The is an International Grade I horse race held at Kyoto Racecourse, Japan in late April or early May. It is run over a distance of on turf, and is the longest Grade 1 race in Japan.
Deep Impact won the 2006 version of the race setting the world record for a 3,200-metre race with a time of 3:13.4, beating the World Record set in the 1988 Wellington Cup by Daria's Fun, held for almost 20 years of 3:15.59, the closest time run in the Melbourne Cup is 3:16.3. Deep Impact's record stood until Kitasan Black won in 3:12.5 in 2017. The average time for the TennÃ
 ShÃ
 from 1990 to 2018 is 3:16.7, while the same for the Melbourne Cup is 3:21.1, a difference of 4.4 seconds. In the race's history only one mare has won; Leda, in 1953.
Winners since 1990
The 1994 race was contested at Hanshin Racecourse.<br /> The 2021 and 2022 races were contested at Hanshin Racecourse, due to construction at Kyoto Racecourse.
Earlier winners
- 1938 - Hase Park
- 1939 - Sugenuma
- 1940 - Toki no Chikara
- 1941 - Marutake
- 1942 - Minami Mor
- 1943 - Grand Lite
- 1944 - Hiro Sakura
- 1945 - No race
- 1946 - No race
- 1947 - Olite
- 1948 - Cyma
- 1949 - Miharu O
- 1950 - Owens
- 1951 - Takakura Yama
- 1952 - Mitsuhata
- 1953 - Leda
- 1954 - Hakuryou
- 1955 - Taka O
- 1956 - Meiji Hikari
- 1957 - Kitano O
- 1958 - Onward There
- 1959 - Tosa O
- 1960 - Kuripero
- 1961 - Yamanin More
- 1962 - Onslaught
- 1963 - Korehisa
- 1964 - Hikaru Pola
- 1965 - Asahoko
- 1966 - Hakuzuikou
- 1967 - Speed Symboli
- 1968 - Hikarutakai
- 1969 - Takeshiba O
- 1970 - Riki Eikan
- 1971 - Mejiro Musashi
- 1972 - Bell Wide
- 1973 - Tai Tehm
- 1974 - Take Hope
- 1975 - Ichifuji Isami
- 1976 - Erimo George
- 1977 - Ten Point
- 1978 - Green Grass
- 1979 - Kashuu Chikara
- 1980 - Nichidou Taro
- 1981 - Katsurano Haiseiko
- 1982 - Monte Prince
- 1983 â Amber Shadai
- 1984 â Monte Fast
- 1985 - Symboli Rudolf
- 1986 - Kushiro King
- 1987 - Miho Shinzan
- 1988 - Tamamo Cross
- 1989 - Inari One
See also
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