Shūka Sho
2021 Shūka Sho winner Akaitorino Musume | |
| Class | Grade 1 |
|---|---|
| Location | Kyoto Racecourse, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture |
| Inaugurated | 1996 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 2000 meters |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | 3-y-o, Fillies |
| Weight | 55 kg |
| Purse | ¥ 238,100,000 (as of 2024) 1st: ¥ 110,000,000 2nd: ¥ 44,000,000 3rd: ¥ 28,000,000 |
| Bonuses | Fillies Triple Crown Winner of Oka Sho, Yushun Himba, Shūka Sho ¥ 100,000,000 |
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The Shūka Shō (秋華賞) is a Grade 1 flat horse race in Japan for three-year-old thoroughbred fillies run over a distance of 2,000 metres (approximately 1 1/4 miles) at the Kyoto Racecourse, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture in October.
The Shūka Shō is the final leg of the Japanese Fillies' Triple Crown, preceded by the Oka Sho in early April and the Yushun Himba in May. In 1996 it was established as Domestic Grade 1 race, and in 2009 it was granted International Grade 1 status.