Queen Stakes

The Queen Stakes (Japanese クイーンステークス) is a Grade 3 horse race for Thoroughbred fillies and mares aged three and over, run in July over a distance of 1800 metres on turf at Sapporo Racecourse.[1]

Queen Stakes
Grade 3 race
The finish of the 2016 Queen Stakes
LocationSapporo Racecourse
Inaugurated1953
Race typeThoroughbred Flat racing
Race information
Distance1800 metres
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed
Qualification3-y-o+ fillies and mares
Weight4-y-o+ 55 kg, 3-y-o 51 kg
Purse¥77,360,000 (total), ¥36,000,000 (winner)

The Queen Stakes was first run in 1953 and has held Grade 3 status since 1984. The distance of the race was originally 2000 metres but was reduced to 1800 metres in 1996. The race was usually run at either Tokyo Racecourse or Nakayama Racecourse before moving to its current venue in 2000.

Winners since 2000

Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
Time
2000 To The Victory 4 Shinji Fujita Yasuo Ikee 1:46.8
2001 Yamakatsu Suzaran 4 Kenichi Ikezoe Kaneo Ikezoe 1:47.4
2002 Mitsuwa Top Lady 5 Teruhiko Chida Sakae Watanabe 1:48.1
2003 Osumi Haruka 3 Shinji Kawashima Masatoshi Ando 1:47.7
2004 Osumi Haruka 4 Shinji Kawashima Masatoshi Ando 1:47.5
2005 Les Clefs d'Or 4 Masayoshi Ebina Yasuo Ikee 1:46.7
2006 Daring Heart 4 Shinji Fujita Hideaki Fujiwara 1:46.7
2007 Asahi Rising 4 Yoshitomi Shibata Masaaki Koga 1:46.7
2008 Yamaninmerveilleux 6 Yuichi Shibayama Hironori Kurita 1:48.1
2009 Piena Venus 5 Yoshihiro Furukawa Katsumi Minai 1:48.2
2010 Apricot Fizz 3 Yutaka Take Futoshi Kojima 1:47.6
2011 Aventura 3 Kenichi Ikezoe Katsuhiko Sumii 1:46.6
2012 I'm Yours 3 Kenichi Ikezoe Takahisa Tezuka 1:47.2
2013 I'm Yours 4 Keita Tosaki Takahisa Tezuka 1:49.4
2014 Quatre Feuilles 5 Yuichi Fukunaga Katsuhiko Sumii 1:45.7
2015 Meisho Suzanna 6 Daisaku Matsuda Yoshitada Takahashi 1:47.1
2016 Makoto Brillar 6 Hirofumi Shii Ippo Sameshima 1:47.7[2]
2017 Aerolithe 3 Norihiro Yokoyama Takanori Kikuzawa 1:45.7[3]
2018 Deirdre 4 Christophe Lemaire Mitsuru Hashida 1:46.2[4]
2019 Mikki Charm 4 Yuga Kawada Mitsumasa Nakauchida 1:47.0
2020 Red Anemos 4 Hayato Yoshida Yasuo Tomomichi 1:45.9

Earlier winners

  • 1984 - Happy Uroton
  • 1985 - Asakusa Scale
  • 1986 - Royal Silky
  • 1987 - Strong Lady
  • 1988 - Free Talk
  • 1989 - Mejiro Monterey
  • 1990 - Winners Gold
  • 1991 - Inazuma Cross
  • 1992 - Shinko Lovely
  • 1993 - Yukino Bijin
  • 1994 - Hishi Amazon
  • 1995 - Sakura Candle
  • 1996 - Rainbow Queen
  • 1997 - Promotion
  • 1998 - Air Deja Vu
  • 1999 - Air Zion

See also

References

  1. "Queen Stakes". Horse Racing in Japan.
  2. "2016 result". Racing Post. 31 July 2016.
  3. "2017 result". Racing Post. 30 July 2017.
  4. "2018 result". Racing Post. 29 July 2018.
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