Spring
| File:Tenno Sho.jpg 天皇賞・春 (Tenno Sho Haru) |
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| Location | Kyoto Racecourse, Kyoto |
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| Inaugurated | 1938 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred |
| Website | japanracing.jp/ |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 3200 meters (About 16 furlongs / 2 miles) |
| Track | Turf, Right-handed |
| Qualification | 4-y-o & Up, Thoroughbreds |
| Weight | 4-y-o & up 58 kg |
| Purse | ¥251,200,000 (as of 2011) |
The Spring Tenno Sho is held at Kyoto Racecourse, in late April or early May. It is run over a distance of 3,200 metres (10,500 ft), making it the longest Grade I race in Japan.
Deep Impact won the 2006 version of the race setting the world record for a 3200 metre race with a time of 3:13.4. beating the Melbourne Cup record of 3:16.3.
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