Tanabata Sho
recurring horse race in Japan
The Tanabata Sho (Japanese 七夕賞) is a Japanese Grade 3 horse race for Thoroughbreds aged three and over. It is run in July each year over a distance of 2000 metres on turf at Fukushima Racecourse.
It was first run in 1965 and has held Grade 3 status since 1984. The race was initially run over 1800 metres before being moved up to its current distance in 1980. It was run at Niigata Racecourse in 1974 and 1989, Tokyo Racecourse in 2000 and Nakayama Racecourse in 2011.
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