Principal Stakes
Japanese thoroughbred race
Horse race
Listed race | |
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Location | Tokyo |
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Inaugurated | 1996 |
Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
Race information | |
Distance | 2,000 meters[1] |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Tokyo Racecourse |
Qualification | Three-year-old Fillies and Colts |
Weight | 57 kg Allowance: Fillies 2 kg |
Purse | ¥ 43,200,000 (as of 2024) 1st: ¥ 20,000,000 2nd: ¥ 8,000,000 3rd: ¥ 5,000,000 |
The Principal Stakes (in Japanese: プリンシパルステークス), is a listed race for three-year-old stallions and mares in the Japan Racing Association.
Race details
The race was established in 1996 as a qualifying race for the Tokyo Yūshun. The winner of this race will be given Priority entry rights to the Japanese Derby. To those who wish to qualify for Tokyo Yūshun, winning this race is normally the final chance.
It is an international race,[2] typically held in May.[1]
Winners since 2014
Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
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2014 | Bell Canyon | Keita Tosaki | Noriyuki Hori | 2:01.0 |
2015 | Ambitious | Christophe Lemaire | Hidetaka Otonashi | 2:00.2 |
2016 | Azure Rose | Hugh Bowman | Masaaki Koga | 1:59.2 |
2017 | Daiwa Cagney | Hiroshi Kitamura | Takanori Kikusawa | 1:58.3 |
2018 | Cosmic Force[3] | Christophe Lemaire | Sakae Kunieda | 1:58.2 |
2019 | Zadar[4] | Shuu Ishibashi | Masahiro Ootake | 1:58.3 |
2020 | Bitterender[5] | Akihide Tsumura | Ikuo Aizawa | 1:59.8 |
2021 | Baji O[6] | Akihide Tsumura | Hiroyasu Tanaka | 1:59.3 |
2022 | Seiun Hades[7] | Hideaki Miyuki | Shinsuke Hashiguchi | 1:59.0 |
2023 | Pax Ottomanica | Hironobu Tanabe | Takashi Kubota | 2:01.0 |
2024 | Danon Ayers Rock | João Moreira | Noriyuki Hori | 1:59.6 |
Past winners
Past winners include:
- 1996: Dance in the Dark[8]
- 1997: Silence Suzuka
- 1998: Taiki Bridle
- 1999: Black Tuxedo
- 2000: Toho Shiden
- 2001: Miscast
- 2002: Mega Stardom
- 2003: Meiner Solomon
- 2004: Pisa no Kukai
- 2005: Eishin Niizan
- 2006: Victory Run
- 2007: Golden Dahlia
- 2008: Venture Nine
- 2009: Keiai Raijin
- 2010: Rulership
- 2011: Tosen Reve
- 2012: Spielberg
- 2013: Samson's Pride
See also
References
- Netkeiba:
- 1996 en, 1997 en, 1998 en, 1999 en, 2000 en, 2001 en, 2002 en, 2003 en, 2004 en, 2005 en, 2006 en, 2007 en, 2008 en, 2009 en, 2010 en, 2011 en, 2012 en, 2013 en, 2014 en, 2015 en, 2016 en, 2017 en, 2018 en, 2019 en, 2020 en, 2021 en, 2022 en, 2023 en, 2024 en
- ^ a b "10R PRINCIPAL STAKES (L)". Umanity. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ "List of other races which foreign horses can run". JapanRacing. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ "Cosmic Force". Equibase. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ "Zadar". JBIS. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ "Bitterender". JBIS. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ "【プリンシパルS】2番人気バジオウが2番手から抜け出して快勝". サンスポZBAT!競馬 (in Japanese). 2021-05-08. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
- ^ "【プリンシパルS】セイウンハーデス&幸がダービー最終便制す 橋口調教師「距離が延びた方が競馬はしやすい」". 東スポ競馬 (in Japanese). 2022-05-07. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
- ^ "Dance in the dark". Ahonoora. Retrieved 6 August 2019.