Yomiuri Milers Cup

The Yomiuri Milers Cup (Japanese マイラーズカップ) is a Japanese Grade 2 flat horse race in Japan for Thoroughbreds of at least four years of age. It was run over a distance of 1600 metres at Hanshin Racecourse until 2011 in April but is now run at Kyoto Racecourse. The race serves as a major trial for the Yasuda Kinen.

The Milers Cup was first run in 1970 and was elevated to Grade 2 status in 1984.

Among the winners of the race have been Daiwa Major, Company, Grand Prix Boss and Isla Bonita.

Race details
The race is run at Kyoto Racecourse over a distance of 1,800 meters on dirt using the outer curve.

Weight
57 kg for four-year-olds and above. Allowances:

Penalties (excluding two-year-old race performance):
 * 2 kg for fillies / mares
 * 1 kg for southern hemisphere bred three-year-olds


 * If a graded stakes race has been won within a year:
 * 2 kg for a grade 1 win (1 kg for fillies / mares)
 * 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 since 2000
The 2021 and 2022 runnings took place at Hanshin while Kyoto was closed for redevelopment.