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Japan Dirt Classic
The Japan Dirt Classic (ジャパンダートクラシック) is an internationally listed, Domestic Grade 1 flat horse race in Japan for three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies run over a distance of 2,000 meters (approximately 1 mile 2 furlongs) at the Oi Racecourse, Shinagawa, Tokyo in early October. It is the third and final leg of the Japanese Dirt Triple Crown.
The race was first run in 1999 as the Japan Dirt Derby and was the Japanese equivalent of the American Kentucky Derby, though the race was the last leg of triple crown of minami-kanto keiba (nankan keiba), while the Kentucky Derby is the first race of American Triple Crown.
The majority of winners come from the Japan Racing Association (JRA), another Japanese horse racing governing body, as the JRA does not host any Grade 1 dirt races exclusively for 3-year-old horses.
In June 2022, it was announced that from 2024 that it would become the third leg of the Japanese Dirt Triple Crown along with the Haneda Hai and the Tokyo Derby. The name of the race was changed to the Japan Dirt Classic, and the race scheduling was moved from July to October. Geldings are no longer able to enter, and the prize money for 1st place was increased to ¥ 70,000,000.
Trial races provide automatic berths to the winning horses or placed horses as specified.
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Japan Dirt Classic
The Japan Dirt Classic (ジャパンダートクラシック) is an internationally listed, Domestic Grade 1 flat horse race in Japan for three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies run over a distance of 2,000 meters (approximately 1 mile 2 furlongs) at the Oi Racecourse, Shinagawa, Tokyo in early October. It is the third and final leg of the Japanese Dirt Triple Crown.
The race was first run in 1999 as the Japan Dirt Derby and was the Japanese equivalent of the American Kentucky Derby, though the race was the last leg of triple crown of minami-kanto keiba (nankan keiba), while the Kentucky Derby is the first race of American Triple Crown.
The majority of winners come from the Japan Racing Association (JRA), another Japanese horse racing governing body, as the JRA does not host any Grade 1 dirt races exclusively for 3-year-old horses.
In June 2022, it was announced that from 2024 that it would become the third leg of the Japanese Dirt Triple Crown along with the Haneda Hai and the Tokyo Derby. The name of the race was changed to the Japan Dirt Classic, and the race scheduling was moved from July to October. Geldings are no longer able to enter, and the prize money for 1st place was increased to ¥ 70,000,000.
Trial races provide automatic berths to the winning horses or placed horses as specified.