Teio Sho prize money
Teio Sho is worth £685,440 for the 2025 running . That makes it the 107th richest of the 997 races on this site and the 7th richest in Japan.
The race announces its purse as ¥136,000,000, and every figure here is that money converted. The currency control at the top swaps the whole page.
What the Teio Sho is
Domestic Grade I (Jpn I) · 2,000 meters · Dirt · Ohi
- Racecourse
- Ohi
- Country
- Japan
- Grade
- Domestic Grade I (Jpn I)
- Distance
- 2,000 meters
- Surface
- Dirt
- Race type
- Thoroughbred Flat racing
- Open to
- 4-y-o & Up
- Direction
- right-handed
- First run
- 1978
- As published
- ¥136,000,000
We hold the total fund for Teio Sho and no separate winner's cheque. What the winner takes is a rule the racecourse sets rather than a national one, and it varies race by race.
Run in 2:02.80 in 2026, Teio Sho pays £5,582 for every second of the race, which is 97th of the 611 races in horse racing prize money per second and 7th in Japan.
Every Teio Sho winner
27 runnings, 2000 to 2026, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Mikki Fight5 · 2:02.8 | Keita Tosaki | Hiroyasu Tanaka | Mizuki Noda |
| 2025 | Mikki Fight4 · 2:03.1 | Christophe Lemaire | Hiroyasu Tanaka | Mizuki Noda |
| 2024 | King's Sword5 · 2:06.9 | Yusuke Fujioka | Ryo Terashima | Hidaka Breeders Union Co. Ltd. |
| 2023 | Meisho Hario6 · 2:01.9 | Suguru Hamanaka | Inao Okada | Yoshio Matsumoto |
| 2022 | Meisho Hario5 · 2:03.3 | Suguru Hamanaka | Inao Okada | Yoshio Matsumoto |
| 2021 | T O Keynes4 · 2:02.7 | Kohei Matsuyama | Shogo Yasuda | Tomoya Ozasa |
| 2020 | Chrysoberyl4 · 2:05.3 | Yuga Kawada | Hidetaka Otonashi | U Carrot Farm |
| 2019 | Omega Perfume4 · 2:04.4 | Damian Lane | Shogo Yasuda | Reiko Hara |
| 2018 | Gold Dream5 · 2:04.2 | Christophe Lemaire | Osamu Hirata | Katsumi Yoshida |
| 2017 | K T Brave4 · 2:04.4 | Yuichi Fukunaga | Tetsuya Meno | Okano Bokujo |
| 2016 | Copano Rickey6 · 2:03.5 | Yutaka Take | Akira Murayama | Sachiaki Kobayashi |
| 2015 | Hokko Tarumae6 · 2:02.7 | Hideaki Miyuki | Katsuichi Nishiura | Michiaki Yabe |
| 2014 | Wonder Acute8 · 2:03.5 | Yutaka Take | Masao Sato | Nobuyuki Yamamoto |
| 2013 | Hokko Tarumae4 · 2:03.0 | Hideaki Miyuki | Katsuichi Nishiura | Koichi Yabe |
| 2012 | Gold Blitz5 · 2:03.0 | Yuga Kawada | Naohiro Yoshida | U Carrot Farm |
| 2011 | Smart Falcon6 · 2:01.1 | Yutaka Take | Ken Kozaki | Toru Okawa |
| 2010 | Furioso6 · 2:03.4 | Keita Tosaki | Masayuki Kawashima | Darley Japan K.K. |
| 2009 | Vermilion7 · 2:03.6 | Yutaka Take | Sei Ishizaka | Sunday Racing Ltd. |
| 2008 | Furioso4 · 2:04.7 | Keita Tosaki | Masayuki Kawashima | Darley Japan K.K. |
| 2007 | Bonneville Record5 · 2:04.3 | Fumio Mataba | Masahiro Horii | Kiyoshi Shioda |
| 2006 | Adjudi Mitsuo5 · 2:02.1 | Hiroyuki Uchida | Masayuki Kawashima | Masao Orido |
| 2005 | Time Paradox7 · 2:03.5 | Yutaka Take | Hiroyoshi Matsuda | Shadai Racehorse Ltd. |
| 2004 | Admire Don5 · 2:04.0 | Katsumi Ando | Matsuda Hiroyoshi | Riichi Kondo |
| 2003 | Name Value5 · 2:04.6 | Takashi Sato | Masayuki Kawashima | Hino Bokujyou Ltd. |
| 2002 | Kanetsu Flueve5 · 2:03.7 | Mikio Matsunaga | Shyoji Yamamoto | Laurel Racing Co. |
| 2001 | Makiba Sniper6 · 2:04.4 | Kent Desormeaux | Mitsuhiro Okabayashi | Tomoya Nitta |
| 2000 | Fast Friend7 · 2:05.6 | Masayoshi Ebina | Keiji Takaichi | Hiroaki Takezaki |
27 of the 27 runnings name the rider, 27 name the trainer and 27 name the owner, who is the one of the three the prize money actually belongs to.
