Japan Dirt Classic
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{{Infobox horseraces
| class = Domestic Grade I (JpnI)
| horse race = Japan Dirt Classic
ジャパンダートクラシック
| image = ミックファイア 無敗の三冠馬になった瞬間。.jpg
| caption = Mick Fire and his jockey, Norifumi Mikamoto, winning the 2023 edition of the race
| location = Oi Racecourse
Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan
| inaugurated = 1999
| race type = Thoroughbred
| website =
| distance = 2000 meters
| surface = Dirt
| track = Right-handed
| qualification = 3-year-old, no geldings
| weight = 57 kg
Allowance: Fillies 2 kg
| purse = ¥ 119,000,000 (as of 2024)
1st: ¥ 70,000,000
2nd: ¥ 24,500,000
3rd: ¥ 14,000,000
}}
The {{Nihongo|Japan Dirt Classic|ジャパンダートクラシック}} is a 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 Triple Crown of Dirt.
History
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 Kentucky Derby is the first one of American triple crown races.
The majority of winners comes from the Japan Racing Association (JRA), another Japan horse racing governing body, as JRA do not host any dirt Grade 1 race 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 Triple Crown of Dirt along with Haneda Hai and Tokyo Derby. The name of the race was changed to Japan Dirt Classic and the schedule was moved to October. Geldings will no longer be able to enter and prize money for 1st place was increased to ¥ 70,000,000.{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/nar_keiba/status/1538771293927272448|title=3歳ダート三冠競走を中心とした2･3歳馬競走の体系整備について、地方競馬情報サイト上に掲載しました。詳細はこちら|website=Twitter.com|access-date=4 July 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nankankeiba.com/news_kiji/14325.do|title=2024年(令和6年) 開催日程及び重賞競走日程について|website=nankankeiba.com|access-date=14 November 2023}}
Trial races
Trial races provide automatic berths to the winning horses or placed horses as specified.{{cite web|url=https://www.tokyocitykeiba.com/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/03/bf00cb351a688e7a81fb26bd7f109a56.pdf|title=3歳ダート三冠競走等における地方所属馬の出走馬選定方法|website=TCK|access-date=12 June 2023}}
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Race !Grade !Racecourse !Distance !Condition |
| Kuroshio Hai
|SIII{{efn|Classified as a local, South Kanto Grade 3 event}} |Oi |1,800 meters |Winner and runner-up |
| Leopard Stakes
|GIII |1,800 meters |Winner |
| Kozukata Sho
|JpnII |2,000 meters |Winner |
;Notes:
{{Notelist}}
Winners since 1999
| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:90%; white-space:nowrap" |
| style="background-color:#DACAA5; width:36px" | Year ! style="background-color:#DACAA5; width:125px"| Winner ! style="background-color:#DACAA5; width:140px"| Jockey ! style="background-color:#DACAA5; width:140px"| Trainer ! style="background-color:#DACAA5; width:160px"| Owner ! style="background-color:#DACAA5" | Organization ! style="background-color:#DACAA5" | Time |
|---|
| 1999
|Orion The Thanks |Shuji Hayata |Kiyomatsu Akama |Keiko Hiura |Oi |2:06.9 |
| 2000
|Meiner Combat |Naohiro Onishi |Ryuichi Inaba |Thoroughbred Club Ruffian Co. Ltd. |JRA |2:06.4 |
| 2001
|Toshin Blizzard |Takayuki Ishigaki |Kenji Sato |Eiichi Waizumi |2:05.8 |
| 2002
|Yasuo Ikee |Shadai Racehorse |JRA |2:04.1 |
| 2003
|Big Wolf |Yutaka Take |Tadashi Nakao |U Big |JRA |2:04.9 |
| 2004
|Cafe Olympus |Yasuhisa Matsuyama |Koichi Nishikawa |JRA |2:04.5 |
| 2005
|Yutaka Take |Kaneko Makoto Holdings Co. Ltd. |JRA |2:04.9 |
| 2006
|Friendship |Hiroyuki Uchida |Katsuhiko Sumii |Teruya Yoshida |JRA |2:06.1 |
| 2007
|Furioso |Tadanari Konno |Masayuki Kawashima |Funabashi |2:02.9 |
| 2008
|Success Brocken |Hideaki Fujiwara |Tetsu Takashima |JRA |2:04.5 |
| 2009
|Testa Matta |Akira Murayama |Katsumi Yoshida |JRA |2:04.5 |
| 2010
|Magnifica |Keita Tosaki |Masayuki Kawashima |Teruya Yoshida |Funabashi |2:05.2 |
| 2011
|Grape Brandy |Norihiro Yokoyama |Takayuki Yasuda |Shadai Racehorse |JRA |2:04.9 |
| 2012
|Hatano Vainqueur |Hirofumi Shii |Mitsugu Kon |Good Luck Farm Co. Ltd. |JRA |2:05.3 |
| 2013
|Chrysolite |Hiroyuki Uchida |Hidetaka Otonashi |U Carrot Farm |JRA |2:04.8 |
| 2014
|Kazenoko |Shinichiro Akiyama |Kenji Nonaka |Koji Nudejima |JRA |2:03.9 |
| 2015
|Nonkono Yume |Yukihiro Kato |Kotaro Yamada |JRA |2:05.6 |
| 2016
|Kyoei Gere |Haruo Tanaka |JRA |2:05.7 |
| 2017
|Higashi Will Win |Masashige Honda |Kenji Sato |MMC Co. Ltd. |Funabashi |2:05.8 |
| 2018
|Le Vent Se Leve |Kiyoshi Hagiwara |G1 Racing |JRA |2:05.8 |
| 2019
|Chrysoberyl |Hidetaka Otonashi |U Carrot Farm |JRA |2:06.1 |
| 2020
|Danon Pharaoh |Yoshito Yahagi |Danox Co. Ltd. |JRA |2:05.9 |
| 2021
|Castle Top |Kazuma Nakano |Nobuhiro Shibuya |Hiroshi Joichi |Funabashi |2:05.9 |
| 2022
|Notturno |Yutaka Take |Hidetaka Otonashi |Kaneko Makoto Holdings Co. Ltd. |JRA |2:04.6 |
| 2023
|Mick Fire |Norifumi Mikamoto |Kazuo Watanabe |Koichi Hoshika |Oi |2:04.6 |
| style="background-color:white" colspan="7" |Triple Crown of Dirt Series |
| 2024
|Ryusei Sakai |Yoshito Yahagi |Susumu Fujita |JRA |2:04.1 |
References
- Netkeiba:{{cite web|title=ジャパンダートクラシック |url=https://nar.netkeiba.com/special/index.html?id=0021 |website=Netkeiba}}
- {{Netkeiba-raceresult|1999|44070809}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2000|44071209}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2001|44071209}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2002|44070409}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2003|44070810}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2004|44070810}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2005|44071309}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2006|44071211}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2007|44071111}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2008|44070911}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2009|44070811}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2010|44071411}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2011|44071311}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2012|44071111}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2013|44071011}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2014|44070911}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2015|44070811}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2016|44071311}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2017|44071211}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2018|44071111}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2019|44071011}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2020|44070811}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2021|44071411}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2022|44071311}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2023|44071211}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2024|44100211}}
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{{Japanese Grade I horse races}}
{{Triple Crown of Horse Racing}}
Category:Flat horse races for three-year-olds
Category:Horse races established in 1999
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