Churchill Downs Cup

The Churchill Downs Cup (Japanese: チャーチルダウンズカップ) is a Grade 3 horse race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds run in April over a distance of 1600 metres at Hanshin Racecourse.

[1] The race was first run in 1992 and has held Grade 3 status ever since.

It serves as a trial race for the NHK Mile Cup.

Past winners of the race have included Eishin Preston, Tanino Gimlet, Just A Way and Mikki Isle.

Formerly named Arlington Cup, it was renamed to Churchill Downs Cup in 2025. a The 2019 winner Iberis was a filly.