Kikuka-shō

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The Kikuka-shō (菊花賞) is a Japanese Grade 1 flat horse race in Japan for three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies run over a distance of 3,000 metres (approximately 1 7/8 miles) at the Kyoto Racecourse, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture in October. It was first run in 1938 and is the Japanese equivalent of the English St. Leger Stakes.

Trial races

Trial races provide automatic berths to the winning horses or placed horses as specified.

Winners since 1990

The 2021 and 2022 editions were contested at Hanshin Racecourse, due to renovations held at the Kyoto Racecourse.

Earlier winners

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