Nakayama Grand Jump
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The Nakayama Grand Jump (中山グランドジャンプ) is a Japanese horse racing steeplechase, held at Nakayama Racecourse every year in mid-April. It is for thoroughbreds, four years old and older, run at a distance of 4250m (2 5/8 miles + 84 feet).
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Location | Nakayama Racecourse |
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Inaugurated | 1999 |
Race type | Thoroughbred-Steeplechase |
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Distance | 4250 meters (About 2 and 2/3 miles) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Right and Left-handed |
Qualification | 4-y-o & Up, Thoroughbreds |
Weight | 4-y-o 62 kg, 5-y-o + 63 kg Allowance: Fillies & mares 2 kg |
Purse | ¥ 142,660,000 (as of 2024) 1st: ¥ 66,000,000 2nd: ¥ 26,000,000 3rd: ¥ 17,000,000 |
With a purse of over 142,660,000 yen, (about US$1.3 million), the Nakayama Grand Jump is one of the richest steeplechase races in the world. Held as "Nakayama Daishogai spring" until 1998, it was first run in 1999 as a 4100m race. It is one of two Grade I steeplechase races on Japanese turf, beside the Nakayama Daishogai, which slightly reconfigures the same racecourse.
The race is run on Nakayama's steeplechase course, which follows a twisted path on the racecourse interior over a series of jumps, inclines and declines. The dirt course is also crossed several times. On the final lap, with about 1200 m (3/4 mile) remaining, horses enter the outer turf course along the backstretch for the race's final three jumps. Five foreign runners have won: St Steven (New Zealand 2002), Karasi (Australia 2005, 2006, 2007) and Blackstairmountain (Ireland 2013).