The straight of the 138th Tenno Sho (Autumn)

REAL RACING ARCHIVE(documented racing history)

GREAT RACE · Tokyo Racecourse

Tenno Sho(Autumn)

天皇賞（秋）

2000MLeft-handedGI

Two thousand metres at Fuchu — the first leg of the autumn triple for older horses.

The 138th Tenno Sho (Autumn), Tokyo Racecourse, 2 November 2008 — Photo: Flickr user kanagen / CC BY 2.0

Current conditions

These are today’s conditions; past runnings may have differed.

Distance: 2000m
Grade (current): GI
Racecourse: Tokyo Racecourse
Direction: Left-handed
Eligibility: Three-year-olds and up
Surface: Turf
First run: 3 Dec 1937

Historical context

Originally run over 3,200 metres; shortened to its current distance in 1984.

Runnings in the archive

Race records are taken from the “Racing record” tables of each horse’s Japanese Wikipedia article (which cite netkeiba.com and JBIS-Search) and cross-checked against the career start count. Grades are shown as printed for that year’s running — current grades are never applied retroactively.

1985

2ndSymboli RudolfYukio OkabeGI · 2000m · 1:58.827 Oct 1985

1988

2ndOguri CapHiroshi KawachiWinner: タマモクロスGI · 2000m · 1:59.030 Oct 1988

1989

2ndOguri CapKatsumi MinaiWinner: スーパークリークGI · 2000m · 1:59.129 Oct 1989

1990

6thOguri CapSueo MasuzawaWinner: ヤエノムテキGI · 2000m · 1:58.928 Oct 1990

1991

ScratchedMejiro McQueenGI · 2000m · 27 Oct 1991

1992

7thTokai TeioYukio OkabeGI · 2000m · 1:59.101 Nov 1992

1995

12thNarita BrianHitoshi MatobaGI · 2000m · 1:59.429 Oct 1995

1997

6thSilence SuzukaHiroshi KawachiGI · 2000m · 2:00.026 Oct 1997

1998

Did not finishSilence SuzukaYutaka TakeWinner: オフサイドトラップGI · 2000m · 01 Nov 1998

1999

1stSpecial WeekYutaka Take2nd: ステイゴールドGI · 2000m · 1:58.0 R31 Oct 1999

2000

1stT.M. Opera ORyuji Wada2nd: メイショウドトウGI · 2000m · 1:59.929 Oct 2000

2001

2ndT.M. Opera ORyuji WadaWinner: アグネスデジタルGI · 2000m · 2:02.228 Oct 2001

2008

1stVodkaYutaka Take2nd: ダイワスカーレットGI · 2000m · 1:57.2 R02 Nov 2008
2ndDaiwa ScarletKatsumi AndoWinner: ウオッカGI · 2000m · 1:57.202 Nov 2008

2009

3rdVodkaYutaka TakeWinner: カンパニーGI · 2000m · 1:57.501 Nov 2009

2017

1stKitasan BlackYutaka Take2nd: サトノクラウンGI · 2000m · 2:08.329 Oct 2017

2019

1stAlmond EyeChristophe Lemaire2nd: ダノンプレミアムGI · 2000m · 1:56.227 Oct 2019

2020

1stAlmond EyeChristophe Lemaire2nd: フィエールマンGI · 2000m · 1:57.801 Nov 2020

2022

1stEquinoxChristophe Lemaire2nd: パンサラッサGI · 2000m · 1:57.530 Oct 2022

2023

1stEquinoxChristophe Lemaire2nd: ジャスティンパレスGI · 2000m · 1:55.2 R29 Oct 2023

FILM

On film

Published on the JRA official YouTube channel.

「2008年天皇賞（秋）（GⅠ） | ウオッカ | JRA公式」
Record: 02 Nov 2008 · Tokyo · 2000m · 1st · Yutaka Take
Source: YouTube / JRA公式チャンネル(official)Watch on YouTube ↗Vodka Daiwa Scarlet
「2023年天皇賞（秋）（GⅠ） | イクイノックス | JRA公式」
Record: 29 Oct 2023 · Tokyo · 2000m · 1st · Christophe Lemaire
Source: YouTube / JRA公式チャンネル(official)Watch on YouTube ↗Equinox

The venue

Tokyo Racecourse

東京競馬場

Home of the Japanese Derby, the Japan Cup and the autumn Tenno Sho — its long home straight has staged countless great finishes.

SOURCES & REFERENCES

Sources & References

01
天皇賞（秋） — Wikipedia（日本語版）
Wikipedia · Reference · Accessed 2026-09-26
02
Tennō Shō (Autumn) — Wikipedia (English)
Wikipedia · Reference · Accessed 2026-09-26

IMAGE CREDITS

Image credits

Each photograph was checked on its individual Wikimedia Commons file page for author and licence.

The 138th Tenno Sho (Autumn), Tokyo Racecourse, 2 November 2008
Photo: Flickr user kanagen · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Main stand, Tokyo Racecourse — Japan Cup day, 25 November 2018
Photo: nakashi from Chofu, Tokyo, JAPAN · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons