Tokyo Derby prize money
The Tokyo Derby is worth £856,800 for the 2026 running , £504,000 of it to the winner . That makes it the 68th richest of the 997 races on this site and the 3rd richest in Japan.
The race announces its purse as ¥170,000,000, and every figure here is that money converted. The currency control at the top swaps the whole page.
What the Tokyo Derby is
Domestic Grade 1 (JpnI) International Listed · 2,000 meters (About 10 furlongs or miles) · Dirt · Ohi Racecourse
- Racecourse
- Ohi Racecourse
- Country
- Japan
- Grade
- Domestic Grade 1 (JpnI) International Listed
- Distance
- 2,000 meters (About 10 furlongs or miles)
- Surface
- Dirt
- Race type
- Thoroughbred
- Open to
- Three-years-old no geldings
- Direction
- Right-handed
- As published
- ¥170,000,000
The winner takes 59% of the fund. The remaining £352,800 is shared between the horses behind, on a scale the racecourse sets race by race rather than a fixed one.
Run in 2:04.40 in 2026, the Tokyo Derby pays £6,887 for every second of the race, which is 78th of the 611 races in horse racing prize money per second and 6th in Japan.
Every Tokyo Derby winner
28 runnings, 1999 to 2026, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Finger2:04.4 | Keita Tosaki | Hiroyasu Tanaka (JRA) | M's Racing |
| 2025 | Natural Rise2:03.8 | Takeshi Yokoyama | Keizo Ito (JRA) | Hiroyuki Yoshioka |
| 2024 | Ramjet2:06.1 | Kosei Miura | Shozo Sasaki (JRA) | Koji Maeda |
| 2023 | Mick Fire2:04.8 | Norifumi Mikamoto | Kazuo Watanabe (OHI) | Koichi Hoshika |
| 2022 | Kile2:07.1 | Kota Motohashi | Satoshi Kokubo (URA) | Takaya Shimakawa |
| 2021 | Alain Barows2:06.6 | Seiji Sakai | Masato Hayashi (FUN) | Hirotsugu Inokuma |
| 2020 | Aime Limite2:06.9 | Tatsuya Yamaguchi | Masato Hayashi (FUN) | Taisei Co., Ltd. |
| 2019 | Hikari Oso2:09.4 | Seiji Yamazaki | Hiroshi Iwamoto (KAW) | Tsuru Nishimori |
| 2018 | Haseno Pyro2:06.7 | Takayuki Yano | Kenji Sato (FUN) | Fumio Hasegawa |
| 2017 | Higashi Will Win2:06.9 | Taito Mori | Kenji Sato (FUN) | MMC Co., Ltd. |
| 2016 | Baldassare2:06.9 | Hiroto Yoshihara | Keiji Nakamichi (OHI) | Toshiaki Date |
| 2015 | Lucky Prince2:07.5 | Tadanari Konno | Satoshi Kokubo (URA) | Masatada Kunida |
| 2014 | Happy Sprint2:05.9 | Hiroto Yoshihara | Junpei Morishita (OHI) | Tsuji Bokujo |
| 2013 | Inside the Park2:07.2 | Seiji Sakai | Masato Hayashi (FUN) | Yusuke Yamaguchi |
| 2012 | Pretiolas2:06.8 | Kota Motohashi | Junpei Morishita (OHI) | Yasuaki Date |
| 2011 | Clave Secreta2:06.5 | Keita Tosaki | Masayuki Kawashima (FUN) | Sunday Racing |
| 2010 | Makani Bisty2:06.7 | Keita Tosaki | Makoto Matsuura (OHI) | Toshiko Bizenjima |
| 2009 | Silent Sutamen2:06.7 | Masahiko Kaneko | Katsuhisa Adachi (KAW) | Shizuo Miyazawa |
| 2008 | Dream Sky2:06.5 | Keita Tosaki | Katsuyoshi Uchida (KAW) | Dream Turf Co., Ltd. |
| 2007 | Ampersand2:05.0 | Keita Tosaki | Takashi Ikeda (KAW) | Hidekazu Date |
| 2006 | B. B. Tornado2:07.5 | Naoki Machida | Eiichi Takei (KAW) | Bando Bokujo |
| 2005 | Sea Chariot2:05.3 | Hiroyuki Uchida | Masayuki Kawashima (FUN) | Darley Japan Racing |
| 2004 | Adjudi Mitsuo2:05.2 | Takashi Sato | Masayuki Kawashima (FUN) | Masao Orido |
| 2003 | Nike a Delight2:08.9 | Takayuki Ishizaki | Ryuichi Degawa (FUN) | Sumi Ono |
| 2002 | King Saviour2:08.0 | Shinobu Sakai | Hitoshi Yagi (KAW) | Toshihiko Kiso |
| 2001 | Toshin Blizzard2:07.5 | Takayuki Ishizaki | Kenji Sato (FUN) | Hironobu Inagaki |
| 2000 | Hinode Luster2:06.9 | Takaharu Kuwajima | Katsumi Degawa (FUN) | Horseman Hinode Co., Ltd. |
| 1999 | Orion the Thanks2:07.7 | Shuji Hayata | Kiyomatsu Akama (OHI) | Keiko Hiura |
28 of the 28 runnings name the rider, 28 name the trainer and 28 name the owner, who is the one of the three the prize money actually belongs to.
