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Oka Sho

Oka Sho
Japanese 1,000 Guineas
桜花賞
Grade 1 race
Location Hanshin Racecourse, Takarazuka, Hyōgo
Inaugurated 1939
Race type Thoroughbred Flat racing
Race information
Distance 1600 meters
Surface Turf
Track Right-handed (outer course)
Qualification 3-y-o , Fillies
Weight 55 kg
Purse ¥ 168,900,000 (as of 2015)
1st: ¥ 89,000,000

The Oka Sho (桜花賞?) is a Japanese Grade 1 flat horse race in Japan for three-year-old thoroughbred fillies run over a distance of 1,600 metres (approximately 1 mile) at the Hanshin Racecourse, Takarazuka, Hyōgo in April.

It was first run in 1939 and is the Japanese equivalent of the English 1,000 Guineas.


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