Tokyo City Cup
The Tokyo City Cup Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at the end of March at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. A Grade III event raced on Pro-Ride synthetic dirt at a distance of 1½ miles (12 furlongs), it is open to horses aged four and older.
Run as the San Bernardino Handicap prior to 2005, the races name honors the partnership between Santa Anita Park and Ohi Racecourse in Tokyo, Japan.
The race was open to three-year-olds only in 1957 and for three-year-olds and up from 1958 through 1967. Raced on dirt at 11/ miles from 1957 through 1966 and on turf at 1⅛ miles from 1967 through 1972 and 1974 through 1978. Switched to dirt
Since inception it has been contested at various distances and on both dirt and turf:
- 11/ miles : 1957-1966 on dirt
- 1⅛ miles : 1967-1972, 1974-1978 on turf
- 1⅛ miles : 1979-2007 on dirt
- 1½ miles : 2008 on dirt
The Tokyo City Cup was run in two divisions in 1971 and again in 1974.
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