Ireland Trophy (horse race)

The Ireland Trophy (Japanese アイルランドトロフィー) is a Grade 2 horse race for Thoroughbred fillies and mares aged three and over run in Japan October over a distance of 1,800 meters at Tokyo Racecourse.

Established in 2025, it will replace Fuchu Himba Stakes which will be moved to June to replace the now defunct Mermaid Stakes. The race will retain Fuchu Himba Stakes' Grade 2 status as well as acquiring rights to be a trial race for Queen Elizabeth II Cup.

Weight

53 kg for three-year-olds, 55 kg for four-year-olds and above.

Allowances:

• 2 kg for southern hemisphere bred three-year-olds

Penalties (excluding two-year-old race performance):

• 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

Winners

See also

• Horse racing in Japan
• List of Japanese flat horse races

References

• Netkeiba:
• ,