Epsom Cup

The Epsom Cup (Japanese エプソムカップ) is a Grade 3 Handicap horse race for Thoroughbreds aged three and over, run in June over a distance of 1800 metres at Tokyo Racecourse.

It was first run in 1984 and has held Grade 3 status ever since.

Weight
53 kg for three-year-olds, 57 kg for four-year-olds and above.

Allowances:


 * 2 kg for fillies / mares
 * 2 kg for southern hemisphere bred three-year-olds
 * 1 kg for southern hemisphere bred four-year-olds

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


 * If a graded stakes race has been won within a year:
 * 3 kg for a grade 1 win (2 kg for fillies / mares)
 * 2 kg for a grade 2 win (1 kg for fillies / mares)
 * 1 kg for a grade 3 win
 * If a graded stakes race has been won for more than a year:
 * 2 kg for a grade 1 win (1 kg for fillies / mares)
 * 1 kg for a grade 2 win