Flower Cup

{{Infobox horseraces

| surface = Turf

| class = Grade 3

| horse race = Flower Cup
フラワーカップ

| image = Trend-Hunter20110326.jpg

| caption = Trend Hunter wins the Flower Cup in 2011

| location = Nakayama Racecourse

| inaugurated = 1987

| race type = Thoroughbred Flat racing

| website =

| distance = 1800 metres

| track = Right-handed

| qualification = 3-y-o fillies

| weight = 55 kg

| purse = {{JRA-purse-calculator|38|2025}}

| bonuses =

}}

The Flower Cup (Japanese フラワーカップ) is a Grade 3 horse race for three-year-old Thoroughbred fillies organized by Japan Racing Association (JRA). It is run in March over a distance of 1800 metres at Nakayama Racecourse.{{cite web|url=http://japanracing.jp/en/racing/schedule/graded/list/2019/0316flower.html|title=Flower Cup|publisher=Horse Racing in Japan}}

The race was first run in 1987 and has been run at Grade 3 level ever since.

Winners since 2000

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width="36px" \| Year ! width="120px" \| Winner ! width="140px" \| Jockey ! width="150px" \| Trainer !Owner ! Time
2000 \| Maltese Superb \| Yoshitomi Shibata \| Masahiro Horii \|Yoshio Fujita \| 1:50.8
2001 \| Time Fair Lady \| Masayoshi Ebina \| Eiji Nakano \|Takao Tokizaki \| 1:50.3
2002 \| Smile Tomorrow \| Yukio Okabe \| Kazuhiro Seishi \|Masatsune Iida \| 1:49.1
2003 \| Meine Nouvelle \| Norihiro Yokoyama \| Ryuichi Inaba \|Thoroughbred Club Ruffian \| 1:49.5
2004 \| Dance in the Mood \| Yutaka Take \| Kazuo Fujisawa \|Shadai Race Horse \| 1:50.9
2005 \| Cesario \| Yuichi Fukunaga \| Katsuhiko Sumii \|Carrot Farm \| 1:49.0
2006 \| Kiss To Heaven \| Norihiro Yokoyama \| Hirofumi Toda \|Kazuko Yoshida \| 1:48.9
2007 \| Shonan Talent \| Yoshitomi Shibata \| Yoshitaka Ninomiya \|Shonan \| 1:49.6
2008 \| Black Emblem \| Masami Matsuoka \| Shigeyuki Kojima \|Kunio Tabara \| 1:49.5
2009 \| Viva Vodka \| Issei Murata \| Kazuhiro Seishi \|Seiichi Serizawa \| 1:49.3
2010 \| Oken Sakura \| Hiroki Goto \| Hidetaka Otonashi \|Akira Fukui \| 1:50.3
2011 {{ref label\|2005\|a\|a}} \| Trend Hunter \| Yasunari Iwata \| Hiroyoshi Matsuda \|Masatsune Iida \| 1:47.0
2012 \| Omega Heartland \| Shu Ishibashi \| Noriyuki Hori \|Reiko Hara \| 1:53.3
2013 \| Sakura Plaisir \| Norihiro Yokoyama \| Tomohito Ozeki \|Sakura Commerce \| 1:50.0
2014 \| Bounce Shasse \| Hiroshi Kitamura \| Kazuo Fujisawa \|Carrot Farm \| 1:51.3
2015 \| Albiano \| Yuichi Shibayama \| Tetsuya Kimura \|Kazumi Yoshida \| 1:49.4
2016 \| Angel Face \| Yuichi Fukunaga \| Hideaki Fujiwara \|Lord Horse Club \| 1:49.3
2017 \| Fan Dii Na \| Yasunari Iwata \| Tomokazu Takano \|Turf Sport \| 1:48.7{{cite web\|url=https://www.racingpost.com/results/514/nakayama/2017-03-20/671375\|title=2017 result\|publisher=Racing Post\|date=20 March 2017}}
2018 \| Cantabile \| Mirco Demuro \| Katsuhiko Sumii \|Tatsue Ishikawa \| 1:49.2 {{cite web\|url=https://www.racingpost.com/results/514/nakayama/2018-03-17/697086\|title=2018 result\|publisher=Racing Post\|date=17 March 2018}}
2019 \| Contra Check \| Genki Maruyama \| Kazuo Fujisawa \|Carrot Farm \| 1:47.4{{cite web\|url=https://www.racingpost.com/results/514/nakayama/2019-03-16/725517\|title=2019 result\|publisher=Racing Post\|date=16 March 2019}}
2020 \| Ablaze \| Kanichiro Fujii \| Yasutoshi Ikee \|Koki Maeda \| 1:48.2
2021 \| Ho O Ixelles \| Kyosuke Maruta \| Mizuki Takayanagi \|Yoshihisa Ozaki \| 1:49.2
2022 \| Stunning Rose \| Yuga Kawada \| Tomokazu Takano \|Sunday Racing \| 1:48.5
2023 \| Emu \| Mirco Demuro \| Shoichiro Wada \|North Hills \| 1:53.2
2024 \|Mi Anhelo \|Akihide Tsumura \|Toru Hayashi \|Silk Racing \|1:48.0
2025 \|Lesedrama \|Keita Tosaki \|Yasuyuki Tsujino \|Shadai Race Horse \|1:47.8

