Ireland Trophy (horse race)

Ireland Trophy
アイルランドトロフィー

Grade 2 race
Tokyo Racecourse
Location	Tokyo Racecourse
Inaugurated	2025
Race type	Thoroughbred Flat racing
Race information
Distance	1,800 meters
Surface	Turf
Track	Left-handed
Qualification	3-y-o + fillies and mares
Weight	Special Weight
Purse	¥ 119,100,000 (as of 2025) 1st: ¥ 55,000,000 2nd: ¥ 22,000,000 3rd: ¥ 14,000,000

The Ireland Trophy (Japanese アイルランドトロフィー) is a Grade 2 horse race for Thoroughbred fillies and mares aged three and over run in October over a distance of 1,800 meters at Tokyo Racecourse.^[1]

Established in 2025, it will replace Fuchu Himba Stakes which will be moved to June to replace the now defunct Mermaid Stakes. The race will retain Fuchu Himba Stakes' Grade 2 status as well as acquiring rights to be a trial race for Queen Elizabeth II Cup.^[2]

Weight

53 kg for three-year-olds, 55 kg for four-year-olds and above.^[3]

Allowances:

• 2 kg for southern hemisphere bred three-year-olds

Penalties (excluding two-year-old race performance):

• If a graded stakes race has been won within a year:
  • 2 kg for a grade 1 win
  • 1 kg for a grade 2 win
• If a graded stakes race has been won for more than a year:
  • 1 kg for a grade 1 win

Winners

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Time
2025

See also

• Horse racing in Japan
• List of Japanese flat horse races

References

• Netkeiba:^[4][5]
  • 2024 en

1. "Fuchu Himba Stakes". Horse Racing in Japan.
2. "2025年度の競馬番組等について (Changes regarding to the 2025 Horse Racing Programme)" (PDF). jra.jp. 2024-12-30. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
3. "List of JRA Graded Races 2024｜List of JRA Graded Races｜Horse Racing in Japan". Horse Racing in Japan. Retrieved 2024-10-14.
4. "府中牝馬S". Netkeiba.
5. "Ireland Trophy Fuchu Himba Stakes". Netkeiba.