Japan Dirt Classic
2024 Japan Dirt Classic winner, Forever Young | |
| Class | Domestic Grade 1 (JpnI) International Listed |
|---|---|
| Location | Ohi Racecourse Shinagawa, Tokyo |
| Inaugurated | 8 July 1999 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 2000 meters (About 10 furlongs or 1+1⁄4 miles) |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | Three-years-old no geldings |
| Weight | 57 kg Allowances 2 kg for fillies 2 kg for S. Hemisphere |
| Purse | ¥ 119,000,000 (as of 2025) 1st: ¥ 70,000,000 2nd: ¥ 24,500,000 3rd: ¥ 14,000,000 |
| Bonuses | Triple Crown of Dirt Series Winner of Haneda Hai, Tokyo Derby and Japan Dirt Classic ¥ 80,000,000 Winner of the U.S. Triple Crown ¥ 30,000,000 Winner of any international G1 race, UAE Derby or Saudi Derby ¥ 20,000,000 |
The Japan Dirt Classic (ジャパンダートクラシック) is Japanese Domestic Grade 1 flat race for three year old thoroughbred colts and fillies run over a distance of 2,000 meters (approximately 1 mile 2 furlongs) at the Ohi 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 South Kanto (南関東; Minami-Kantō) Horseracing, 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 Triple Crown of Dirt 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 yen.[1][2]
Trial races
Trial races provide automatic berths to the winning horses or placed horses as specified.[3]
| Race Name | Class | Racecourse | Distance | Condition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leopard Stakes | GIII |  Niigata |
1,800 meters | Winner |
| Kuroshio Hai | SIII |  Ohi |
1,800 meters | Top 2 horses |
| Kozukata Sho | JpnII |  Morioka |
2,000 meters | Winner |
Winners since 1999
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Orion the Thanks (JPN) |
Shuji Hayata (JPN) |
Kiyomatsu Akama (OHI) |
Keiko Hiura (JPN) |
2:06.9 | |
| 2000 | Meiner Combat (JPN) |
Naohiro Onishi (JPN) |
Ryuichi Inaba (JRA) |
Thoroughbred Club Ruffian (JPN) |
2:06.4 | |
| 2001 | Toshin Blizzard (JPN) |
Takayuki Ishizaki (JPN) |
Kenji Sato (FUN) |
Hironobu Inagaki (JPN) |
2:05.8 | |
| 2002 | Gold Allure (JPN) |
Yutaka Take (JPN) |
Yasuo Ikee (JRA) |
Shadai Race Horse Co., Ltd. (JPN) |
2:04.1 | |
| 2003 | Big Wolf (JPN) |
Yutaka Take (JPN) |
Tadashi Nakao (JRA) |
Big Co., Ltd. (JPN) |
2:04.9 | |
| 2004 |  Cafe Olympus (USA) |
Yoshitomi Shibata (JPN) |
Yasuhisa Matsuyama (JRA) |
Kiyoshi Nishikawa (JPN) |
2:04.5 | |
| 2005 | Kane Hekili (JPN) |
Yutaka Take (JPN) |
Katsuhiko Sumii (JRA) |
Kaneko Makoto Holdings (JPN) |
2:04.9 | |
| 2006 | Friendship (JPN) |
Hiroyuki Uchida (JPN) |
Katsuhiko Sumii (JRA) |
Teruya Yoshida (JPN) |
2:06.1 | |
| 2007 | Furioso (JPN) |
Tadanari Konno (JPN) |
Masayuki Kawashima (FUN) |
Darley Japan Racing (JPN) |
2:02.9 | |
| 2008 | Success Brocken (JPN) |
Norihiro Yokoyama (JPN) |
Hideaki Fujiwara (JRA) |
Tetsu Takashima (JPN) |
2:04.5 | |
| 2009 | Testa Matta (USA) |
Yasunari Iwata (JPN) |
Akira Murayama (JRA) |
