Japan Cup
Japan Cup
Group One Betting Guide
| Date: | Sunday, November 23, 2025 |
| Location: | Tokyo Racecourse, Japan |
| Prize Money: | ¥648,000,000 ($5,000,000 USD) |
| Distance: | 2400m |
JAPANESE racing is some of the most competitive in the world and the Japan Cup heads them all.
The 2400m group one is a true staying test and some of the world’s greatest thoroughbreds have traveled to Tokyo Racecourse to take on the best locals.
Held on the last Sunday in November, the Japan Cup is one of the richest races in the world and it has attracted runners from Australia, New Zealand, North America and Europe.
The Japan Racing Association established the Japan Cup as an invitational event to help local horses have the opportunity to compete against the world’s best.
Japanese runners have dominated the race in recent history, but New Zealand and Australia have had success with Horlicks and Better Loosen Up.
2025 Japan Cup odds
Markets for the 2025 Japan Cup are currently unavailable.
Best Japan Cup bookmakers
Punters from most countries around the world can bet on the Japan Cup.
The timing of the race sits well with Australian and New Zealand punters as it runs in the late afternoon on a Sunday, and any bookmaker worth their salt offers odds on the biggest race on the Japanese calendar.
Best Japan Cup Bookies
2024 Japan Cup result
1st – Do Deuce (+130)
=2nd – Durezza (+2600)
=2nd – Shin Emperor (+1520)
Japan Cup Past Winners
| Japan Cup Past Winners | |
|---|---|
| Year | Japan Cup Past Winner |
| 2024 | Do Duece |
| 2023 | Equinox |
| 2022 | Vela Azul |
| 2021 | Contrail |
| 2020 | Almond Eye |
| 2019 | Suave Richard |
| 2018 | Almond Eye |
| 2017 | Cheval Grand |
| 2016 | Kitasan Black |
| 2015 | Shonan Pandora |
| 2014 | Epiphaneia |
| 2013 | Gentildonna |
| 2012 | Gentildonna |
| 2011 | Buena Vista |
| 2010 | Rose Kingdom |
| 2009 | Vodka |
| 2008 | Screen Hero |
| 2007 | Admire Moon |
| 2006 | Deep Impact |
| 2005 | Alkaased |
| 2004 | Zenno Rob Roy |
| 2003 | Tap Dance City |
| 2002 | Falbrav |
| 2001 | Jungle Pocket |
| 2000 | T M Opera O |
| 1999 | Special Week |
| 1998 | El Condor Pasa |
| 1997 | Pilsudski |
| 1996 | Singspiel |
| 1995 | Lando |
| 1994 | Marvelous Crown |
| 1993 | Legacy World |
| 1992 | Tokai Teio |
| 1991 | Golden Pheasant |
| 1990 | Better Loosen Up |
| 1989 | Horlicks |
| 1988 | Pay the Butler |
| 1987 | Le Glorieux |
| 1986 | Jupiter Island |
| 1985 | Symboli Rudolf |
| 1984 | Katsuragi Ace |
| 1983 | Stanerra |
| 1982 | Half Iced |
| 1981 | Mairzy Doates |
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