Who wins the Tokyo Derby more than once
The fact the table above holds and cannot show
Most wins by a trainer
Races worth about the same
Either side of the Tokyo Derby in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Newmarket HandicapFlemington Racecourse | Australia | £1,058,201£1.1m | AU$2,000,000 |
| 58 | Spring Champion StakesRandwick Racecourse, | Australia | £1,058,201£1.1m | AU$2,000,000 |
| 59 | Sydney StakesRandwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia | Australia | £1,058,201£1.1m | AU$2,000,000 |
| 60 | Victoria DerbyFlemington Racecourse | Australia | £1,058,201£1.1m | AU$2,000,000 |
| 62 | Grand NationalAintree Racecourse | Great Britain | £1,000,000£1.0m | £1,000,000 |
| 63 | Apple Blossom HandicapOaklawn Park | United States | £939,850 | $1,250,000 |
| 64 | Arkansas DerbyOaklawn Park Race Track, | United States | £939,850 | $1,250,000 |
| 65 | Blue Grass StakesKeeneland Race Course, Lexington, Kentucky, USA | United States | £939,850 | $1,250,000 |
| 66 | Coolmore Turf Mile StakesKeeneland Race Course | United States | £939,850 | $1,250,000 |
| 67 | Japan Breeding Farms' Cup ClassicChanges yearly | Japan | £856,800 | ¥170,000,000 |
| 69 | Arabian World CupLongchamp Racecourse | France | £854,701 | €1,000,000 |
| 70 | Irish DerbyCurragh Racecourse | Ireland | £854,701 | €1,000,000 |
| 71 | Prix de DianeChantilly Racecourse | France | £854,701 | €1,000,000 |
| 72 | Prix Jacques Le MaroisDeauville Racecourse | France | £854,701 | €1,000,000 |
| 73 | All Aged StakesRandwick Racecourse | Australia | £793,651 | AU$1,500,000 |
| 74 | The Gold RushAscot Racecourse | Australia | £793,651 | AU$1,500,000 |
| 75 | Al Quoz SprintMeydan Racecourse | United Arab Emirates | £751,880 | $1,000,000 |
| 76 | American Turf StakesChurchill Downs | United States | £751,880 | $1,000,000 |
| 77 | Arlington MillionColonial Downs | United States | £751,880 | $1,000,000 |
| 78 | Breeders' Cup Dirt MileUnited States | United States | £751,880 | $1,000,000 |
The 20 races closest to the Tokyo Derby 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, 3rd of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tokai Derby | Nagoya Racecourse | £35,280 | |
| Takeyoriwake Sho | Kochi Racecourse | £12,600 | |
| Japan Cup | Tokyo Racecourse | Group 1 | £5,493,600£5.5m |
| Japan Breeding Farms' Cup Classic | Changes yearly | Domestic Grade I (JpnI) | £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 |
| Teio Sho | Ohi | Domestic Grade I (Jpn I) | £685,440 |
Every race in Japan we hold a purse for is on the Japan prize money list.
Frequently asked questions
How much does the Tokyo Derby winner get?
£504,000. That is 59% of the £856,800 the Tokyo Derby is worth, and the rest is shared down the field.
What is the total Tokyo Derby prize money?
£856,800, for the 2026 running. The race announces it as ¥170,000,000.
Where does the Tokyo Derby rank among the richest races in the world?
68th of 997. 67 races pay more, the nearest of them Newmarket Handicap. In Japan it is 3rd of 21.
Which jockey has won the Tokyo Derby most often?
Keita Tosaki, with 5 wins between 2007 and 2026.
When was the Tokyo Derby first run?
This page holds 28 runnings, from 1999 to 2026.
How far is the Tokyo Derby?
2,000 meters (About 10 furlongs or miles), on dirt, at Ohi Racecourse.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money