Japan Breeding Farms' Cup Classic (ジャパンブリーディングファームズカップクラシック) is an annual race that is usually held on November 3, the national holiday Culture Day. This race and the JBC Sprint were started in 2001, following the American Breeders' Cup, though the JBC has only two category races. In 2011, JBC Lady's Classic was added for fillies and mares.
The track is changed yearly like the American Breeders' Cup, so that the distances may differ. The distance was 2,000 meters from 2001 to 2004, in 2007 and 2011; 1,900 meters in 2005 and 2009; 2,100 meters in 2006; 1,870 meters in 2008; and 1800 meters in 2010. In both 2012 and the following year, it will be 2,100 meters.
This is the highest-prized race in National Association of Racing (NAR), and the third highest-prized dirt event in Japan, following Champions Cup and February Stakes both organized by Japan Racing Association(JRA). Until 2011, the winner's prize was one hundred million yen. Although its prize money is high, this race is regarded as preparation for Champions Cup.
To date, the only horse to win this race that is not affiliated with the JRA was Mutually in 2021.
Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Organization Time Racecourse Distance2001Regular Member4Mikio MatsunagaYamamoto SyoujiNorth Hills Ltd.JRA2:05.2Oi2,000 meters2002Admire Don3Shinji FujitaHiroyoshi MatsudaRiichi KondoJRA2:05.6Morioka2,000 meters2003Admire Don4Katsumi AndoHiroyoshi MatsudaRiichi KondoJRA2:04.3Oi2,000 meters2004Admire Don5Katsumi AndoHiroyoshi MatsudaRiichi KondoJRA2:02.4Oi2,000 meters2005Time Paradox7Yutaka TakeHiroyoshi MatsudaShadai Racing Ltd.JRA2:00.9Nagoya1,900 meters2006Time Paradox8Yasunari IwataHiroyoshi MatsudaShadai Racing Ltd.JRA2:16.1Kawasaki2,100 meters2007Vermilion5Yutaka TakeSei IshizakaSunday Racing Ltd.JRA2:04.8Oi2,000 meters2008Vermilion6Yutaka TakeSei IshizakaSunday Racing Ltd.JRA1:56.7Sonoda1,870 meters2009Vermilion7Yutaka TakeSei IshizakaSunday Racing Ltd.JRA2:00.2Nagoya1,900 meters2010Smart Falcon5Yutaka TakeKen KozakiTouru OkawaJRA1:49.9Funabashi1,800 meters2011Smart Falcon6Yutaka TakeKen KozakiTouru OkawaJRA2:02.1Oi2,000 meters2012Wonder Acute6Ryuji WadaMasao SatoNobuyuki YamamotoJRA2:12.5Kawasaki2,100 meters2013Hokko Tarumae4Hideaki MiyukiKatsuichi NishiuraKoichi YabeJRA2:12.6Kanazawa2,100 meters2014Copano Rickey4Hironobu TanabeAkira MurayamaSachiaki KobayashiJRA2:00.8Morioka2,000 meters2015Copano Rickey5Yutaka TakeAkira MurayamaSachiaki KobayashiJRA2:04.4Oi2,000 meters2016Awardee6Yutaka TakeMikio MatsunagaKoji MaedaJRA2:15.3Kawasaki2,100 meters2017Sound True7Takuya OnoNoboru TakagiHiroshi YamadaJRA2:04.5Oi2,000 meters2018K T Brave5Yuichi FukunagaHaruki SugiyamaKazuyoshi TakimotoJRA1:56.7Kyoto1,900 meters2019Chuwa Wizard4Yuga KawadaRyuji OkuboShinobu NakanishiJRA2:06.1Urawa2,000 meters2020Chrysoberyl4Yuga KawadaHidetaka OtonashiU Carrot FarmJRA2:02.5Oi2,000 meters2021Mutually5Hiroto YoshiharaYoshiyuki YanoJotaro IshiseFunabashi2:13.1Kanazawa2,100 meters2022T O Keynes5Kohei MatsuyamaDaisuke TakayanagiTomoya OzasaJRA2:02.1Morioka2,000 meters2023King's Sword4João MoreiraRyo TerashimaHidaka Breeders Union Co., Ltd.JRA2:05.1Oi2,000 meters2024Wilson Tesoro5Yuga KawadaHitoshi KotegawaRyotokuji Kenji Holdings Co. Ltd.JRA2:08.0Saga2,000 meters2025Mikki Fight4Christophe LemaireHiroyasu TanakaMizuki NodaJRA1:52.0Funabashi1,800 meters
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