The 2025 renewal of the Tokyo City Cup at Santa Anita will be contested as a non-listed Black-Type event, according to a Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association release Monday.
Formerly a Grade III, the race has been downgraded since the distance was changed from 12 furlongs to eight furlongs. According to the TOBA grading committee, the race is considered a new race and must be run twice at its new distance as a non-listed Black-Type race before being eligible for grading.
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