The Diamond Stakes (Japanese ダイヤモンドステークス) is a Grade 3 horse race for Thoroughbreds aged four and over, run in February over a distance of 3400 metres on turf at Tokyo Racecourse.[1]
| Grade 3 race | |
.jpg) Fame Game win the 2018 Diamond Stakes | |
| Location | Tokyo Racecourse |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1951 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 3400 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | 4-y-o+ |
| Weight | Handicap |
| Purse | ¥ 92,980,000 (as of 2024) 1st: ¥ 43,000,000 2nd: ¥ 17,000,000 3rd: ¥ 11,000,000 |
The Diamond Stakes was first run in 1951 and has held Grade 3 status since 1984. In its early years, the race was usually run at Nakayama Racecourse and returned to that track in 1985, 1986 and 2003. It was usually run over 2600 metres, until 1964.
Winners since 2000
edit| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Yusei Top Run | 7 | Hiroki Goto | Hidetaka Otonashi | 3:17.5 |
| 2001 | Ibuki Yamano O | 6 | Olivier Peslier | Maazo Ryoke | 3:18.0 |
| 2002 | King The Fact | 5 | Hiroki Goto | Kiyoshi Tani | 3:19.8 |
| 2003 | Ingrandire | 4 | Junichi Kobayashi | Yoshinami Shimizu | 3:23.7 |
| 2004 | Namura Thanks | 5 | Kunihiko Watanabe | Yoshiharu Matsunaga | 3:31.9 |
| 2005 | Win Glanz | 5 | Masami Matsuoka | Keiji Takaichi | 3:33.5 |
| 2006 | Macky Max | 6 | Shinji Fujita | Hideaki Fujiwara | 3:30.3 |
| 2007 | Tokai Trick | 5 | Christophe Lemaire | Shoichi Matsumoto | 3:30.6 |
| 2008 | Admire Monarch | 7 | Katsumi Ando | Hiroyoshi Matsuda | 3:33.6 |
| 2009 | Monte Kris S | 4 | Hiroshi Kitamura | Kunihide Matsuda | 3:29.4 |
| 2010 | Forgettable | 4 | Yutaka Take | Yasuo Ikee | 3:32.6 |
| 2011 | Cosmo Meadow | 4 | Anthony Crastus | Shigenori Hatakeyama | 3:31.9 |
| 2012 | Keiai Dosojin | 6 | Yutaka Yoshida | Yasuhito Tamura | 3:36.8 |
| 2013 | Admire Rakti | 5 | Hiroyuki Uchida | Tomoyuki Umeda | 3:31.9 |
| 2014 | Fame Game | 4 | Hitoshi Kitamura | Yoshitada Munakata | 3:30.2 |
| 2015 | Fame Game | 5 | Hitoshi Kitamura | Yoshitada Munakata | 3:31.9 |
| 2016 | Twinkle | 5 | Masaki Katsuura | Kazuya Makita | 3:37.8 |
| 2017 | Albert | 6 | Ryan Moore | Noriyuki Hori | 3:35.2[2] |
| 2018 | Fame Game | 8 | Christophe Lemaire | Yoshitada Munakata | 3:31.6[3] |
| 2019 | You Can Smile | 4 | Yasunari Iwata | Yasuo Tomomichi | 3:31.5[4] |
| 2020 | Miraieno Tsubasa | 7 | Daishi Ito | Yasuo Tomomichi | 3:31.2 |
| 2021 | Grandiose | 6 | Kosei Miura | Yasuhito Tamura | 3:31.2 |
| 2022 | T O Royal | 4 | Yuji Hishida | Inao Okada | 3:30.1 |
| 2023 | Mixology | 4 | Atsuya Nishimura | Yasuyuki Tsujino | 3:29.1 |
| 2024 | T O Royal | 6 | Yuji Hishida | Inao Okada | 3:30.2 |
Earlier winners
edit- 1984 - Dai Sekitai
- 1985 - Hokkai Pegasus
- 1986 - Trademark
- 1987 - Dolsa Sport
- 1988 - Dyna Breeze
- 1989 - Slew O Dyna
- 1990 - Slew O Dyna
- 1991 - North Shuttle
- 1992 - Mr Cyclennon
- 1993 - Matikanetannhauser
- 1994 - Sengoku Silver
- 1995 - Air Dublin
- 1996 - Yu Sensho
- 1997 - Yu Sensho
- 1998 - Yusei Top Run
- 1999 - Tamamo Inazuma
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Diamond Stakes". Horse Racing in Japan.
- ^ "2017 result". Racing Post. 18 February 2017.
- ^ "2018 result". Racing Post. 17 February 2018.
- ^ "2019 result". Racing Post. 16 February 2019.
- ^ "ダイヤモンドS". Netkeiba.
- ^ "Diamond Stakes". Netkeiba.