Satsuki Shō

The Satsuki Shō is a Grade 1 flat horse race in Japan for three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies run over a distance of 2,000 metres at the Nakayama Racecourse, Funabashi, Chiba, in April.
It was first run in 1939 and is the Japanese equivalent of the English 2,000 Guineas.

Trial races

Trial races provide automatic berths to the winning horses or placed horses as specified.

Race	Grade	Racecourse	Distance	Condition
Yayoi Sho	II	Nakayama	2,000 meters	Top 3 horses
Wakaba Stakes	Listed	Hanshin	2,000 meters	Top 2 horses
Spring Stakes	II	Nakayama	1,800 meters	Top 3 horses

Earlier winners