Champions Cup (horse race)
2022 Champions Cup winner Jun Light Bolt | |
| Class | GI |
|---|---|
| Location | Chukyo Racecourse, Toyoake, Aichi |
| Inaugurated | November 25, 2000 (as the Japan Cup Dirt) |
| Race type | Thoroughbred |
| Website | japanracing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1,800 meters (About 9 furlongs) |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | 3-y-o & Up |
| Weight | 3-y-o colts & geldings 56 kg 4-y-o & up horses & geldings 58 kg Allowance : 2 kg fillies & mares |
| Purse | ¥ 259,200,000 (as of 2025)
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| Bonuses | Winning horse owner will receive a ¥3,000,000 bonus. |
The Champions Cup (formerly the Japan Cup Dirt until 2013) is a Grade 1 flat horse race for thoroughbreds aged three and above contested in Japan in early December. Organized by Japan Racing Association, it is run at a distance of 1,800 meters at Chukyo Racecourse. In recent years, the race has followed the Japan Cup on the Japanese racing calendar.