Yomiuri Milers Cup

The Yomiuri Milers Cup (Japanese マイラーズカップ) is a Japanese Grade 2 flat horse race in Japan for Thoroughbreds of at least four years of age. It was run over a distance of 1600 metres at Hanshin Racecourse until 2011 in April but is now run at Kyoto Racecourse.[1] The race serves as a major trial for the Yasuda Kinen.

Yomiuri Milers Cup
Grade 2 race
2012 Milers Cup
LocationKyoto Racecourse
Race typeThoroughbred Flat racing
Race information
Distance1600 metres
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed
Qualification4-y-o+
Weight56kg, fillies & mares allowed 2kg
Purse¥128,140,000 (total)
¥59,000,000 (winner)

The Milers Cup was first run in 1970 and was elevated to Grade 2 status in 1984.

Among the winners of the race have been Daiwa Major, Company, Grand Prix Boss and Isla Bonita.

Winners since 2000
Year
 Winner
 Age
 Jockey
 Trainer
 Time
2000 Meiner Max 6 Tetsuzo Sato Hitoshi Nakamura 1:34.3
2001 Joten Brave 4 Masayoshi Ebina Ikuo Aizawa 1:32.8
2002 Millennium Bio 4 Yoshitomi Shibata Masazo Ryoke 1:32.6
2003 Lohengrin 4 Hiroki Goto Masanori Ito 1:31.9
2004 My Sole Sound 4 Masa Honda Katuichi Nishiura 1:32.9
2005 Lohengrin 6 Norihiro Yokoyama Masanori Ito 1:33.5
2006 Daiwa Major 5 Katsumi Ando Hiroyuki Uehara 1:36.2
2007 Kongo Rikishio 5 Shinji Fujita Kenji Yamauchi 1:32.2
2008 Company 7 Norihiro Yokoyama Hidetaka Otonahi 1:33.6
2009 Super Hornet 6 Yusuke Fujioka Yoshito Yahagi 1:33.9
2010 Reach The Crown 4 Katsumi Ando Kojiro Hashiguchi 1:32.9
2011 Silport 6 Futoshi Komaki Masato Nishizono 1:32.3
2012 Silport 7 Futoshi Komaki Masato Nishizono 1:33.2
2013 Grand Prix Boss 5 Suguru Hamanaka Yoshito Yahagi 1:32.6
2014 World Ace 5 Andrasch Starke Yasutoshi Ikee 1:31.4
2015 Red Arion 5 Haruhiko Kawasu Kojiro Hashiguchi 1:32.6
2016 Kluger 4 Kohei Matsuyama Tomokazu Takano 1:32.6[2]
2017 Isla Bonita 6 Christophe Lemaire Hironori Kurita 1:32.2[3]
2018 Sungrazer 4 Yuichi Fukunaga Hidekazu Asami 1:31.3[4]
2019 Danon Premium 4 Yuga Kawada Mitsumasa Nakauchida 1:32.6
2020 Indy Champ 5 Yuichi Fukunaga Hidetaka Otonashi 1:32.4
2021[a] Cadence Call 5 Yoshihiro Furukawa Takayuki Yasuda 1:31.4
2022[a] Soul Rush 4 Suguru Hamanaka Yasutoshi Ikee 1:33.3
2023 Schnell Meister 5 Christophe Lemaire Takahisa Tezuka 1:31.5

a The 2021 and 2022 runnings took place at Hanshin while Kyoto was closed for redevelopment.

Earlier winners
  • 1984 - Roller King
  • 1985 - Nihon Pillow Winner
  • 1986 - Long Hayabusa
  • 1987 - Concert Master
  • 1988 - Mr Boy
  • 1989 - Mystic Star
  • 1990 - Mejiro Worth
  • 1991 - Daitaku Helios
  • 1992 - Daitaku Helios
  • 1993 - Nishino Flower
  • 1994 - North Flight
  • 1995 - Big Shori
  • 1996 - Nihon Pillow Prince
  • 1997 - Osumi Tycoon
  • 1998 - Big Sunday
  • 1999 - Egao O Misete

See also

References
  1. "Yomiuri Milers Cup". Horse Racing in Japan.
  2. "2016 result". Racing Post. 24 April 2016.
  3. "2017 result". Racing Post. 23 April 2017.
  4. "2018 result". Racing Post. 22 April 2018.
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