Principal Stakes

Principal Stakes
プリンシパルステークス
Listed race
Tokyo Racecourse
LocationTokyo
Inaugurated1996
Race typeThoroughbred - Flat racing
Race information
Distance2,000 meters[1]
SurfaceTurf
TrackTokyo Racecourse
QualificationThree-year-old Fillies and Colts
Weight57 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
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

  1. ^ a b "10R PRINCIPAL STAKES (L)". Umanity. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  2. ^ "List of other races which foreign horses can run". JapanRacing. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Cosmic Force". Equibase. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Zadar". JBIS. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Bitterender". JBIS. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  6. ^ "【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.
  7. ^ "【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.
  8. ^ "Dance in the dark". Ahonoora. Retrieved 6 August 2019.