About Kikuka-shō
The Kikuka-shō is a Japanese Grade 1 flat horse race in Japan for three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies run over a distance of 3,000 metres at the Kyoto Racecourse, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture in October. It was first run in 1938 and is the Japanese equivalent of the English St. Leger Stakes.