Purse
With the economic crisis of 2008, the Japanese yen went under 100 yen per dollar, which makes the Japan Cup the world's second richest turf horse race, after the Melbourne Cup (and third richest horse race of any kind, after the Dubai World Cup), passing the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, which in 2008 was the world's richest turf race.
(Purse value for 2006-onwards running)
Total JPN ¥476,500,000 (about US$5.88 million)
- 1st JPN ¥250,000,000 (about US$3.09 million)
- 2nd JPN ¥100,000,000 (about US$1.23 million)
- 3rd JPN ¥63,000,000 (about US$778,000)
- 4th JPN ¥38,000,000 (about US$469,000)
- 5th JPN ¥25,000,000 (about US$309,000)
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