Saudi Arabia Royal Cup
2023 winner of Sauri Arabia Royal Cup, Gonbade Qabus | |
| Class | Grade 3 |
|---|---|
| Location | Tokyo Racecourse |
| Inaugurated | 1988 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1600 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | 2-y-o |
| Weight | 56 kg Allowance: Fillies 2 kg |
| Purse | ¥ 70,880,000 (as of 2025)
|
The Saudi Arabia Royal Cup (Japanese サウジアラビアロイヤルカップ) is a Japanese Grade 3 horse race for two-year-old Thoroughbreds run in October over a distance of 1600 metres at Tokyo Racecourse.[1]
The race was first run as an open class race named Ichō Stakes from 1988 until 2014. In 2014, the race was established as an unrated graded stakes race while still retaining its old name. The race was first run under its current name in 2015 and was promoted to Grade 3 status in 2016.
Winners since 2014
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Clarity Sky | Norihiro Yokoyama | Yasuo Tomomichi | Tadakuni Sugiyama | 1:33.5 |
| 2015 | Brave Smash | Norihiro Yokoyama | Michihiro Ogasa | Takaya Shimakawa | 1:34.2 |
| 2016 | Bless Journey | Yoshitomi Shibata | Shinobu Homma | Takaya Shimakawa | 1:34.5 [2] |
| 2017 | Danon Premium | Yuga Kawada | Mitsumasa Nakauchida | Danox Co. Ltd. | 1:33.0 [3] |
| 2018 | Gran Alegria | Christophe Lemaire | Kazuo Fujisawa | Sunday Racing Co. Ltd. | 1:34.0 [4] |
| 2019 | Salios | Shu Ishibashi | Noriyuki Hori | Silk Racing Co. Ltd. | 1:32.7 |
| 2020 | Stella Veloce | Norihiro Yokoyama | Naosuke Sugai | Teruo Ono | 1:39.6 |
| 2021 | Command Line | Christophe Lemaire | Sakae Kunieda | Sunday Racing Co. Ltd. | 1:36.4 |
| 2022 | Dolce More | Kazuo Yokoyama | Naosuke Sugai | Three H Racing Co. Ltd. | 1:33.4 |
| 2023 | Gonbade Qabus | Kohei Matsuyama | Noriyuki Hori | G1 Racing Co. Ltd. | 1:33.4 |
| 2024 | Arte Veloce | Daisuke Sasaki | Naosuke Sugai | Teruo Ono | 1:33.0 |
| 2025 | Ecoro Alba | Ryusei Sakai | Yasuhito Tamura | Masatoshi Haramura | 1:33.8 |
Earlier Winners
- 1988 - Jumbo Seiko
- 1989 - Kamui Fuji
- 1990 - Sakura High Speed
- 1991 - Sanei Thank You
- 1992 - Live House
- 1993 - Trust Kankan
- 1994 - Yamanin Paradise
- 1995 - Air Groove
- 1996 - Mejiro Dober
- 1997 - Tayasu Again
- 1998 - Air Gang Star
- 1999 - Machikane Hokushin
- 2000 - Trust Fire
- 2001 - Sun Valley
- 2002 - Cosmo Imperial
- 2003 - Meteor Burst
- 2004 - Nishino Dokomademo
- 2005 - Jalisco Light
- 2006 - Meiner Segal
- 2007 - Aroma Candle
- 2008 - Danon Come On
- 2009 - Tosen Phantom
- 2010 - Robin Foot
- 2011 - Ardent
- 2012 - Flamme de Gloire
- 2013 - Isla Bonita
See also
References
- ^ "Saudi Arabia Royal Cup". Horse Racing in Japan.
- ^ "2016 result". Racing Post. 8 October 2016.
- ^ "2017 result". Racing Post. 7 October 2017.
- ^ "2018 result". Racing Post. 6 October 2018.