Shūka Sho
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The Shūka Shō (秋華賞) is a Grade 1 flat horse race in Japan for three-year-old thoroughbred fillies run over a distance of 2,000 metres (approximately 1 1/4 miles) at the Kyoto Racecourse, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture in October.
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Grade 1 race | |
Location | Kyoto Racecourse, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture |
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Inaugurated | 1996 |
Race type | Thoroughbred Flat racing |
Race information | |
Distance | 2000 meters |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Right-handed |
Qualification | 3-y-o, Fillies |
Weight | 55 kg |
Purse | ¥ 238,600,000 1st: ¥ 110,000,000 (2023)[1] |
Bonuses | Fillies Triple Crown Winner of Oka Sho, Yushun Himba, Shūka Sho[2] ¥ 100,000,000 |
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The Shūka Shō is the final leg of the Japanese Fillies' Triple Crown, preceded by the Oka Sho and the Yushun Himba. In 1996 it was established as Domestic Grade 1 race, and in 2009 it was granted International Grade 1 status.