The Spring Stakes (スプリングステークス, supuringu sutēkusu) is a Japanese Grade 2 flat horse race in Japan for three-year-old Thoroughbred colts and fillies run over a distance of 1,800 metres at Nakayama Racecourse, Funabashi, Chiba. The race is run in March and serves as a major trial race for the Satsuki Sho.[1]
| Grade 2 race | |
 Bellagio Opera, winner of the 2023 Spring Stakes | |
| Location | Nakayama Racecourse, Funabashi, Chiba. |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1952 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1800 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | 3-y-o Colts & Fillies |
| Weight | 57 kg Allowance: Fillies 2 kg |
| Purse | ¥ 117,540,000 (as of 2024) 1st: ¥ 54,000,000 2nd: ¥ 22,000,000 3rd: ¥ 14,000,000 |
It was first run in 1952. Among the winners of the race have been Shinzan, Narita Brian, Bubble Gum Fellow, Neo Universe, Meisho Samson and Orfevre.
Winners since 1994
edit| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Narita Brian | Katsumi Minai | Masaaki Ookubo | 1:49.1 |
| 1995 | Narita King O | Katsumi Minai | Kentaro Nakao | 1:54.5 |
| 1996 | Bubble Gum Fellow | Yukio Okabe | Kazuo Fujisawa | 1:50.1 |
| 1997 | Big Sunday | Masayoshi Ebina | Tadashi Nakao | 1:52.2 |
| 1998 | Courir Cyclone | Masayoshi Ebina | Ryuichi Inaba | 1:49.8 |
| 1999 | Wonder Fang | Miyuki Hideaki | Masazo Ryoke | 1:51.2 |
| 2000 | Daitaku Riva | Ryo Takahashi | Kojiro Hashiguchi | 1:49.1 |
| 2001 | Agnes Gold | Hiroshi Kawachi | Hiroyuki Nagahama | 1:50.1 |
| 2002 | Tanino Gimlet | Hirofumi Shii | Kunihide Matsuda | 1:46.9 |
| 2003 | Neo Universe | Mirco Demuro | Tsutomu Setoguchi | 1:48.2 |
| 2004 | Black Tide | Norihiro Yokoyama | Yasutoshi Ikee | 1:48.3 |
| 2005 | Dance in the More | Masayoshi Ebina | Ikuo Aizawa | 1:47.3 |
| 2006 | Meisho Samson | Mamoru Ishibashi | Tsutomu Setoguchi | 1:48.9 |
| 2007 | Flying Apple | Noriyuki Hori | Kazuo Fujisawa | 1:49.0 |
| 2008 | Smile Jack | Futoshi Komaki | Satoru Kobiyama | 1:48.9 |
| 2009 | Unrivaled | Yasunari Iwata | Yasuo Tomomichi | 1:50.8 |
| 2010 | Aliseo | Norihiro Yokoyama | Noriyuki Hori | 1:48.2 |
| 2011 | Orfevre | Kenichi Ikezoe | Yasutoshi Ikee | 1:46.4 |
| 2012 | Grandezza | Mirco Demuro | Oamu Hirata | 1:50.7 |
| 2013 | Logotype | Cristian Demuro | Tsuyoshi Tanaka | 1:47.8 |
| 2014 | Rosa Gigantea | Mirco Demuro | Kazuo Fujisawa | 1:48.4 |
| 2015 | Kitasan Black | Hiroshi Kitamura | Hisashi Shimizu | 1:49.1 |
| 2016 | Mount Robson | Andrasch Starke | Noriyuki Hori | 1:48.1 |
| 2017 | Win Bright | Masami Matsuoka | Yoshihiro Hatakeyama | 1:48.4 |
| 2018 | Stelvio | Christophe Lemaire | Tetsuya Kimura | 1:48.1 |
| 2019 | Emeral Fight | Yukito Ishikawa | Ikuo Aizawa | 1:47.8 |
| 2020 | Galore Creek | Lyle Hewitson | Hiroyuki Uehara | 1:49.8 |
| 2021 | Victipharus | Kenichi Ikezoe | Manabu Ikezoe | 1:52.0 |
| 2022 | Be Astonished | Yasunari Iwata | Yuzo Iida | 1:48.4 |
| 2023 | Bellagio Opera | Takeshi Yokoyama | Hiroyuki Uemura | 1:48.9 |
| 2024 | Sixpence | Christophe Lemaire | Sakae Kunieda | 1:49.4 |
Earlier winners
edit- 1952 - Asatomo
- 1953 - Cheerio
- 1954 - Taka O
- 1955 - Nancy Shine
- 1956 - Kitano O
- 1957 - Hikaru Meiji
- 1958 - Daigo Homare
- 1959 - Meitai
- 1960 - Kodama
- 1961 - Yukiro
- 1962 - Kanetsu Seki
- 1963 - Meizui
- 1964 - Shinzan
- 1965 - Dai Koter
- 1966 - Shogun
- 1967 - Mejiro Flame
- 1968 - Marchs
- 1969 - Wild More
- 1970 - Tanino Moutiers
- 1971 - Mejiro Gekko
- 1972 - Tai Tehm
- 1973 - Haiseko
- 1974 - Kitano Kochidoki
- 1975 - Long Hawk
- 1976 - Ten Point
- 1977 - Yoshino Ryujin
- 1978 - Takeden
- 1979 - Rikiai O
- 1980 - Sir Pen Prince
- 1981 - Sanei Tholon
- 1982 - Hagino Kamui O
- 1983 - Takeno Hien
- 1984 - Bizen Nihiki
- 1985 - Miho Shinzan
- 1986 - Sunny Light
- 1987 - Material
- 1988 - Mogami Nine
- 1989 - Narcisse Noir
- 1990 - Azuma East
- 1991 - Shin Horisky
- 1992 - Mihono Bourbon
- 1993 - Multi Max
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "SPRING STAKES (G2)". japanracing.jp.
- ^ "スプリングS". Netkeiba.
- ^ "Fuji TV Sho Spring Stakes". Netkeiba.