So is the Japan cup just basically an exhibition race?
Seems like Japan will actually race their best horses, while other countries basically sends jobbers or old horses.
I mean, it seemed to be legitimate at some point or at least some countries other than Japan used to win it, but now it hasn't happened for 20 years.
Its like some weird squash match in wrestling to make the local hero look good.
We need a rich Arab country to actually put a big money prize so that we have the actual best horses in the world competing in a world cup.