Queen Stakes

Queen Stakes
クイーンステークス
The finish of the 2016 Queen Stakes
ClassGrade 3
LocationSapporo Racecourse
Inaugurated1953
Race typeThoroughbred Flat racing
Race information
Distance1800 meters
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed
Qualification3-y-o+ fillies and mares
WeightSpecial Weight
Purse¥ 82,380,000 (as of 2024)
1st: ¥ 38,000,000
2nd: ¥ 15,000,000
3rd: ¥ 10,000,000

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

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

Weight

51 kg for three-year-old, 55 kg for four-year-old and above.[2]

Allowances:

Penalties (excluding two-year-old race performance):

  • If a graded stakes race has been won within a year:
    • 3 kg for a grade 1 win
    • 2 kg for a grade 2 win
    • 1 kg for a grade 3 win
  • If a graded stakes race has been won for more than a year:
    • 2 kg for a grade 1 win
    • 1 kg for a grade 2 win

Winners since 2000

Year
 Winner
 Age
 Jockey
 Trainer
 Owner
 Time
2000 To The Victory 4 Shinji Fujita Yasuo Ikee Makoto Kaneko 1:46.8
2001 Yamakatsu Suzaran 4 Kenichi Ikezoe Kaneo Ikezoe Hiroyasu Yamada 1:47.4
2002 Mitsuwa Top Lady 5 Teruhiko Chida Sakae Watanabe Takasho 1:48.1
2003 Osumi Haruka 3 Shinji Kawashima Masatoshi Ando Hidenori Yamaji 1:47.7
2004 Osumi Haruka 4 Shinji Kawashima Masatoshi Ando Hidenori Yamaji 1:47.5
2005 Les Clefs d'Or 4 Masayoshi Ebina Yasuo Ikee Sunday Racing 1:46.7
2006 Daring Heart 4 Shinji Fujita Hideaki Fujiwara Shadai Race Horse 1:46.7
2007 Asahi Rising 4 Yoshitomi Shibata Masaaki Koga Masamitsu Terauchi 1:46.7
2008 Yamaninmerveilleux 6 Yuichi Shibayama Hironori Kurita Hajime Doi 1:48.1
2009 Piena Venus 5 Yoshihiro Furukawa Katsumi Minai Kenzo Mototani 1:48.2
2010 Apricot Fizz 3 Yutaka Take Futoshi Kojima Shadai Race Horse 1:47.6
2011 Aventura 3 Kenichi Ikezoe Katsuhiko Sumii Carrot Farm 1:46.6
2012 I'm Yours 3 Kenichi Ikezoe Takahisa Tezuka Your Story 1:47.2
2013 I'm Yours 4 Keita Tosaki Takahisa Tezuka Your Story 1:49.4
2014 Quatre Feuilles 5 Yuichi Fukunaga Katsuhiko Sumii Lord Horse Club 1:45.7
2015 Meisho Suzanna 6 Daisaku Matsuda Yoshitada Takahashi Yoshitaka Matsumoto 1:47.1
2016 Makoto Brillar 6 Hirofumi Shii Ippo Sameshima Diamant 1:47.7[3]
2017 Aerolithe 3 Norihiro Yokoyama Takanori Kikuzawa Sunday Racing 1:45.7[4]
2018 Deirdre 4 Christophe Lemaire Mitsuru Hashida Toji Morita 1:46.2[5]
2019 Mikki Charm 4 Yuga Kawada Mitsumasa Nakauchida Mizuki Noda 1:47.0
2020 Red Anemos 4 Hayato Yoshida Yasuo Tomomichi Tokyo Horse Racing 1:45.9
2021 Terzetto 4 Christophe Lemaire Shoichiro Wada Silk Racing 1:47.8
2022 Terzetto 5 Kenichi Ikezoe Shoichiro Wada Silk Racing 1:47.8
2023 Dura 3 Arata Saito Yasuyuki Takahashi Cypress Holdings 1:46.7
2024 Koganeno Sora 3 Yuji Tannai Takanori Kikuzawa Big Red Farm 1:47.4
2025 Argine 5 Yuga Kawada Mitsumasa Nakauchida Lord Horse Club 1:46.0

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. ^ "List of JRA Graded Races 2024｜List of JRA Graded Races｜Horse Racing in Japan". Horse Racing in Japan. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
  3. ^ "2016 result". Racing Post. 31 July 2016.
  4. ^ "2017 result". Racing Post. 30 July 2017.
  5. ^ "2018 result". Racing Post. 29 July 2018.
  6. ^ "クイーンS". Netkeiba.
  7. ^ "Hokkaido Shimbun Hai Queen Stakes". Netkeiba.
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