Zen-Nippon Nisai Yushun
2009 Zen-Nippon Nisai Yushun | |
| Class | Domestic Grade 1 (JpnI) |
|---|---|
| Location | Kawasaki Racecourse |
| Inaugurated | 1950 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1,600 meters |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Two-years-olds |
| Weight | 56 kg Allowances 1 kg for fillies |
| Purse | ¥71,400,000 (as of 2024) 1st: ¥ 42,000,000 2nd: ¥ 14,700,000 3rd: ¥ 8,400,000 |
The Zen-Nippon Nisai Yushun (全日本2歳優駿) is an internationally listed, Domestic Grade 1 flat horse race in Japan open to two-year-old Thoroughbreds. It is run at Kawasaki Racecourse over a distance of 1600 metres.
The race was first run in 1999 and is an important race in Japan for two-year-olds on dirt. In 2017, the race began to be included as part of the Road to the Kentucky Derby series.