Who wins the Teio Sho more than once
The fact the table above holds and cannot show
Most wins by a jockey
| Horse | Wins | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Mikki Fight | 2 | 2025, 2026 |
| Meisho Hario | 2 | 2022, 2023 |
| Hokko Tarumae | 2 | 2013, 2015 |
| Furioso | 2 | 2008, 2010 |
Races worth about the same
Either side of Teio Sho in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97 | Pennsylvania DerbyParx Racing and Casino, | United States | £751,880 | $1,000,000 |
| 98 | Rebel StakesOaklawn Park Race Track | United States | £751,880 | $1,000,000 |
| 99 | Southwest StakesOaklawn Park Race Track | United States | £751,880 | $1,000,000 |
| 100 | Whitney StakesSaratoga Race Course | United States | £751,880 | $1,000,000 |
| 101 | Grand Steeple-Chase de ParisAuteuil Racecourse | France | £726,496 | €850,000 |
| 102 | Commonwealth CupAscot Racecourse | Great Britain | £725,750 | £725,750 |
| 103 | Mile Championship Nambu HaiMorioka Racecourse | Japan | £705,600 | ¥140,000,000 |
| 104 | St Leger StakesDoncaster Racecourse | Great Britain | £700,000 | £700,000 |
| 105 | Japan Breeding Farms' Cup SprintChanges yearly | Japan | £685,440 | ¥136,000,000 |
| 106 | Kashiwa KinenFunabashi Racecourse, Funabashi, Chiba | Japan | £685,440 | ¥136,000,000 |
| 108 | St James's Palace StakesAscot Racecourse | Great Britain | £650,000 | £650,000 |
| 109 | Cheltenham Gold CupCheltenham Racecourse | Great Britain | £646,880 | £646,880 |
| 110 | Eagle Farm CupDoomben Racecourse | Australia | £634,921 | AU$1,200,000 |
| 111 | First Lady StakesKeeneland Race Course, Lexington, Kentucky United States | United States | £601,504 | $800,000 |
| 112 | Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup StakesKeeneland Race Course | United States | £601,504 | $800,000 |
| 113 | Japan Dirt ClassicOhi Racecourse | Japan | £599,760 | ¥119,000,000 |
| 114 | Gran Premio LotteriaAgnano Racetrack, Naples, | £597,744 | $795,000 | |
| 116 | Jeff Ruby SteaksTurfway Park | United States | £584,211 | $777,000 |
| 117 | Kranji MileSingapore Turf Club | Singapore | £581,400 | S$1,000,000 |
| 118 | Singapore Gold CupSingapore Turf Club | Singapore | £581,400 | S$1,000,000 |
The 20 races closest to Teio Sho in what they pay, above and below it. Follow the ranking all the way up on the richest races in the world.
The rest of the money in Japan
21 races, 7th of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo Derby | Ohi Racecourse | Domestic Grade 1 (JpnI) International Listed | £856,800 |
| Mile Championship Nambu Hai | Morioka Racecourse | Domestic Grade I (JpnI) | £705,600 |
| Japan Breeding Farms' Cup Sprint | Changes yearly | Domestic Grade I (JpnI) | £685,440 |
| Kashiwa Kinen | Funabashi Racecourse, Funabashi, Chiba | Domestic Grade I (JpnI) | £685,440 |
| Japan Dirt Classic | Ohi Racecourse | Domestic Grade 1 (JpnI) International Listed | £599,760 |
| Haneda Hai | Ohi Racecourse | Domestic Grade 1 (JpnI) International Listed | £514,080 |
| Japan Breeding Farms' Cup Ladies' Classic | Changes yearly | Domestic Grade I (JpnI) | £514,080 |
| Zen-Nippon Nisai Yushun | Kawasaki Racecourse | Domestic Grade 1 (JpnI) International Listed | £359,856 |
Every race in Japan we hold a purse for is on the Japan prize money list.
Frequently asked questions
What is the total Teio Sho prize money?
£685,440, for the 2025 running. The race announces it as ¥136,000,000.
Where does the Teio Sho rank among the richest races in the world?
107th of 997. 106 races pay more, the nearest of them Pennsylvania Derby. In Japan it is 7th of 21.
Which horse has won the Teio Sho most often?
Mikki Fight, 2 times, in 2025, 2026.
Which jockey has won the Teio Sho most often?
Yutaka Take, with 5 wins between 2005 and 2016.
When was the Teio Sho first run?
1978. This page holds 27 runnings, from 2000 to 2026.
How far is the Teio Sho?
2,000 meters, on dirt, at Ohi.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money