The Tokyo Daishōten is a Japanese horse race on dirt track for thoroughbreds three years old and above. It is run over a distance of 2,000 meters at Ōi Racecourse in Shinagawa, Tokyo in December.
Tokyo Grand Prix 2005
Forever Young after winning the 2024 Tokyo Daishōten. Forever Young would go on to be the first dirt racehorse to win the Japanese Horse of the Year Award. Forever Young was also the first Japanese racehorse to win the Breeders' Cup Classic, and came third in the Kentucky Derby after a photo finish between him, Mystik Dan and Sierra Leone.
Smart Falcon winning the 2010 Tokyo Daishōten. Smart Falcon won the NAR Grand Prix Dirt Grade Race Special Award for two years in a row (2010 and 2011). Smart Falcon would also go on to win the 2011 Tokyo Daishōten and other prestigious dirt races in Japan such as the JBC Classic and Teio Sho.
Hokko Tarumae after winning the 2014 Tokyo Daishōten. Hokko Tarumae was awarded the JRA Award for Best Dirt Horse in 2014, and the NAR Grand Prix Dirt Grade Race Special Prize in 2013, 2014 and 2015. Hokko Tarumae also won the 2013 Tokyo Daishōten.
Forever Young is a Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse. His major racing wins include the Saudi Derby and the UAE Derby in 2024, the Breeders' Cup Classic in 2025 and the Saudi Cup in 2025 and 2026. He is
Tokyo Daishōten
…Noboru Takagi Ryotokuji Kenji Holdings Co Ltd JRA 2:05.0 2023 Ushba Tesoro 6 Yuga Kawada Noboru Takagi Ryotokuji Kenji Holdings Co Ltd JRA 2:07.3 2024 Forever Young 3 Ryusei Sakai Yoshito Yahagi Susumu Fujita JRA 2:04.9 2025 Diktaean 7 Yano Takayuki Katsunori Arayama G1 Racing Co Ltd Ohi 2:04.3 Tokyo Daishōten…
Forever Young winning the Japan Dirt Classic in 2024
Forever Young at his maiden race