| Grade 2 race | |
 Sapporo Racecourse | |
| Location | Sapporo Racecourse |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1965 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 2000 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | 3-y-o + |
| Weight | 4-y-o+ 58 kg, 3-y-o 55 kg Allowance: Fillies & Mares 2 kg |
| Purse | ¥ 151,700,000 (as of 2024) 1st: ¥ 70,000,000 2nd: ¥ 28,000,000 3rd: ¥ 18,000,000 |
The Sapporo Kinen (Japanese 札幌記念) is a Grade 2 Handicap horse race for Thoroughbreds aged three and over run in August over a distance of 2,000 metres at Sapporo Racecourse.[1]
It was first run in 1965 and was promoted to Grade 3 in 1984. The race was elevated to Grade 2 class in 1997. The race serves as a trial race for the autumn edition of the Tenno Sho.
- ^ "Sapporo Kinen". Horse Racing in Japan.