Swan Stakes

The Swan Stakes (Japanese スワンステークス) is a Grade 2 horse race for Thoroughbreds aged three and over run in October over a distance of 1,400 metres at Kyoto Racecourse.[1]

Swan Stakes

Grade 2 race
Kyoto Racecourse
Location	Kyoto Racecourse
Inaugurated	1958
Race type	Thoroughbred Flat racing
Race information
Distance	1400 metres
Surface	Turf
Track	Right-handed
Qualification	3-y-o +
Weight	4-y-o+ 56kg, 3-y-o 54kg. Fillies & mares allowed 2kg.
Purse	¥128,140,000 (total), ¥59,000,000 (winner)

It was first run in 1958 and was promoted to Grade 2 in 1984 when its distance was reduced from 1600 metres.

Winners since 2000

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Time
2000	Daitaku Yamato	6	Teruo Eda	Isao Ishikaza	1:20.4
2001	Behind The Mask	5	Mikio Matsunaga	Shuji Kitahashi	1.20.8
2002	Shonan Kampf	4	Shinji Fujita	Yokichi Okubo	1.19.8
2003	Gallant Arrow	3	Hideaki Miyuki	Hiroki Sakiyama	1:20.2
2004	Tamamo Hot Play	3	Masaru Honda	Katsumi Minai	1:21.9
2005	Cosmo Sunbeam	4	Masaru Honda	Shozo Sasaki	1:21.5
2006	Precise Machine	7	Masami Matsuoka	Kiyoshi Hagiwara	1:20.3
2007	Super Hornet	4	Yusuke Fujioka	Yoshito Yahagi	1:20.7
2008	Meiner Rainier	4	Tetsuzo Sato	Masato Nishizono	1:19.9
2009	Kinshasa No Kiseki	6	Christophe Soumillon	Noriyuki Hori	1:20.3
2010	Maruka Phoenix	6	Yuichi Fukunaga	Masahiro Matsunaga	1:21.0
2011	Ridill	4	Futoshi Komaki	Kojiro Hashiguchi	1:19.4
2012	Grand Prix Boss	4	Hiroyuki Uchida	Yoshito Yahagi	1:20.5
2013	Copano Richard	3	Kota Fujioka	Toru Miya	1:20.8
2014	Mikki Isle	3	Suguru Hamanaka	Hidetaka Otonashi	1:20.3
2015	Albiano	3	Andrasch Starke	Tetuya Kimura	1:20.2
2016	Satono Aladdin	5	Yuga Kawada	Yasutoshi Ikee	1:20.7[2]
2017	Sungrazer	3	Cristian Demuro	Hidekazu Asami	1:22.4[3]
2018	Lord Quest	5	Mirco Demuro	Shigeyuki Kojima	1:21.5[4]
2018	Lord Quest	5	Mirco Demuro	Shigeyuki Kojima	1:21.5[5]
2019	Diatonic	4	Christophe Soumillon	Takayuki Yasuda	1:21.3

Earlier winners

• 1984 - Nihon Pillow Winner
• 1985 - Korin O
• 1986 - Nippon Teio
• 1987 - Pot Tesco Lady
• 1988 - Shin Wind
• 1989 - Bamboo Memory
• 1990 - Narcisse Noir
• 1991 - K S Miracle
• 1992 - Dictar Girl
• 1993 - Shinko Lovely
• 1994 - Sakura Bakushin O
• 1995 - Hishi Akebono
• 1996 - Sugino Hayakaze
• 1997 - Taiki Shuttle
• 1998 - Royal Suzuka
• 1999 - Black Hawk

See also

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

References

1. "Swan Stakes". Horse Racing in Japan.
2. "2016 result". Racing Post. 29 October 2016.
3. "2017 result". Racing Post. 28 October 2017.
4. "2018 result". Racing Post. 27 October 2018.
5. "2018 result". Racing Post. 27 October 2018.