Japan Cup

The Japan Cup is the most important horse race in Japan. It is held at the end of November in the Tokyo Racecourse. The race is 2400 metres long and the winner gets about ¥533 million (about US $4.6 million) as an award (the highest reward for horse racing in the world).
Winners.
 The 2002 race took place at Nakayama Racecourse over a distance of 2,200 metres.