Tags: Horse Race, Race.
The Takarazuka Kinen (宝塚記念) is a Grade I flat horse race in Japan for three-year-old and above thoroughbreds run over a distance of 2200 metres (approximately 1⅜ miles) at Hanshin Racecourse (阪神競馬場) in late June. It is one of the two All-Star races in Japanese horse racing; the other is the Arima Kinen (the Grand Prix) in late December.It was first run in 1960 with a distance of 1800 metres.