The Tokyo City Cup Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at the beginning of April at Santa Anita Park in

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. A Grade III event raced on dirt at a distance of miles (12 furlongs), it is open to horses aged four and older. Run as the San Bernardino Handicap prior to 2005, the race's name honors the partnership between Santa Anita Park and Ohi Racecourse in Tokyo,

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. The race was open to three-year-olds only in 1957 and for three-year-olds and up from 1958 through 1967. Raced on dirt at miles from 1957 through 1966 and on turf at miles from 1967 through 1972 and 1974 through 1978 at which point it switched back to dirt. Since inception it has been contested at various distances and run on both dirt and turf: * miles : 1957–1966 on dirt * miles : 1967–1972, 1974–1978 on turf * miles : 1979–2007 on dirt * miles : 2008 on dirt The Tokyo City Cup Stakes was run in two divisions in 1971 and again in 1974.

Records

Speed record: * 2:28.79 -

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(2016) (at current distance of miles on dirt) Most wins: * 3 -

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(1967, 1968, 1971, 1974, 1979, 1985, 1989) Most wins by a trainer: * 12 - Charles Whittingham (1960, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991) Most wins by an owner: * 4 - Trudy McCaffery &

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(1994, 1995, 1996, 2002)

Winners

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, 1:47.20 , - , 1970 , Governor's Party , 4 , Wayne Harris ,

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, 1:48.20 , - , 1961 , New Policy , 4 , Bill Shoemaker , John H. Adams , Ralph Lowe , 1:42.00 , - , 1960 , Restless Wind , 4 , Eddie Arcaro , Charles Whittingham ,

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, 1:42.20 , - , 1959 , Terrang , 6 , William Boland ,

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, Poltex Stable/R. Bond , 1:42.00 , - , 1958 , Terrang , 5 , William Boland ,

, Poltex Stable/R. Bond , 1:42.00 , - , 1957 , Lightning Jack , 3 , Mel Peterson ,

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Other North American Marathon races

On dirt: *

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* Valedictory Stakes On turf: * Canadian International Stakes * Carleton F. Burke Handicap *

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References

Tokyo City Cup website

The 2008 Tokyo City Cup at the NTRA
Graded stakes races in the United States Horse races in California Flat horse races for four-year-olds Recurring sporting events established in 1957 Santa Anita Park 1957 establishments in California