The Shion Stakes (Japanese 紫苑ステークス) is a Grade 2 horse race for three-year-old Thoroughbred fillies run in September over a distance of 1800 metres at Nakayama Racecourse.[1]
| Grade 2 race | |
 The Grandstand at Nakayama | |
| Location | Nakayama Racecourse |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 2000 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 2000 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | 3-y-o fillies |
| Weight | 55 kg |
| Purse | ¥ 112,520,000 (as of 2024) 1st: ¥ 52,000,000 2nd: ¥ 21,000,000 3rd: ¥ 13,000,000 |
The race, which serves as a trial race for the Shuka Sho, was first contested in 2000 and has been run at Grade 3 level since 2016. The Shion Stakes was originally run over 1800 metres before the distance was increased to 2000 metres in 2007. The 2002 and 2014 editions were held at Niigata Racecourse. It was promoted to Grade 2 in 2023.[2]
Winners since 2016
edit| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Biche | Keita Tosaki | Yuichi Shikato | Yasushi Kubota | 1:59.7[3] |
| 2017 | Deirdre | Yasunari Iwata | Mitsuru Hashida | Touji Morita | 1:59.8[4] |
| 2018 | Normcore | Christophe Lemaire | Kiyoshi Hagiwara | Seiichi Iketani | 1:58.0 [5] |
| 2019 | Passing Through | Keita Tosaki | Yoichi Kuroiwa | Carrot Farm | 1:58.3 |
| 2020 | Maltese Diosa | Hironobu Tanabe | Takahisa Tezuka | Nagako Fujita | 2:02.1 |
| 2021 | Fine Rouge | Yuichi Fukunaga | Takaki Iwato | Genichi Mutsui | 1:58.2 |
| 2022 | Stunning Rose | Ryusei Sakai | Tomokazu Takano | Sunday Racing | 1:59.9 |
| 2023 | Moryana | Norihiro Yokoyama | Yoshinori Muto | Fumio Takahashi | 1:58.0 |
| 2024 | Christmas Parade | Yukito Ishikawa | Shizuya Kato | G1 Racing Co. Ltd. | 1:56.6[a] |
- ^ Set the current course record
Earlier winners
edit- 2000 - Mejiro Marie
- 2001 - Lady Pastel
- 2002 - Osumi Cosmo
- 2003 - Rendo Felice
- 2004 - Ingot
- 2005 - Cosmo Marvelous
- 2006 - Cendrillon
- 2007 - Arco Senora
- 2008 - Moere Katrina
- 2009 - Diana Barows
- 2010 - Dear Arethusa
- 2011 - Calmato
- 2012 - Para La Salud
- 2013 - Sekisho
- 2014 - Reve d'Etoiles
- 2015 - Queens Milagro
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Shion Stakes". Horse Racing in Japan.
- ^ "2023 Racing Program".
- ^ "2016 result". Racing Post. 10 September 2017.
- ^ "2017 result". Racing Post. 9 September 2017.
- ^ "2018 result". Racing Post. 8 September 2018.
- ^ "紫苑S". Netkeiba.
- ^ "Shion Stakes". Netkeiba.