American Jockey Club Cup

American Jockey Club Cup
Nakayama Racecourse
ClassGrade 2
LocationNakayama Racecourse, Funabashi, Chiba.
Inaugurated1960
Race typeThoroughbred Flat racing
Race information
Distance2200 metres
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed
Qualification4-y-o +, Colts & Fillies
WeightSpecial Weight
Purse¥ 134,620,000 (as of 2025)
  • 1st: ¥ 62,000,000
  • 2nd: ¥ 25,000,000
  • 3rd: ¥ 16,000,000

The American Jockey Club Cup (Japanese アメリカジョッキークラブカップ) is a Grade 2 horse race in Japan for Thoroughbred colts and fillies aged four and over. It is run over a distance of 2,200 metres at Nakayama Racecourse. This race is for friendship between Japan Racing Association and New York Jockey Club.

The race is run in late January and serves as a trial race for the spring edition of the Tenno Sho, held in late April or early May.[1]

It was first run in 1960 over 2000 metres before the distance was increased to 2600 metres in the following year. The distance was reduced to 2200 metres in 1962 before the returning to 2600 metres a year later. The distance of the race was reduced to 2500 metres in 1967 and then to 2400 metres in 1972 before returning to 2500 metres in 1980. The race was run over its current distance for the first time in 1984.

Among the winners of the race have been Special Week, Matsurida Gogh, Tosen Jordan, Blast Onepiece and Rulership.

Weight

56 kg for four-year-olds, 57 kg for five-year-olds and above.[2]

Allowances:

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

Most successful horse (2 wins):

  • Speed Symboli – 1967, 1970
  • Amber Shadai – 1982, 1983
  • Never Bouchon – 2009, 2010

Winners since 1988

Year
 Winner
 Age
 Jockey
 Trainer
 Owner
 Time
1988 Kashima Wing 5 Hitoshi Matoba Yoshiji Iizuka Yasuo Matsuura 2:13.4
1989 Running Free 6 Yasuo Sugawara Kazuhiko Hongo Taisuke Fujishima 2:15.6
1990 Sakura Hokuto O 4 Futoshi Kojima Katsutaro Sakai Sakura Commerce 2:13.8
1991 Mejiro Monterey 5 Norihiro Yokoyama Shinji Okuhira Mejiro Bokujo 2:13.8
1992 Tosho Falcon 6 Masato Shibata Tsutomu Nizeki Tosho Sangyo 2:12.8
1993 White Stone 6 Masato Shibata Kunio Takamatsu Hiroshi Ando 2:15.0
1994 Matikanetannhauser 5 Yoshitomi Shibata Yuji Ito Masuo Hosokawa 2:14.1
1995 Sakura Chitose O 5 Futoshi Kojima Katsutaro Sakai Sakura Commerce 2:14.4
1996 Kanetsu Cross 5 Hitoshi Matoba Masahiro Horii Kanetsu Kyosoba 2:15.0
1997 Rosen Kavalier 4 Norihiro Yokoyama Yasuhiro Suzuki Shadai Racehorse 2:14.9
1998 Mejiro Bright 4 Hiroshi Kawachi Hidekazu Asami Mejiro Bokujo 2:15.3
1999 Special Week 4 Olivier Peslier Toshiaki Shirai Hiroyoshi Usuda 2:16.8
2000 Matikane Kinnohosi 4 Shinji Fujita Kazuo Fujisawa Masuo Hosokawa 2:13.4
2001 American Boss 6 Teruo Eda Fuyuki Tago Abiru Fudosan 2:13.8
2002 Fusaichi Run Heart 5 Teruo Eda Michifumi Kono Fusao Sekiguchi 2:13.7
2003 Magnaten 7 Olivier Peslier Kazuo Fujisawa Takao Komai 2:12.3
2004 Dantsu Judge 5 Shinji Fujita Kenji Yamauchi Tetsuji Yamamoto 2:15.5
2005 Kraftwerk 5 Norihiro Yokoyama Yoshiyuki Goto Sunday Racing 2:11.4
2006 Silk Famous 7 Yoshitomi Shibata Ippo Sameshima Silk 2:13.2
2007 Matsurida Gogh 4 Norihiro Yokoyama Sakae Kunieda Fumie Takahashi 2:12.8
2008 Air Shady 7 Hiroki Goto Masanori Ito Lucky Field 2:13.6
2009 Never Bouchon 6 Norihiro Yokoyama Masanori Ito T H 2:13.9
2010 Never Bouchon 7 Norihiro Yokoyama Masanori Ito T H 2:12.6
2011 Tosen Jordan 5 Hiroyuki Uchida Yasutoshi Ikee Takaya Shimakawa 2:14.2
2012 Rulership 5 Yuichi Fukunaga Katsuhiko Sumii Sunday Racing 2:17.3
2013 Danone Ballade 5 Fran Berry Yasutoshi Ikee Danox 2:13.1
2014 Verde Green 6 Hironobu Tanabe Ikuo Aizawa Mitsumasa Saito 2:14.0
2015 Courir Kaiser 6 Hironobu Tanabe Ikuo Aizawa Shuji Yokoyama 2:13.6
2016 Decipher 7 Yutaka Take Futoshi Kojima Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum 2:12.0
2017 Tanta Alegria 5 Masayoshi Ebina Sakae Kunieda G1 Racing 2:11.9
2018 Danburite 4 Mirco Demuro Hidetaka Otonashi Sunday Racing 2:13.3
2019 Sciacchetra 6 Shu Ishibashi Katsuhiko Sumii Kaneko Makoto Holdings 2:13.7
2020 Blast Onepiece 5 Yuga Kawada Masahiro Otake Silk 2:15.0
2021 Aristoteles 4 Christophe Lemaire Hidetaka Otonashi Hideko Kondo 2:17.9
2022 King Of Koji 6 Norihiro Yokoyama Shogo Yasuda Kazuhiro Masuda 2:12.7
2023 North Bridge 5 Yasunari Iwata Takeshi Okumura Noboru Iyama 2:13.5
2024 Chuck Nate 6 Rachel King Noriyuki Hori Kaneko Makoto Holdings 2:16.6
2025 Danon Decile 4 Keita Tosaki Shogo Yasuda Danox 2:12.1

Earlier winners

  • 1960 - Onward Bell
  • 1961 - Yashima First
  • 1962 - Takamagahara
  • 1963 - Korehisa
  • 1964 - Suzu Top Run
  • 1965 - Asahoko
  • 1966 - Haku Zuiko
  • 1967 - Speed Symboli
  • 1968 - New Onward
  • 1969 - Asaka O
  • 1970 - Speed Symboli
  • 1971 - Akane Tenryu
  • 1972 - Mejiro Asama
  • 1973 - Onward Guy
  • 1974 - Take Hope
  • 1975 - Strong Eight
  • 1976 - White Fontaine
  • 1977 - Green Grass
  • 1978 - Kashu Chikara
  • 1979 - Sakura Shori
  • 1980 - Kane Mikasa
  • 1981 - Hoyo Boy
  • 1982 - Amber Shadai
  • 1983 - Amber Shadai
  • 1984 - Shuzan King
  • 1985 - Sakura Gaisen
  • 1986 - Suda Hawk
  • 1987 - Miho Shinzan

See also

References

  1. ^ "American Jockey Club Cup (G2)". japanracing.jp.
  2. ^ "List of JRA Graded Races 2025｜List of JRA Graded Races｜Horse Racing in Japan". Horse Racing in Japan. Retrieved 2025-01-26.
  3. ^ "AJCC". Netkeiba.
  4. ^ "American Jockey Club Cup". Netkeiba.
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