Epsom Cup
The Epsom Cup is a Japanese Grade 3 Handicap horse race for Thoroughbreds aged three and over, run in June over a distance of 1800 metres at Tokyo Racecourse.
It was first run in 1984 and has held Grade 3 status ever since.
Weight
53 kg for three-year-olds, 57 kg for four-year-olds and above.Allowances:
- 2 kg for fillies / mares
- 2 kg for southern hemisphere bred three-year-olds
- 1 kg for southern hemisphere bred four-year-olds
- If a graded stakes race has been won within a year:
- * 3 kg for a grade 1 win
- * 2 kg for a grade 2 win
- * 1 kg for a grade 3 win
- If a graded stakes race has been won for more than a year:
- * 2 kg for a grade 1 win
- * 1 kg for a grade 2 win
Winners since 1984