Fuchu Himba Stakes

The Fuchu Himba Stakes (Japanese 府中牝馬ステークス) is a Grade 2 horse race for Thoroughbred fillies and mares aged three and over run in October over a distance of 1800 metres at Tokyo Racecourse.[1]

Fuchu Himba Stakes

Grade 2 race
2010 Fuchu Himba Stakes
Location	Tokyo Racecourse
Inaugurated	1984
Race type	Thoroughbred Flat racing
Race information
Distance	1800 metres
Surface	Turf
Track	Left-handed
Qualification	3-y-o + fillies and mares
Weight	4-y-o + 54kg, 3-y-o 52kg.
Purse	¥119,100,000 (total), ¥55,000,000 (winner)

It was first run in 1953 and was promoted to Grade 3 in 1984 before being run as a Group 2 race since 2011. The race was usually contested over 1600 metres before being moved up to 1800 metres in 1996. The race serves as a trial for the Queen Elizabeth II Cup

Winners since 2000

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Time
2000	To The Victory	4	Hirofumi Shii	Yasuo Ikee	1:48.3
2001	Maruka Candy	5	Yuichi Fukunaga	Shuji Kitahashi	1:45.6
2002	Diamond Biko	4	Kazuhiro Kato	Kazuo Fujisawa	1:46.0 ^[1]
2003	Lady Pastel	5	Masayoshi Ebina	Kiyotaka Tanaka	1:46.6
2004	Osumi Haruka	4	Shinji Kawashima	Masatoshi Ando	1:46.2
2005	Yamanin Alabaster	4	Teruo Eda	Shinobu Hoshino	1:46.7
2006	Daring Heart	4	Hiroki Goto	Hideaki Fujiwara	1:47.5
2007	Daring Heart	5	Shinji Fujita	Hideaki Fujiwara	1:45.4
2008	Blumenblatt	5	Yutaka Yoshida	Sei Ishizaka	1:45.5
2009	Mood Indigo	4	Katsuharu Tanaka	Yasuo Tomomichi	1:44.6
2010	T M Aurora	4	Kyosuke Kokubun	Tadao Igarashi	1:46.4
2011	Italian Red	5	Eiji Nakadate	Sei Ishizaka	1:46.8
2012	Meine Isabel	4	Masami Matsuoka	Takahiro Mizuno	1:45.5
2013	Whale Capture	5	Masayoshi Ebina	Kiyotaka Tanaka	1:48.8
2014	Dia De La Madre	4	Kota Fujioka	Katsuhiko Sumii	1:45.7
2015	Nobori Diana	5	Christophe Lemaire	Masahiro Matsunaga	1:46.3
2016	Queens Ring	4	Mirco Demuro	Keiji Yoshimura	1:46.6[2]
2017	Crocosmia	4	Yasunari Iwata	Katsuichi Nishiura	1:48.1[3]
2018	Deirdre	4	Christophe Lemaire	Mitsuru Hashida	1:44.7[4]
2019	Scarlet Color	4	Yasunari Iwata	Ryo Takahashi	1:44.5

¹ The 2002 race took place at Nakayama Racecourse.

Earlier winners

• 1984 - Dyna Mina
• 1985 - Western Five
• 1986 - Dyna Fairy
• 1987 - Love Chic Blues
• 1988 - Dyna Artemis
• 1989 - Louisiana Pit
• 1990 - Hikaru Dancer
• 1991 - Restoration
• 1992 - Janis
• 1993 - North Flight
• 1994 - Hokkai Seres
• 1995 - Samani Beppin
• 1996 - Sakura Candle
• 1997 - Kurokami
• 1998 - Mejiro Dober
• 1999 - Erimo Excel

See also

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

References

1. "Fuchu Himba Stakes". Horse Racing in Japan.
2. "2016 result". Racing Post. 15 October 2016.
3. "2017 result". Racing Post. 14 October 2017.
4. "2018 result". Racing Post. 13 October 2018.