Kazumi Yoshida (JPN) |
2:04.5 | |
| 2010 | Magnifica (JPN) |
Keita Tosaki (JPN) |
Masayuki Kawashima (FUN) |
Teruya Yoshida (JPN) |
2:05.2 | |
| 2011 | Grape Brandy (JPN) |
Norihiro Yokoyamai (JPN) |
Takayuki Yasuda (JRA) |
Shadai Race Horse Co., Ltd. (JPN) |
2:04.9 | |
| 2012 | Hatano Vainqueur (JPN) |
Hirofumi Shii (JPN) |
Mitsugu Kon (JRA) |
Good Luck Farm Co., Ltd. (JPN) |
2:05.3 | |
| 2013 | Chrysolite (JPN) |
Hiroyuki Uchida (JPN) |
Hidetaka Otonashi (JRA) |
Carrot Farm Co., Ltd. (JPN) |
2:04.8 | |
| 2014 | Kazenoko (JPN) |
Shinichiro Akiyama (JPN) |
Kenji Nonaka (JRA) |
Koji Nudejima (JPN) |
2:03.9 | |
| 2015 | Nonkono Yume (JPN) |
 Christophe Lemaire (FR) |
Yukihiro Kato (JRA) |
Kazumasa Yamada (JPN) |
2:05.6 | |
| 2016 | Kyoei Gere (JPN) |
Keita Tosaki (JPN) |
Yoshito Yahagi (JRA) |
Haruo Tanaka (JPN) |
2:05.7 | |
| 2017 | Higashi Will Win (JPN) |
Masashige Honda (JPN) |
Kenji Sato (FUN) |
MMC Co., Ltd. (JPN) |
2:05.8 | |
| 2018 | Le Vent Se Leve (JPN) |
 Mirco Demuro (ITA) |
Kiyoshi Hagiwara (JRA) |
G1 Racing (JPN) |
2:05.8 | |
| 2019 | Chrysoberyl (JPN) |
Yuga Kawada (JPN) |
Hidetaka Otonashi (JRA) |
Carrot Farm Co., Ltd. (JPN) |
2:06.1 | |
| 2020 | Danon Pharaoh (JPN) |
Ryusei Sakai (JPN) |
Yoshito Yahagi (JRA) |
Danox Co., Ltd. (JPN) |
2:05.9 | |
| 2021 | Castle Top (JPN) |
Kazuma Nakano (JPN) |
Nobuhiro Shibuya (FUN) |
Hiroshi Joichi (JPN) |
2:05.9 | |
| 2022 | Notturno (JPN) |
Yutaka Take (JPN) |
Hidetaka Otonashi (JRA) |
Kaneko Makoto Holdings (JPN) |
2:04.6 | |
| 2023 | Mick Fire (JPN) |
Norifumi Mikamoto (JPN) |
Kazuo Watanabe (OHI) |
Koichi Hoshika (JPN) |
2:04.6 | |
| Triple Crown of Dirt Series | ||||||
| 2024 | Forever Young (JPN) |
Ryusei Sakai (JPN) |
Yoshito Yahagi (JRA) |
Susumu Fujita (JPN) |
2:04.1 | |
| 2025 | Narukami (JPN) |
Keita Tosaki (JPN) |
Hiroyasu Tanaka (JRA) |
 Godolphin (UAE) |
2:03.7 | |
Records
Leading jockey(s) :
- 4 – Yutaka Take : Gold Allure (2002), Big Wolf (2003), Kane Hekili (2005), Notturno (2022)
Leading trainer(s) :
- 3 – Hidetaka Otonashi : Chrysolite (2013), Chrysoberyl (2019), Notturno (2022)
- 3 – Yoshito Yahagi : Kyoei Gere (2016), Danon Pharaoh (2020), Forever Young (2024)
Leading owner(s) :
- 2 – Shadai Race Horse : Kane Hekili (2005), Notturno (2022)
- 2 – Kaneko Makoto Holdings : Gold Allure (2002), Grape Brandy (2011)
- 2 – Carrot Farm : Chrysolite (2013), Chrysoberyl (2019)
- Fastest winning time : 2:02.9 – Furioso (2007)
- Slowest winning time : 2:06.9 – Orion the Thanks (1999)
See also
References
- Netkeiba:[4]
- ↑ "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". Twitter.com. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ↑ "2024年(令和6年) 開催日程及び重賞競走日程について". nankankeiba.com. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
- ↑ "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" (PDF). TCK. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ↑ "ジャパンダートクラシック". Netkeiba.