| Grade 2 race | |
-Goal.JPG) Kokorono Ai wins the 2015 Tulip Sho | |
| Location | Hanshin Racecourse, Takarazuka, Hyogo. |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1986 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1600 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | 3-y-o fillies |
| Weight | 54kg |
| Purse | ¥ 112,520,000 (as of 2024) 1st: ¥ 52,000,000 2nd: ¥ 21,000,000 3rd: ¥ 13,000,000 |
The Tulip Sho (Japanese チューリップ賞) is a Japanese Grade 2 flat horse race in Japan for three-year-old Thoroughbred fillies run over a distance of 1,600 metres at Hanshin Racecourse, Takarazuka, Hyogo. The race is run in March and serves as a major trial race for the Oka Sho.[1]
The Tulip Sho was first run in 1986. It became a Grade 3 race in 1994 and was elevated to Grade 2 status in 2018.[2] Among the winners of the race have been Air Groove, Sweep Tosho, Vodka, Buena Vista, Harp Star and Sinhalite.
- ^ "List of JRA Graded Races 2018". Horse Racing in Japan.
- ^ "JRA Racetrack Handle Continues to Climb in 2017". The Blood-Horse. 1 January 2018.