March Stakes (Japan)

The March Stakes (Japanese マーチステークス) is a Grade 3 horse race for Thoroughbreds aged four and over, run in March over a distance of 1800 metres on dirt at Nakayama Racecourse.[1]

March Stakes
Grade 3 race
Testa Matta after winning the 2011 March Stakes
LocationNakayama Racecourse
Inaugurated1994
Race typeThoroughbred Flat racing
Race information
Distance1800 metres
SurfaceDirt
TrackRight-handed
Qualification4-y-o+
WeightHandicap
Purse¥77,360,000 (total), ¥36,000,000 (winner)

It was first run in 1994 and has held Grade 3 status ever since. The race was run at Hanshin Racecourse in 2011.

Winners since 2000

Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
Time
2000 Tamamo Strong 5 Koike Takao Shinobu Yoshinaga 1:49.7
2001 Island Oja 5 Eiji Nakadate Masakatsu Sakai 1:50.8
2002 Mambo Twist 7 Katsumi Ando Taira Furukawa 1:51.3
2003 Smart Boy 8 Naoto Ito Keizo Ito 1:52.0
2004 En Dehors 5 Mikio Matsunaga Hiroyuki Nagahama 1:53.0
2005 Koolinger 6 Ryuji Wada Ichizo Iwamato 1:52.0
2006 Hishi Atlas 6 Norihiro Yokoyama Takao Nakano 1:51.4
2007 Quiet Day 7 Koichi Tsunoda Shoichi Matsumoto 1:51.4
2008 Nanayo Himawari 7 Yoshiyuki Obara Isami Obara 1:51.6
2009 Espoir City 4 Masami Matsuoka Akio Adachi 1:51.9
2010 Makoto Sparviero 7 Hiroki Goto Ippo Sameshima 1:51.9
2011 Testa Matta 5 Hirofumi Shii Akira Murayama 1:50.0
2012 Silent Melody 5 Hiroki Goto Sakae Kunieda 1:51.0
2013 Grand City 6 Akihide Tsumura Ikuo Aizawa 1:52.6
2014 Solor 4 Masayohi Ebina Kazuya Nakatake 1:51.2
2015 Meiner Crop 5 Yuji Tannai Yuzo Iida 1:52.7
2016 Shonan Apollon 6 Masami Matsuoka Fumiaki Koga 1:52.7
2017 Incantation 7 Masaki Katsuura Tomohiko Hatsuki 1:52.0[2]
2018 Centurion 6 Hideaki Miyuki Yauhito Tamura 1:52.1[3]
2019 Satono Titan 6 Shu Ihibashi Noriyuki Hori 1:52.3[4]
2020 Suave Aramis 5 Kota Fujioka Naosuke Sugai 1:51.3

Earlier winners

  • 1994 - Bamboo Genesis
  • 1995 - Toyo Lyphard
  • 1996 - Ami Cyclone
  • 1997 - Wild Bluster
  • 1998 - Wild Bluster
  • 1999 - Tayasu K Point
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See also

References

  1. "March Stakes". Horse Racing in Japan.
  2. "2017 result". Racing Post. 26 March 2017.
  3. "2018 result". Racing Post. 25 March 2018.
  4. "2018 result". Racing Post. 24 March 2019.
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