Queen Elizabeth II Commemorative Cup

This article is about the horse race in Japan. For other uses, see Elizabeth Cup (disambiguation).

Queen Elizabeth II Cup
エリザベス女王杯
Race information
Grade 1 race
Location	Kyoto Racecourse, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture
Inaugurated	1976
Race type	Thoroughbred
Website	japanracing.jp/
Distance	2200 meters (About 11 furlongs / 1 ³⁄₈ miles)
Surface	Turf
Track	Right-handed
Qualification	3-y-o & Up, Fillies & Mares only, Thoroughbreds
Weight	3-y-o 54 kg \ 4-y-o & up 56 kg
Purse	¥ 172,000,000 (as of 2014) 1st: ¥ 90,000,000

The Queen Elizabeth II Cup (Queen Elizabeth II Commemorative Cup until 2012) is an International Grade 1 flat horse race in Japan for three-year-old and above thoroughbred fillies and mares run over a distance of 2,200 metres (approximately 1 mile 3 furlongs) on the turf at Kyoto Racecourse in November.

History

The race was first run in 1976 over a distance of 2,400 metres (1 mile 4 furlongs). It was originally for three-year-old fillies only and was the third leg of the Japanese Fillies' Triple Crown. In 1996, it was opened to older female horses and was reduced to its present distance. In the same year the Shuka Sho was established and became the third leg of the Fillies' Triple Crown.

Since 1999 it turned into International Grade 1 race. In 2010 Snow Fairy from England, being the first winner outside Japan. The following year she made Japanese flat racing history of being the first ever non-Japanese trained horse to win the same Grade 1 flat race back-to-back (second ever including Steeplechase, which Karasi winning Nakayama Grand Jump between 2005-2007).

It is only Grade 1 race that can be entered by both 3-year old and 4-year old above fillies/mares. It is also one of the two Grade 1 races for older female horses in Japan (the other being the Victoria Mile).

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins):

Mejiro Dober – 1998, 1999
Admire Groove – 2003, 2004
Snow Fairy – 2010, 2011

Winners since 1996

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
1995	Sakura Candle	3	F Kojima	Kazunori Sakai		2:27.3
1996	Dance Partner	4	Hirofumi Shii	Toshiaki Shirai	Katsumi Yoshida	2:14.3
1997	Erimo Chic	4	Hitoshi Matoba	Yoshio Oki	Shinichi Yamamoto	2:12.5
1998	Mejiro Dober	4	Yutaka Yoshida	Yokichi Okubo	Mejiro Shoji	2:12.8
1999	Mejiro Dober	5	Yutaka Yoshida	Yokichi Okubo	Mejiro Shoji	2:13.5
2000	Phalaenopsis	5	Mikio Matsunaga	Mitsumasa Hamada	North Hills Management Co Ltd	2:12.8
2001	To the Victory	5	Yutaka Take	Yasuo Ikee	Makoto Kaneko	2:11.2
2002	Fine Motion	3	Yutaka Take	Yuji Ito	Tatsuo Fushikida	2:13.2
2003	Admire Groove	3	Yutaka Take	Mitsuru Hashida	Riichi Kondo	2:11.8
2004	Admire Groove	4	Yutaka Take	Mitsuru Hashida	Riichi Kondo	2:13.6
2005	Sweep Tosho	4	Kenichi Ikezoe	Akio Tsurudome	Tosho Sangyo	2:12.5
2006	Fusaichi Pandore *	3	Yuichi Fukunaga	Toshiaki Shirai	Fusao Sekiguchi	2:11.6
2007	Daiwa Scarlet	3	Katsumi Ando	Kunihide Matsuda	Keizo Oshiro	2:11.9
2008	Little Amapola	3	Christophe Lemaire	Hiroyuki Nagahama	Shadai Racehorse Co	2:12.1
2009	Queen Spumante	5	Hiroyasu Tanaka	Shigeyuki Kojima	Green Farm	2:13.6
2010	Snow Fairy	3	Ryan Moore	Ed Dunlop	Anamoine Ltd	2:12.5
2011	Snow Fairy	4	Ryan Moore	Ed Dunlop	Anamoine Ltd	2:11.6
2012	Rainbow Dahlia	5	Yoshitomi Shibata	Yoshitaka Ninomiya	Yoshiko Tanaka	2:16.3
2013	Meisho Mambo	3	Koshiro Take	Akihiro Iida	Yoshio Matsumoto	2:16.6
2014	Lachesis	4	Yuga Kawada	Katsuhiko Sumii	Masaya Oshima	2:12.3
2015	Marialite	4	Masayoshi Ebina	Takashi Kubota	U Carrot Farm	2:14.9
2016	Queens Ring	4	Mirco Demuro	Keiji Yoshimura	Chizu Yoshida	2:12.9

* Kawakami Princess finished first in 2006 but was demoted to 12th place following a Stewards' Inquiry.

Earlier winners

1976 - Diamante
1977 - Inter Gloria
1978 - Lead Swallow
1979 - Miss Kaburaya
1980 - Hagino Top Lady
1981 - Agnes Tesco
1982 - Victoria Crown
1983 - Long Grace
1984 - Kyowa Thunder
1985 - Reward Wing
1986 - Mejiro Ramonu
1987 - Talented Girl
1988 - Miyama Poppy
1989 - Sand Peeress
1990 - Kyoei Tap
1991 - Rinden Lily
1992 - Takeno Velvet
1993 - Hokuto Vega
1994 - Hishi Amazon
1995 - Sakura Candle

External links

Horse Racing in Japan

List of Japanese Grade I horse races

Japan Racing Association (JRA) GI Races (International GI)	February Stakes (dirt) Takamatsunomiya Kinen Oka Sho (Japanese 1000 Guineas; 3-year-old fillies) Satsuki Sho (Japanese 2000 Guineas; 3-year-olds) Tenno Sho (Spring) NHK Mile Cup (3-year-olds) Victoria Mile (fillies and mares) Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks; 3-year-old fillies) Tokyo Yūshun (Japanese Derby; 3-year-olds) Yasuda Kinen Takarazuka Kinen Sprinters Stakes Shūka Sho (3-year-old fillies) Kikuka Shō (Japanese St. Leger; 3-year-olds) Tenno Sho (Autumn) Queen Elizabeth II Cup (fillies and mares) Mile Championship Japan Cup (invitational) Champions Cup (dirt) Hanshin Juvenile Fillies (2-year-old fillies) Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes (2-year-olds) Arima Kinen (Grand Prix)

National Association of Racing (NAR) JpnI and GI Races (Domestic or international GI races, dirt)	Kawasaki Kinen Kashiwa Kinen Teio sho Japan Dirt Derby (3-year-old) Mile Championship Nambu Hai Japan Breeding farm's Cup (Sprint - Ladies' Classic [fillies and mares] - Classic) Zen-Nippon Nisai Yushun (2-year-olds) Tokyo Daishōten (international)

JRA Steeplechase Races (J-GI races)	Nakayama Grand Jump (international) Nakayama Daishogai (international)

Domestic Grade I Equivalent Races	Haneda Hai (Ohi) Tokyo Derby (Ohi) Ban'ei Kinen (Ban'ei, Obihiro)

See also	Japan Racing Association National Association of Racing Horse racing in Japan

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