Flora Stakes

Flora Stakes
フローラステークス
2023 Flora Stakes winner, Golden Hind
ClassGrade 2
LocationTokyo Racecourse
Race typeThoroughbred Flat racing
Race information
Distance2000 metres
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
Qualification3-y-o fillies
Weight55 kg
Purse¥ 112,520,000 (as of 2025)
1st: ¥ 52,000,000
2nd: ¥ 21,000,000
3rd: ¥ 13,000,000

The Flora Stakes (Japanese フローラステークス) is a Grade 2 flat horse race in Japan for three-year-old Thoroughbred fillies. It is run over a distance of 2000 metres at Tokyo Racecourse every April.[1]

The Flora Stakes was first run in 1966 and was elevated to Grade 2 status in 1984.[2] It serves as a trial race for the Yushun Himba, which is run in May.[2] Until 1990, horses that finished within the top five were allowed slots to enter in to the Yushun Himba, but only the top three were allowed preferential slots between 1991 and 2017, and since 2018 only the winner and second place have slots for the Yushun Himba.[2]

Winners since 2000

Year
 Winner
 Jockey
 Trainer
 Owner Time
2000 Manic Sunday Jiro Ono Takao Nakano Teruya Yoshida 2:02.5
2001 Oiwake Hikari Junichi Kobayashi Isamu Shibasaki Naka Hashimoto 2:01.5
2002 Nishino Hanaguruma Seiji Shimohama Koji Kayano Nishiyama Farm 2:04.0
2003 Shinko Ruby Hiroshi Gohara Sachio Yukubo Masatsugu Toyohara 2:00.6
2004 Meisho Oscar Hiroki Goto Akio Adachi Yoshio Matsumoto 2:01.1
2005 Dia de la Novia Yutaka Take Katsuhiko Sumii Carrot Farm 2:01.8
2006 Yamato Marian Takanori Kikuzawa Akio Adachi Masako Bando 2:01.7
2007 Bella Rheia Shinichiro Akiyama Osamu Hirata Masako Uenaka 2:00.8
2008 Red Agate Hiroyuki Uchida Yasuhito Tamura Dearest 2:00.5
2009 Dear Geena Hiroyuki Uchida Yasuhito Tamura Dearest 2:02.2
2010 Saint Emilion Norihiro Yokoyama Masaaki Koga Teruya Yoshida 2:00.2
2011 Bouncy Tune Kousei Miura Toshiaki Tajima Green Farm 2:03.3
2012 Midsummer Fair Masayoshi Ebina Futoshi Kojima Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum 2:02.0
2013 Denim And Ruby Hiroyuki Uchida Katsuhiko Sumii Kaneko Makoto Holdings 2:03.9
2014 Sang Real Yasunari Iwata Hiroyoshi Matuda Sunday Racing 2:00.0
2015 Sing With Joy Hiroyuki Uchida Yasuo Tomomichi Shadai Race Horse 2:01.8
2016 Cecchino Christophe Lemaire Kazuo Fujisawa Sunday Racing 1:59.7[3]
2017 Mozu Katchan Ryuji Wada Ippo Sameshima Capital System 2:01.3[4]
2018 Satono Walkure Mirco Demuro Katsuhiko Sumii Satomi Horse Company 1:59.5[5]
2019 Victoria Keita Tosaki Shigeyuki Kojima Silk Racing 1:59.5
2020 Win Marilyn Takeshi Yokoyama Takahisa Tezuka Win 1:58.7
2021 Cool Cat Christophe Lemaire Takeshi Okumura Silk Racing 1:59.4
2022 Erika Vita Hironobu Tanabe Sakae Kunieda Masahiro Miki 2:00.4
2023 Golden Hind Akira Sugawara Yasuo Takeichi Thoroughbred Club Ruffian 1.58.9
2024 Admire Belle Takeshi Yokoyama Yukihiro Kato Junko Kondo 1.59.0
2025 Kamunyak Andrasch Starke Yasuo Tomomichi Kaneko Makoto Holdings 1:58.6

Earlier winners

  • 1984 - Lake Victoria
  • 1985 - Yukino Rose
  • 1986 - Mejiro Ramonu
  • 1987 - Max Beauty
  • 1988 - Ara Hokuto
  • 1989 - Foundry Popo
  • 1990 - Kyoei Tap
  • 1991 - Yamanin Marine
  • 1992 - Kyowa Hoseki
  • 1993 - Yamahisa Laurel
  • 1994 - Golden Jack
  • 1995 - Silent Happiness
  • 1996 - Center Rising
  • 1997 - Orange Peel
  • 1998 - Max Can Do
  • 1999 - Stinger

See also

References

  1. ^ "Flora Stakes". Horse Racing in Japan.
  2. ^ a b c "歴史・コース：サンケイスポーツ賞フローラステークス　今週の注目レース". Japan Racing Association. Retrieved 2025-08-12.
  3. ^ "2016 result". Racing Post. 24 April 2016.
  4. ^ "2017 result". Racing Post. 23 April 2017.
  5. ^ "2018 result". Racing Post. 22 April 2018.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.