The Mainichi Ōkan (毎日王冠, ''mainichi ōkan'') is a
Grade 2 horse race
Horse racing is an equestrian performance activity, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys (or sometimes driven without riders) over a set distance for competition. It is one of the most ancient of all sports, as its bas ...
in Japan for
Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a list of horse breeds, horse breed developed for Thoroughbred racing, horse racing. Although the word ''thoroughbred'' is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thorough ...
colts and
fillies
A filly is a female horse that is too young to be called a mare. There are two specific definitions in use:
*In most cases, a ''filly'' is a female horse under four years old.
*In some nations, such as the United Kingdom and the United States, th ...
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
Tenno Sho The is a horse race held twice a year in Japan, once in the spring and once in the autumn. "Tenno" means "Emperor of Japan". The races are both International Grade 1 races. Prior to the 2007 races, both Tenno Sho races were Japanese domestic Gr ...
.
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
Katsuragi Ace,
Oguri Cap,
Bubble Gum Fellow,
Silence Suzuka
Silence Suzuka (Japanese language, Japanese : サイレンススズカ; May 1, 1994 - November 1, 1998) was a Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse who won the Graded stakes race, Grade I Takarazuka Kinen in 1998. In the same year, his career and life ...
,
Grass Wonder,
Eishin Preston,
Daiwa Major
Daiwa Major () is a retired Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse and active sire (horse), sire. A horse who excelled at distances of , he won the Satsuki Shō, the first leg of the Japanese Triple Crown in 2004. His greatest success, however, came la ...
and
A Shin Hikari
A Shin Hikari (japanese language, Japanese エイシンヒカリ, foaled 3 May 2011) is a retired 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 Irela ...
Weight
55 kg for three-year-olds, 57 kg for four-year-olds and above.
''Allowances:''
* 2 kg for
fillies
A filly is a female horse that is too young to be called a mare. There are two specific definitions in use:
*In most cases, a ''filly'' is a female horse under four years old.
*In some nations, such as the United Kingdom and the United States, th ...
/
mares
A mare is an adult female horse or other equine. In most cases, a mare is a female horse over the age of three, and a filly is a female horse three and younger. In Thoroughbred horse racing, a mare is defined as a female horse more than four y ...
* 2 kg for
southern hemisphere bred three-year-olds
''Penalties (excluding two-year-old race performance):''
* If a
graded stakes race has been won within a year:
** 2 kg for a grade 1 win (1 kg for fillies / mares)
** 1 kg for a grade 2 win
* If a graded stakes race has been won for more than a year:
** 1 kg for a grade 1 win
Records
Speed record:
*1:44.1
Salios ''2022''
Most successful horse (2 wins):
*
Oguri Cap – ''1988, 1989''
*
Salios - ''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 –
Katsuragi Ace
* 1985 – Gold Way
* 1986 – Sakura Yutaka O
* 1987 – Dyna Actress
* 1988 –
Oguri Cap
* 1989 –
Oguri Cap
* 1990 – Lucky Guerlain
* 1991 –
Prekrasnie
* 1992 – Daitaku Helios
* 1993 – Shinko Lovely
See also
*
Horse racing in Japan
is a popular equestrian sport in Japan, with more than 21,000 horse races held each year. Three types of racing take place in Japan - flat racing, jump racing, and Ban'ei Racing (also called Draft Racing).
In Japan, horse racing is organized b ...
*
List of Japanese flat horse races
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References
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Turf races in Japan