Grade 3 race | |
Location | Hanshin Racecourse |
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Inaugurated | 1992 |
Race type | Thoroughbred Flat racing |
Race information | |
Distance | 1600 metres |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Right-handed |
Qualification | 3-y-o |
Weight | 57 kg Allowance: Fillies 2 kg |
Purse | ¥ 87,960,000 (as of 2024) 1st: ¥ 41,000,000 2nd: ¥ 16,000,000 3rd: ¥ 10,000,000 |
The Arlington Cup (Japanese アーリントンカップ) is a Grade 3 horse race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds run in April over a distance of 1600 metres at Hanshin Racecourse.[1]
The race was first run in 1992 and has held Grade 3 status ever since. It serves as a trial race for the NHK Mile Cup. Past winners of the race have included Eishin Preston, Tanino Gimlet, Just A Way and Mikki Isle.