The Mainichi Ōkan is a

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in for

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colts and fillies aged three and over run over a distance of 1,800 metres at Tokyo Racecourse. The race is run in October and serves as a trial race for the autumn edition of the

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. It was first run in 1950 over 2500 metres. The distance was reduced to 2300 metres in 1959 and to 2000 metres in 1962 before the race was run over its current distance for the first time in 1984. It has been rated JRA Grade II since that year and was promoted to International Grade II in 2001. 2014, winner is received priority ballot for Tenno Sho (Autumn). Among the winners of the race have been

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, Oguri Cap,

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, Daiwa Major and

A Shin Hikari A Shin Hikari (Japanese エイシンヒカリ, foaled 3 May 2011) is a Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse. He began his racing career as a three-year-old in 2014 when he won his first five races including the Listed Ireland Trophy. In the following ...

Records

Speed record: *1:44.1

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''2022'' Most successful horse (2 wins): * Oguri Cap – ''1988, 1989'' *

- ''2020, 2022''

Winners since 1994

Earlier winners

* 1950 – Hatakaze * 1952 – Mitsuhata * 1952 – New Moana * 1953 – Track O * 1954 – Hakuryo * 1955 – Susquehanna * 1956 – Fair Manna * 1957 – Hakuchikara * 1958 – Hishi Maaru * 1959 – Kuripero * 1960 – Unebi Hikari * 1961 – Harrow More * 1962 – Emroan * 1963 – Yamano O * 1964 – Toast * 1965 – Umeno Chikara * 1966 – Theftway * 1967 – Tama Queen * 1968 – Shesky * 1969 – Takeshiba O * 1970 – Kurishiba * 1971 – Tokino Shin O * 1972 – Hustler * 1973 – Takuma O * 1974 – Takekuma Hikaru * 1975 – White Fontaine * 1976 – Harbor Young * 1977 – C B Queen * 1978 – Press Toko * 1979 – C B Cross * 1980 – Kane Minobu * 1981 – Juji Arrow * 1982 – Kyoei Promise * 1983 – Takara Tenryu * 1984 –

* 1985 – Gold Way * 1986 – Sakura Yutaka O * 1987 – Dyna Actress * 1988 – Oguri Cap * 1989 – Oguri Cap * 1990 – Lucky Guerlain * 1991 – Prekrasnie * 1992 – Daitako Helios * 1993 – Shinko Lovely

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Records

Winners since 1994

Earlier winners

See also

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