The Kyōto Daishōten (京都大賞典, kyōto daishōten) is a Japanese Grade 2 flat horse race in Japan for Thoroughbred colts and fillies aged three and over run over a distance of 2,400 metres at the Kyoto Racecourse, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto.
Among the winners of the race have been Mejiro McQueen, Marvelous Crown, T M Opera O, Tap Dance City, Rose Kingdom and Lovely Day.
[2] Allowances: Penalties (excluding two-year-old race performance): Speed record: Most successful horse (2 wins): a Stay Gold came in first in the 2001 runnings.
However, as he had cut off Narita Top Road and caused his jockey to fall, he was disqualified from the race.
b The 2021 and 2022 runnings took place at Hanshin while Kyoto was closed for redevelopment.