Shūka Sho


The Shūka Shō is a Grade 1 flat horse race in Japan for three-year-old thoroughbred fillies run over a distance of 2,000 metres at the Kyoto Racecourse, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture in October.
The Shūka Shō is the final leg of the Japanese Fillies' Triple Crown, preceded by the Oka Sho in early April and the Yushun Himba in May. In 1996 it was established as Domestic Grade 1 race, and in 2009 it was granted International Grade 1 status.

Trial races

Trial races provide automatic berths to the winning horses or placed horses as specified.
RaceGradeRacecourseDistanceCondition
Shion StakesIINakayama2,000 metersTop 3 horses
Rose StakesIIHanshin1,800 metersTop 3 horses

Winners