Queen Stakes Horse race
Queen Stakes クイーンステークス The finish of the 2016 Queen Stakes
Class Grade 3 Location Sapporo Racecourse Inaugurated 1953 Race type Thoroughbred Flat racing Distance 1800 meters Surface Turf Track Right-handed Qualification 3-y-o+ fillies and mares Weight Special 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 Suzuran
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
1953 - Cheerio
1954 - Komano Hana
1955 - Blessing
1956 - Akatsuki
1957 - Miss Seiha
1958 - Miss Marusa
1959 -Miss Higashi O
1960 - Chidori
1961 - Ezokozan
1962 - Ryu Z
1963 - Miss Toyopet
1964 - Flower Wood
1965 - Kikuno Suzuran
1966 - Kiyo Shigeru
1967 - Mejiro Asahi
1968 - Hardware
1969 - Meiji Aster
1970 - Harbor Games
1971 - Poppy Onward
1972 - Takaihoma
1973 - Hida Kogane
1974 - Toko Elsa
1975 - Anselmo
1976 - Nissho Dia
1977 - Pretty Akatsuki
1978 - Ban Passer
1979 - Hazama Fast
1980 - Takeno Happy
1981 - Super Fast
1982 - Victoria Crown
1983 - Sweet Brest
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
References
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