Japan Breeding farms' Cup Sprint
| Domestic Grade I (JpnⅠ) race | |
| Location | Changes yearly |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 2001 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | Changes yearly |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Qualification | 3-y-o & Up |
| Weight |
3-y-o horses & geldings 55kg/mares 53kg 4-y-o & up horses & geldings 57kg / mares 55 kg |
| Purse | ¥102,000,000 (2011 Running) |
Japan Breeding farms' Cup Sprint (ジャパンブリーディングファームズカップスプリント) is an annual race held on "JBC day", which is usually November 3, or the national holiday Culture Day. This race and the JBC Classic were started in 2001. These were established following the American Breeders' Cup.
The winner of 2007, Fujino Weave, is the only JBC champion horse belonging to NAR, the organization supervising horseracing administrated by the local government. Others belong to the JRA.
This is the one of the highest prized sprint races. Although JBC Classic tends to be regarded as preparatory for Japan Cup Dirt, this race occupies the position as “dirt sprint championship”. That is why there is no grade I sprint or mile race until February Stakes in the next year.
JBC races are held on various tracks, so its distance is changed yearly like the JBC Classic. For details, see the table below. It will be held at the Kawasaki Racecourse in 2012.
Winners
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
Racecourse |
Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Nobo Jack | 4 | Masayoshi Ebina | Hideyuki Mori | Ikehata Ltd. | 1:11.1 | Oi | 1,200 meters |
| 2002 | Starring Rose | 5 | Yuichi Fukunaga | Shuji Kitahashi | Kyouei Ltd. | 1:11.4 | Morioka | 1,200 meters |
| 2003 | South Vigorous | 7 | Yoshitomi Shibata | Yoshiyasu Takahashi | Hisashi Namba | 1:09.7 | Oi | 1,190 meters |
| 2004 | Meiner Select | 5 | Yutaka Take | Hitoshi Nakamura | Thoroughbred Club Ruffian | 1:10.6 | Oi | 1,200 meters |
| 2005 | Blue Concord | 5 | Hideaki Miyuki | Toshiyuki Hattori | Ogifushi Racing Club. | 1:25.3 | Nagoya | 1,400 meters |
| 2006* | Blue Concord | 6 | Hideaki Miyuki | Toshiyuki Hattori | Ogifushi Racing Club. | 1:39.6 | Kawasaki | 1,600 meters |
| 2007 | Fujino weave | 5 | Norifumi Mikamoto | Saburou Takahashi | Taishi Sogo Planning | 1:11.0 | Oi | 1,200 meters |
| 2008 | Bamboo Yell | 5 | Masami Matsuoka | Akio Adachi | Bamaoo Bokujyo Ltd. | 1:25.6 | Sonoda | 1,400 meters |
| 2009 | Suni | 3 | Yuga Kawada | Naohiro Yoshida | Kazumi Yoshida. | 1:25.9 | Nagoya | 1,400 meters |
| 2010 | Summer Wind | 5 | Yusuke Fujioka | Yasushi Shono | Hidaka Breeders Union | 0:57.6 | Funabashi | 1,000 meters |
| 2011 | Suni | 5 | Yuga Kawada | Naohiro Yoshida | Kazumi Yoshida. | 1:10.1 | Oi | 1,200 meters |
- This race was held as JBC Mile.