Kikuka-shō
2022 Kikuka-shō winner Ask Victor More | |
| Class | Grade 1 |
|---|---|
| Location | Kyoto Racecourse, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture |
| Inaugurated | 1938 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 3000 meters |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | 3-y-o, Colts & Fillies |
| Weight | Colt 57 kg, Filly 55 kg |
| Purse | ¥ 432,000,000 (as of 2024) 1st: ¥ 200,000,000 2nd: ¥ 80,000,000 3rd: ¥ 50,000,000 |
| Bonuses | Classic Triple Crown Winner of Satsuki Shō, Tokyo Yūshun, Kikuka-shō ¥ 300,000,000 |
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The Kikuka-shō (菊花賞; pronounced Kikka-shō) is a Grade 1 flat horse race in Japan for three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run over a distance of 3,000 metres (approximately 1 7/8 miles) at the Kyoto Racecourse, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture in October.
It was first run in 1938 and is the Japanese equivalent of the English St. Leger Stakes.