Niigata Nisai Stakes

The Niigata Nisai Stakes (Japanese 新潟2歳ステークス) is a Grade 3 horse race for two-year-old Thoroughbreds run in August over a distance of 1600 metres at Niigata Racecourse.[1]

Niigata Nisai Stakes
Grade 3 race
Harp Star wins the Niigata Nisai Stakes in 2013
LocationNiigata Racecourse
Inaugurated1981
Race typeThoroughbred Flat racing
Race information
Distance1600 metres
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed
Qualification2-y-o
Weight54 kg
Purse¥66,660,000 (total), ¥31,000,000 (winner)

The race was first run in 1981 and was promoted to Grade 3 status in 1984. Originally run over 1200 metres the race was increased in distance to 1400 metres 1997 and to its current distance in 2002. It was run over 1200 metres at Nakayama Racecourse in 1996 and 2000.

Winners since 2000

Year
Winner
Jockey
Trainer
Time
2000 Daiwa Rouge Hiroshi Kitamura Hiroyuki Uehara 1:11.1
2001 Balance of Game Hatsuhiro Kowata Yoshitada Munakata 1:21.7
2002 Wana Katsuharu Tanaka Yoshitada Munakata 1:33.8
2003 Daiwa Bandit Masayoshi Ebina Sueo Masuzawa 1:35.0
2004 Meiner Recolte Hiroki Goto Masahiro Horii 1:34.8
2005 Shonan Tachyon Katsuharu Tanaka Hiroyuki Uehara 1:35.0
2006 Gold Aguli Katsumi Ando Hirofumi Toda 1:35.2
2007 F T Maia Masayoshi Ebina Susumu Yano 1:34.1
2008 Seiun Wonder Yasunari Iwata Masazo Ryoke 1:35.4
2009 Shimmei Fuji Yasunari Iwata Takayuki Yasuda 1:34.4
2010 Meine Isabel Masami Matsuoka Takahiro Mizuno 1:34.5
2011 Monstre Yoshitomi Shibata Tomohito Ozaki 1:33.8
2012 Sarastro Masami Matsuoka Yoshinori Muto 1:33.5
2013 Harp Star Yuga Kawada Hiroyoshi Matsuda 1:34.5
2014 Musee Sultan Yoshitomi Shibata Satoshi Oehara 1:33.4
2015 Lord Quest Hironobu Tanabe Shigeyuki Kojima 1:33.8
2016 Vous Etes Jolie Yuichi Fukunaga Mitsumasa Nakauchida 1:34.3[2]
2017 Frontier Yasunari Iwata Mitsumasa Nakauchida 1:34.6[3]
2018 Cadence Call Shu Ihibashi Takayuki Yasuda 1:35.5[4]
2019 Woman's Heart Kota Fujioka Katsuichi Nishiura 1:35.0
2020 Shock Action Keita Tosaki Ryuji Okubo 1:34.6

Earlier winners

  • 1984 - Dyna Shoot
  • 1985 - Dyna Acorn
  • 1986 - Cool Heart
  • 1987 - Green Molly
  • 1988 - Meiner Mut
  • 1989 - Daikatsu Ryusei
  • 1990 - Big Fight
  • 1991 - Uto Jane
  • 1992 - Pegasus
  • 1993 - Excellence Robin
  • 1994 - Tosho Phenoma
  • 1995 - Tayasu Da Vinci
  • 1996 - Personality One
  • 1997 - Courir Cyclone
  • 1998 - Rosado
  • 1999 - Gaily Funky

See also

References

  1. "Niigata Nisai Stakes". Horse Racing in Japan.
  2. "2016 result". Racing Post. 28 August 2016.
  3. "2017 result". Racing Post. 27 August 2017.
  4. "2018 result". Racing Post. 26 August 2018.
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