Japan Cup

2022 Japan Cup (G1)

Sunday, 27th November 2022
Tokyo Racecourse
2,400m turf・3yo+

Maximum Number of Horses : 18

Nomination Close : Tuesday, 4th October, 2022

Nomination Fee : Free of Charge

Deadline for arriving in Japan : Thursday, 17th November, 2022

Declaration : Thursday, 24th November, 2022

Declaration Fee : JPY300,000

1 ½ miles, 12f

Left Handed

Invitational

Weight

Age / Sex	Northern Hemisphere Bred	Southern Hemisphere Bred
4yo+ C, H & G	57 kg (125.5lbs)	57 kg (125.5lbs)
4yo+ F & M	55 kg (121.5lbs)	55 kg (121.5lbs)
3yo C & G	55 kg (121.5lbs)	53 kg (117.0lbs)
3yo F	53 kg (117.0lbs)	51 kg (112.5lbs)

Prize Money

	JPY	USD	GBP	EUR	AUD	HKD
Winner	400,000,000	3,478,261	2,580,645	3,076,923	4,705,882	26,666,667
2nd	160,000,000	1,391,304	1,032,258	1,230,769	1,882,353	10,666,667
3rd	100,000,000	869,565	645,161	769,231	1,176,471	6,666,667
4th	60,000,000	521,739	387,097	461,538	705,882	4,000,000
5th	40,000,000	347,826	258,065	307,692	470,588	2,666,667
6th	32,000,000	278,261	206,452	246,154	376,471	2,133,333
7th	28,000,000	243,478	180,645	215,385	329,412	1,866,667
8th	24,000,000	208,696	154,839	184,615	282,353	1,600,000
9th	12,000,000	104,348	77,419	92,308	141,176	800,000
10th	8,000,000	69,565	51,613	61,538	94,118	533,333
Total	864,000,000	7,513,043	5,574,194	6,646,154	10,164,706	57,600,000

The currency exchange rate used in this guidebook is 1USD=115PY, 1GBP=155JPY, 1EUR=130JPY, 1AUD=85JPY, 1HKD=15JPY
Approx. figures per exchange rates as at December 2021.
Prize money will be paid in JPY to the Owner per exchange rate at that time.
Trophy to the Winning Owner : JPY4,000,000 (equivalent value)

Bonus System

For the winners of races below in 2022		Bonus
H. E. Tancred Stakes (AUS) Dubai Sheema Classic (UAE) The Derby (UK) Manhattan Stakes (USA) Prix du Jockey Club (FR) Prince of Wales's Stakes (UK) The Irish Derby (IRE) Eclipse Stakes (UK) Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud (FR) Grand Prix de Paris (FR) King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes (UK) Arlington Million (USA) International Stakes (UK) Sword Dancer Stakes (USA) Irish Champion Stakes (IRE) Grosser Preis von Baden (GER) Joe Hirsch Turf Classic (USA) Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (FR) Champion Stakes (UK) Caulfield Cup (AUS) Canadian International (CAN) Cox Plate (AUS) Breeders' Cup Turf (USA) Melbourne Cup (AUS)	will be awarded	3,000,000 USD
		1,200,000 USD
		750,000 USD
		200,000 USD

The winners of the races designated for the aforementioned bonus system which are held after the closing date of the nomination and those horses deemed equivalent may be considered by the JRA Selection Committee as nominated horses.

Incentives

For invited overseas horses for the Japan Cup, the JRA will provide the following:

1. Air transportation between Japan and the point of embarkation / disembarkation for the horse and two attendants (economy class).
2. Return business class air tickets for Owner, Trainer, Jockey, and their spouse / partner (Not transferable).
3. Five nights accommodation (one room) for Owner, Trainer, and Jockey at JRA Official Hotel.

On the weekend of the Japan Cup, there are several races at Tokyo Racecourse in which a stablemate of the Japan Cup runner can run.The details are to be announced.

Japan Cup Raceday Instruction Video

2,400m (T) Record Time as of October 2021: Almond Eye (25 November 2018) 2:20.6
Circumference	2,083.1m
Width	31 - 41m
Homestretch (final turn to finish)	525m

[8K / 360° interactive video] Tokyo Racecourse Turf 2400meters

This is a video of the Tokyo Racecourse 2,400-meter turf course taken with a 360-degree camera.
Recorded with ultra-high 8K resolution, the high-presence video allows youto enjoy nearly the same view as the one the jockey has from the saddle.
With the YouTube application on your smartphone, you can watch this as a 360-degree interactive video.

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Japan Cup 2022

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