Keeneland Cup
The Keeneland Cup is a Grade 3 horse race for Thoroughbreds aged three and over. It is run in August over a distance of 1200 meters on turf at Sapporo Racecourse, located in Chūō-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. It serves as a trial race for the Sprinters Stakes, which takes place annually in late September or early October.
The Keeneland Cup was first run in 1996 and has held Grade 3 status since 2006. It was run at Hakodate Racecourse in 2013. The race was contested over 1000 meters until 2000.
Weight
55 kg for three-year-old, 57 kg for four-year-old and above.Allowances:
- 2 kg for fillies / mares
- 1 kg for southern hemisphere bred three-year-old
- If a graded stakes race has been won within a year:
- * 2 kg for a grade 1 win
- * 1 kg for a grade 2 win
- If a graded stakes race has been won for more than a year:
- * 1 kg for a grade 1 win