Principal Pulse Stakes

The Principal Pulse Stakes (in Japanese: プリンシパルステークス), is a race for three-year-old stallions and mares in the Japan Racing Association.

Principal Pulse Stakes (Japan)

Location	Tokyo
Inaugurated	1996
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Race information
Distance	2,000 meters[1]
Surface	Turf
Track	Tokyo Racecourse
Qualification	Three-year-old Mares and Stallions
Weight	56kg
Purse	¥200,000,000 1st: ¥ 38,000,000

Race Details

The race was established in 1996 as a qualifying race for the Tokyo Yūshun.

It is an international race[2], typically held in May[1]

Winners since 2014

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Time
2014	Bell Canyon	Keita Tozaki	Noriyuki Hori	2:01.0
2015	Ambitious	Christopher Lemaire	Hidetaka Otonashi	2:00.2
2016	Azure Rose	Hugh Bowman	Masaaki Koga	1:59.2
2017	Daiwa Cagney	Hiroshi Kitamura	Takanori Kikusawa	1:58.3
2018	Cosmic Force[3]	Christopher Lemaire	Sakae Kunieda	1:58.2
2019	Zadar[4]	Shuu Ishibashi	Masahiro Ootake	1:58.3
2020	Bitterender[5]	Akihide Tsumura	Ikuo Aizawa	1:59.8

Past Winners

Past winners include:

• 1996: Dance in the Dark[6]
• 1997: Silence Suzuka
• 1998: Taiki Bridle
• 1999: Black Tuxedo
• 2000: Toho Shiden
• 2001: Miscast
• 2002: Mega Stardom
• 2003: Meiner Solomon
• 2004: Pisa no Kukai
• 2005: Eishin Niizan
• 2006: Victory Run
• 2007: Golden Dahlia
• 2008: Venture Nine
• 2009: Keiai Raijin
• 2010: Rulership
• 2011: Tosen Reve
• 2012: Spielberg
• 2013: Samson's Pride

See also

• Horse racing in Japan
• List of Japanese flat horse races

References

1. "10R PRINCIPAL STAKES (L)". Umanity. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
2. "List of other races which foreign horses can run". JapanRacing. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
3. "Cosmic Force". Equibase. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
4. "Zadar". JBIS. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
5. "Bitterender". JBIS. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
6. "Dance in the dark". Ahonoora. Retrieved 6 August 2019.