Japan Dirt Classic

Japan Dirt Classic
ジャパンダートクラシック
Domestic Grade I (JpnI) race
Mick Fire and his jockey, Norifumi Mikamoto, winning the 2023 edition of the race
LocationOi Racecourse
Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan
Inaugurated1999
Race typeThoroughbred
Race information
Distance2000 meters
SurfaceDirt
TrackRight-handed
Qualification3-year-old, no geldings
Weight57 kg
Allowance: Fillies 2 kg
Purse¥ 119,000,000 (as of 2024)
1st: ¥ 70,000,000

2nd: ¥ 24,500,000

3rd: ¥ 14,000,000

The Japan Dirt Classic (ジャパンダートクラシック) is a Japanese Domestic Grade 1 flat horse race in Japan for three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies run over a distance of 2,000 meters (approximately 1 mile 2 furlongs) at the Oi Racecourse, Shinagawa, Tokyo in early October. It is the third and final leg of the Japanese Triple Crown of Dirt.