Procyon Stakes

Procyon Stakes
プロキオンステークス
Grade 2 race
Silk Fortune wins the 2011 Procyon Stakes at Kyoto
LocationChukyo Racecourse
Inaugurated1989
Race typeThoroughbred Flat racing
Race information
Distance1,800 meters
SurfaceDirt
TrackLeft-handed
Qualification4-y-o+
Weight5-y-o + 56 kg, 4-y-o 55 kg. Fillies & mares allowed 2kg.
Purse¥ 119,100,000 (as of 2025)
1st: ¥ 55,000,000
2nd: ¥ 22,000,000
3rd: ¥ 14,000,000

The Procyon Stakes (Japanese プロキオンステークス) is a Grade 2 horse race for Thoroughbreds aged four and over, run in January over a distance of 1,800 meters on dirt at Chukyo Racecourse.[1]

It was first run over the distance of 1,400 meters in 1996, open to three and over, and has held Grade 3 status ever since. It was run at Hanshin Racecourse before moving to Chukyo in 2012. In 2025, the race will be promoted to Grade 2 status and will be run in January over a distance of 1,800 meters.[2] The race will now serve as a trial for the February Stakes.

Winners since 1996

Year
 Winner
 Age
 Jockey
 Trainer
 Time
1996 Namura Kakuo 5 Hiroyuki Uemura Akihiko Nomura 1:23.6
1997 Battle Line 4 Yutaka Take Hiroyoshi Matsuda 1:22.9
1998 Tempai 5 Norihiro Yokoyama Nobuharu Fukushima 1:22.7
1999 Tayasu K Point 4 Kazuhiro Kato Kiyohiro Tadokoro 1:23.2
2000 Gold Tiara 4 Yutaka Take Kunihide Matsuda 1:21.9
2001 Broad Appeal 7 Kent Desormeaux Kunihide Matsuda 1:22.9
2002 Sterling Rose 5 Yuichi Fukunaga Shuji Kitahashi 1:22.9
2003 Sterling Rose 6 Yuichi Fukunaga Shuji Kitahashi 1:23.0
2004 Nihon Pillow Cert 6 Futoshi Komaki Tatsuya Meno 1:22.3
2005 Blue Concorde 5 Hideaki Miyuki Toshiyuki Hattori 1:21.9
2006 Meisho Battler 6 Tetsuzo Sato Shigetada Takahashi 1:22.0
2007 Wild Wonder 5 Masayoshi Ebina Takashi Kubota 1:22.7
2008 Vaincre Tateyama 6 Kotaro Akagi Hiroshi Takeda 1:22.0
2009 Lanzarote 6 Yutaka Take Yasutoshi Ikee 1:22.7
2010 Keiai Gerbera 4 Yasunari Iwata Osamu Hirata 1:21.8
2011 Silk Fortune 5 Kota Fujioka Norio Fujisawa 1:22.1
2012 Toshi Candy 6 Manabu Sakai Shoichi Temma 1:22.6
2013 Admire Royal 6 Hirofumi Shii Mitsuru Hashida 1:21.9
2014 Best Warrior 4 Keita Tosaki Sei Ishizaka 1:22.6
2015 Best Warrior 5 Yuichi Fukunaga Sei Ishizaka 1:22.5
2016 Nobo Baccara 4 Mirco Demuro Shoichi Temma 1:22.1[3]
2017 King's Guard 6 Yusuke Fujioka Ryo Terashima 1:22.9[4]
2018 Matera Sky 4 Yutaka Take Hideyuki Mori 1:20.3[5]
2019 Arctos 4 Hironobu Tanabe Toru Kurita 1:21.2
2020 Sunrise Nova 6 Fuma Matsuwaka Hidetaka Otonashi 1:21.8
2021 Meisho Kazusa 4 Kohei Matsuyama Akio Adachi 1:40.9
2022 Gempachi Lucifer 6 Yuga Kawada Shozo Sasaki 1:43.7
2023 Don Frankie 4 Kenichi Ikezoe Takashi Saito 1:23.0
2024 Yamanin Ours 4 Yutaka Take Takashi Saito 1:42.7
  • Prior 2012, the race ran at Hanshin Racecourse.
  • It was moved to Chukyo Racecourse since 2012.
    • In 2020, it was run again at Hanshin Racecourse.
    • In 2021 and 2022, it was run at Kokura Racecourse at 1,700 meters.
    • In 2025 and onwards, it will be run at 1,800 meters.


See also

References

  1. ^ "Musashino Stakes". Horse Racing in Japan.
  2. ^ "2025年度の競馬番組等について (Changes regarding to the 2025 Horse Racing Programme)" (PDF). jra.jp. 2024-12-30. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
  3. ^ "2016 result". Racing Post. 10 July 2016.
  4. ^ "2017 result". Racing Post. 9 July 2017.
  5. ^ "2018 result". Racing Post. 8 July 2018.
  6. ^ "プロキオンS". Netkeiba.
  7. ^ "Procyon Stakes". Netkeiba.