The Flower Cup (
Japanese
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フラワーカップ) is a
Grade 3 horse race
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for three-year-old
Thoroughbred
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fillies organized by
Japan Racing Association
The Japan Racing Association () is a public company established in Japan under a law to operate Chūō Keiba (中央競馬 Central horse racing) and to manage racecourses, betting facilities, and horse-training facilities in the country.
It was ...
(JRA). It is run in March over a distance of 1800 metres at
Nakayama Racecourse
was built in 1990 in Funabashi, Chiba, Japan, for horse racing
Horse racing is an equestrian performance activity, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys (or sometimes driven without riders) over a set distance for c ...
.
The race was first run in 1987 and has been run at Grade 3 level ever since.
Winners since 2000
The 2011 running took place at
Hanshin Racecourse
is located in Takarazuka, Hyogo, Japan. It has a capacity of 139,000 and is used for horse racing. The land was originally owned by Kawanishi Aircraft Company, which manufactured combat planes during World War II. After World War II, GHQ orde ...
.
Earlier winners
* 1987 - Hase Vertex
* 1988 - Free Talk
* 1989 - Real Sapphire
* 1990 - Yukino Surprise
* 1991 - Flash Shower
* 1992 - Brand Art
* 1993 -
Hokuto Vega
* 1994 - Onward Noble
* 1995 - Ibuki New Star
* 1996 - Hishi Batalie
* 1997 -
Seeking the Pearl
* 1998 - Sugino Cutie
* 1999 - Sayaki
See also
*
Horse racing in Japan
is a popular equestrian sport in Japan, with more than 21,000 horse races held each year. Three types of racing take place in Japan - flat racing, jump racing, and Ban'ei Racing (also called Draft Racing).
In Japan, horse racing is organized b ...
*
List of Japanese flat horse races
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Turf races in Japan
Horse races established in 1987