The Tokyo Derby (æ±京ãÂÂã¼ãÂÂã¼) is a Japanese thoroughbred horse race on dirt for three-year-olds. It is graded as a Domestic Grade I race. It is run over a distance of 2,000 meters (about 10 furlongs) at Oi Racecourse in the Shinagawa, Tokyo in June.
It was first held in 1955, at that time named Haru-no-Kura, meaning 'The Race of Spring race meeting', over a distance of 2000 meters. Its name was changed to Tokyo Metropolis Derby in 1964 and to Tokyo Derby in 1966.
Its distance has been changed three times. From 1955 to 1966, it was 2000 meters long, from 1967 to 1998, 2400 meters and after 1999, 2000 meters. Horses belonging to south Kanto horseracing can run.
Until 2023, this race was the second leg of the South Kanto (Minami-Kanto) triple crown with Haneda Hai and Japan Dirt Derby and only horses belonging to Minami-Kanto Horseracing can run.
On 2024, this race was promoted to Domestic Grade 1 (Jpn1) along with Haneda Hai. Formerly the second leg of the South Kanto (Minami-Kanto) Triple Crown, it is now the second leg of new japanese Triple Crown of Dirt. Entries were expanded to 16 horses with 4 JRA horses and 12 NAR horses.
Trial races provide automatic berths to the winning horses or placed horses as specified.