# Japan Breeding Farms' Cup Classic

Japan Breeding Farms' Cup Classic (ジャパンブリーディングファームズカップクラシック) is an annual race that is usually held on November 3, the national holiday Culture Day. This race and the JBC Sprint were started in 2001, following the American Breeders' Cup, though the JBC has only two category race. In 2011, JBC Lady's Classic was added for fillies and mares.
The track is changed yearly like the American Breeders' Cup, so that the distances may differ. The distance was 2,000 meters from 2001 to 2004, in 2007 and 2011; 1,900 meters in 2005 and 2009; 2,100 meters in 2006; 1,870 meters in 2008; and 1800 meters in 2010. In both 2012 and the following year, it will be 2,100 meters.
This is the highest-prized race in National Association of Racing (NAR), and the third highest-prized dirt event in Japan, following Champions Cup and February Stakes both organized by Japan Racing Association(JRA). Until 2011, the winner's prize was one hundred million yen. Although its prize money is high, this race is regarded as preparation for Champions Cup.
To date, the only horse to win this race that is not affiliated with the JRA was Mutually in 2021.

## Winners

| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Organization | Time | Racecourse | Distance |
| 2001 | Regular Member | 4 | Mikio Matsunaga | Yamamoto Syouji | North Hills Ltd. | JRA | 2:05.2 | Oi | 2,000 meters |
| 2002 | Admire Don | 3 | Shinji Fujita | Hiroyoshi Matsuda | Riichi Kondo | JRA | 2:05.6 | Morioka | 2,000 meters |
| 2003 | Admire Don | 4 | Katsumi Ando | Hiroyoshi Matsuda | Riichi Kondo | JRA | 2:04.3 | Oi | 2,000 meters |
| 2004 | Admire Don | 5 | Katsumi Ando | Hiroyoshi Matsuda | Riichi Kondo | JRA | 2:02.4 | Oi | 2,000 meters |
| 2005 | Time Paradox | 7 | Yutaka Take | Hiroyoshi Matsuda | Shadai Racing Ltd. | JRA | 2:00.9 | Nagoya | 1,900 meters |
| 2006 | Time Paradox | 8 | Yasunari Iwata | Hiroyoshi Matsuda | Shadai Racing Ltd. | JRA | 2:16.1 | Kawasaki | 2,100 meters |
| 2007 | Vermillion | 5 | Yutaka Take | Sei Ishizaka | Sunday Racing Ltd. | JRA | 2:04.8 | Oi | 2,000 meters |
| 2008 | Vermillion | 6 | Yutaka Take | Sei Ishizaka | Sunday Racing Ltd. | JRA | 1:56.7 | Sonoda | 1,870 meters |
| 2009 | Vermillion | 7 | Yutaka Take | Sei Ishizaka | Sunday Racing Ltd. | JRA | 2:00.2 | Nagoya | 1,900 meters |
| 2010 | Smart Falcon | 5 | Yutaka Take | Ken Kozaki | Touru Okawa | JRA | 1:49.9 | Funabashi | 1,800 meters |
| 2011 | Smart Falcon | 6 | Yutaka Take | Ken Kozaki | Touru Okawa | JRA | 2:02.1 | Oi | 2,000 meters |
| 2012 | Wonder Acute | 6 | Ryuji Wada | Masao Sato | Nobuyuki Yamamoto | JRA | 2:12.5 | Kawasaki | 2,100 meters |
| 2013 | Hokko Tarumae | 4 | Hideaki Miyuki | Katsuichi Nishiura | Koichi Yabe | JRA | 2:12.6 | Kanazawa | 2,100 meters |
| 2014 | Copano Rickey | 4 | Hironobu Tanabe | Akira Murayama | Sachiaki Kobayashi | JRA | 2:00.8 | Morioka | 2,000 meters |
| 2015 | Copano Rickey | 5 | Yutaka Take | Akira Murayama | Sachiaki Kobayashi | JRA | 2:04.4 | Oi | 2,000 meters |
| 2016 | Awardee | 6 | Yutaka Take | Mikio Matsunaga | Koji Maeda | JRA | 2:15.3 | Kawasaki | 2,100 meters |
| 2017 | Sound True | 7 | Takuya Ono | Noboru Takagi | Hiroshi Yamada | JRA | 2:04.5 | Oi | 2,000 meters |
| 2018 | K T Brave | 5 | Yuichi Fukunaga | Haruki Sugiyama | Kazuyoshi Takimoto | JRA | 1:56.7 | Kyoto | 1,900 meters |
| 2019 | Chuwa Wizard | 4 | Yuga Kawada | Ryuji Okubo | Shinobu Nakanishi | JRA | 2:06.1 | Urawa | 2,000 meters |
| 2020 | Chrysoberyl | 4 | Yuga Kawada | Hidetaka Otonashi | U Carrot Farm | JRA | 2:02.5 | Oi | 2,000 meters |
| 2021 | Mutually | 5 | Hiroto Yoshihara | Yoshiyuki Yano | Jotaro Ishise | Funabashi | 2:13.1 | Kanazawa | 2,100 meters |
| 2022 | T O Keynes | 5 | Kohei Matsuyama | Daisuke Takayanagi | Tomoya Ozasa | JRA | 2:02.1 | Morioka | 2,000 meters |
| 2023 | King's Sword | 4 | João Moreira | Ryo Terashima | Hidaka Breeders Union Co., Ltd. | JRA | 2:05.1 | Oi | 2,000 meters |
| 2024 | Wilson Tesoro | 5 | Yuga Kawada | Hitoshi Kotegawa | Ryotokuji Kenji Holdings Co. Ltd. | JRA | 2:08.0 | Saga | 2,000 meters |