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width="36px" | Year

! width="120px" | Winner

! width="140px" | Jockey

! width="150px" | Trainer

!Owner

! Time

2000

| Maltese Superb

| Yoshitomi Shibata

| Masahiro Horii

|Yoshio Fujita

| 1:50.8

2001

| Time Fair Lady

| Masayoshi Ebina

| Eiji Nakano

|Takao Tokizaki

| 1:50.3

2002

| Smile Tomorrow

| Yukio Okabe

| Kazuhiro Seishi

|Masatsune Iida

| 1:49.1

2003

| Meine Nouvelle

| Norihiro Yokoyama

| Ryuichi Inaba

|Thoroughbred Club Ruffian

| 1:49.5

2004

| Dance in the Mood

| Yutaka Take

| Kazuo Fujisawa

|Shadai Race Horse

| 1:50.9

2005

| Cesario

| Yuichi Fukunaga

| Katsuhiko Sumii

|Carrot Farm

| 1:49.0

2006

| Kiss To Heaven

| Norihiro Yokoyama

| Hirofumi Toda

|Kazuko Yoshida

| 1:48.9

2007

| Shonan Talent

| Yoshitomi Shibata

| Yoshitaka Ninomiya

|Shonan

| 1:49.6

2008

| Black Emblem

| Masami Matsuoka

| Shigeyuki Kojima

|Kunio Tabara

| 1:49.5

2009

| Viva Vodka

| Issei Murata

| Kazuhiro Seishi

|Seiichi Serizawa

| 1:49.3

2010

| Oken Sakura

| Hiroki Goto

| Hidetaka Otonashi

|Akira Fukui

| 1:50.3

2011 {{ref label|2005|a|a}}

| Trend Hunter

| Yasunari Iwata

| Hiroyoshi Matsuda

|Masatsune Iida

| 1:47.0

2012

| Omega Heartland

| Shu Ishibashi

| Noriyuki Hori

|Reiko Hara

| 1:53.3

2013

| Sakura Plaisir

| Norihiro Yokoyama

| Tomohito Ozeki

|Sakura Commerce

| 1:50.0

2014

| Bounce Shasse

| Hiroshi Kitamura

| Kazuo Fujisawa

|Carrot Farm

| 1:51.3

2015

| Albiano

| Yuichi Shibayama

| Tetsuya Kimura

|Kazumi Yoshida

| 1:49.4

2016

| Angel Face

| Yuichi Fukunaga

| Hideaki Fujiwara

|Lord Horse Club

| 1:49.3

2017

| Fan Dii Na

| Yasunari Iwata

| Tomokazu Takano

|Turf Sport

| 1:48.7{{cite web|url=https://www.racingpost.com/results/514/nakayama/2017-03-20/671375|title=2017 result|publisher=Racing Post|date=20 March 2017}}

2018

| Cantabile

| Mirco Demuro

| Katsuhiko Sumii

|Tatsue Ishikawa

| 1:49.2 {{cite web|url=https://www.racingpost.com/results/514/nakayama/2018-03-17/697086|title=2018 result|publisher=Racing Post|date=17 March 2018}}

2019

| Contra Check

| Genki Maruyama

| Kazuo Fujisawa

|Carrot Farm

| 1:47.4{{cite web|url=https://www.racingpost.com/results/514/nakayama/2019-03-16/725517|title=2019 result|publisher=Racing Post|date=16 March 2019}}

2020

| Ablaze

| Kanichiro Fujii

| Yasutoshi Ikee

|Koki Maeda

| 1:48.2

2021

| Ho O Ixelles

| Kyosuke Maruta

| Mizuki Takayanagi

|Yoshihisa Ozaki

| 1:49.2

2022

| Stunning Rose

| Yuga Kawada

| Tomokazu Takano

|Sunday Racing

| 1:48.5

2023

| Emu

| Mirco Demuro

| Shoichiro Wada

|North Hills

| 1:53.2

2024

|Mi Anhelo

|Akihide Tsumura

|Toru Hayashi

|Silk Racing

|1:48.0

2025

|Lesedrama

|Keita Tosaki

|Yasuyuki Tsujino

|Shadai Race Horse

|1:47.8

{{note label|2011|a|a}} The 2011 running took place at Hanshin Racecourse.

Earlier winners

1987 - Hase Vertex
1988 - Free Talk
1989 - Real Sapphire
1990 - Yukino Surprise
1991 - Flash Shower
1992 - Brand Art
1993 - Hokuto Vega
1994 - Onward Noble
1995 - Ibuki New Star
1996 - Hishi Batalie
1997 - Seeking the Pearl
1998 - Sugino Cutie
1999 - Sayaki

References

Netkeiba:{{cite web|title=フラワーC |url=https://race.netkeiba.com/special/index.html?id=0030 |website=Netkeiba}}{{cite web|title=Flower Cup |url=https://en.netkeiba.com/race/special.html?id=0030 |website=Netkeiba}}
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Category:Turf races in Japan

Category:Horse races established in 1987

Flower Cup

Winners since 2000

Earlier winners

See also

References