Radio Nikkei Sho
2023 Radio Nikkei Sho winner, Elton Barrows, in the winner's circle | |
| Class | Grade 3 |
|---|---|
| Location | Fukushima Racecourse |
| Inaugurated | 1952 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1800 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | 3-y-o |
| Weight | Handicap |
| Purse | ¥ 87,960,000 (as of 2025)
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The Radio Nikkei Sho (Japanese ラジオNIKKEI賞) is a Grade 3 horse race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds in Japan run in late June or early July over a distance of 1800 metres at Fukushima Racecourse.
The race was first run in 1952 and was promoted to Grade 3 status in 1984. The race was run at Tokyo Racecourse and Nakayama Racecourse before moving to its current venue in 1979. It was run at Niigata Racecourse in 1989, Tokyo in 2000 and Nakayama in 2011.