine

Paradis Reine has shown herself to be a promising filly in the middle-distance division. After breaking her maiden over 1800m in December 2024, she went on in 2025 to win the Listed Tsubaki Sho (1-Win Class) over 1800m, then placed second in the G3 Flower Cup.

She later ran a strong fourth in the G1 Japanese Oaks (Yushun Himba) over 2400m, a classic for fillies, and followed up with a third-place finish in the G2 Rose Stakes. Her steady performances and adaptability across 1800m to 2400m distances mark her as one of the most consistent fillies of her generation.

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 Ireland Trophy 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).