Sprinters Stakes

Sprinters Stakes
Race information
Grade 1 race
Location	Nakayama Racecourse 2014: Niigata Racecourse
Inaugurated	1967
Race type	Thoroughbred
Website	japanracing.jp - Centaur Stakes & Sprinters Stakes
Distance	1,200 meters (About 6 furlongs)
Surface	Turf
Track	Right-handed 2014: Left-handed
Qualification	3-y-o+, Thoroughbreds
Weight	3-y-o 55kg / 4-y-o+ 57kg^[1]
Purse	¥ 180,500,000 (as of 2014) 1st: ¥ 95,000,000
Bonuses	see Global Sprint Challenge

The Sprinters Stakes (スプリンターズステークス) is a Grade 1 flat horse race in Japan open to thoroughbreds which are three-years-old or above. It is run over a distance of 1,200 metres (approximately 6 furlongs) at Nakayama Racecourse, and it takes place annually in late September or early October.

It was first run in 1967, and was given Domestic Grade 3 status when race grading was introduced to Japan in 1984. This was elevated to Domestic Grade 2 in 1987, Domestic Grade 1 in 1990, and to its present level in 2006. Horses trained outside Japan have been eligible to run in the race since 1994. Prior to 2000 the race was run in December, the week before the Arima Kinen (Grand Prix).

It is now the seventh leg in the nine race Global Sprint Challenge series, preceded by the July Cup and followed by The Age Classic.

The 2014 running of the Sprinters Stakes was held at Niigata Racecourse, since Nakayama Racecourse was closed for renovations to the grandstand. The race was previously held in Niigata in 2002.

Winners since 1994

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
1994	Sakura Bakushin O	5	Futoshi Kojima	Katsutaro Sakai	Sakura Commerce	1:07.1
1995	Hishi Akebono	3	Koichi Tsunoda	Masaru Sayama	Masaichiro Abe	1:08.1
1996	Flower Park	4	Seiki Tabara	Shouichi Matsumoto	Katsumi Yoshida	1:08.8
1997	Taiki Shuttle	3	Yukio Okabe	Kazuo Fujisawa	Taiki Farm Co.	1:07.8
1998	Meiner Love	3	Yutaka Yoshida	Ryuichi Inaba	Thoroughbred Club Ruffian	1:08.6
1999	Black Hawk	5	Norihiro Yokoyama	Sakae Kunieda	Makoto Kaneko	1:08.2
2000	Daitaku Yamato	6	Teruo Eda	Sei Ishizaka	Kazuo Nakamura	1:08.6
2001	Trot Star	5	Masayoshi Ebina	Eiji Nakano	Minoru Takano	1:07.0
2002	Believe ^[1]	4	Yutaka Take	Shigeki Matsumoto	Koji Maeda	1:07.7
2003	Durandal	4	Kenichi Ikezoe	Masahiro Sakaguchi	Teruya Yoshida	1:08.0
2004	Calstone Light O	6	Naohiro Onishi	Hiroyuki Oneda	Sadamitsu Shimizu	1:09.9
2005	Silent Witness	6	Felix Coetzee	Tony Cruz	Archie & Betty da Silva	1:07.3
2006	Takeover Target	7	Jay Ford	Joe Janiak	Joe & Ben Janiak	1:08.1
2007	Aston Machan	3	Eiji Nakadate	Sei Ishizaka	Mayumi Tosa	1:09.4
2008	Sleepless Night	4	Hiroyuki Uemura	Kojiro Hashiguchi	Sunday Racing Co. Ltd.	1:08.0
2009	Laurel Guerreiro	5	Shinji Fujita	Mitsugu Kon	Laurel Racing	1:07.5
2010	Ultra Fantasy	8	Alex H W Lai	Ricky P F Yiu	The Hon T F Lam	1:07.4
2011	Curren Chan	4	Ken'ichi Ikezoe	Takayuki Yasuda	Takashi Suzuki	1:07.4
2012	Lord Kanaloa	4	Yasunari Iwata	Takayuki Yasuda	Lord Horse Club	1:06.7
2013	Lord Kanaloa	5	Yasunari Iwata	Takayuki Yasuda	Lord Horse Club	1:07.2
2014	Snow Dragon	6	Takuya Ono	Noboru Takagi	Makio Okada	1:08.8
2015	Straight Girl	6	Keita Tosaki	Hideaki Fujiwara	Hirosaki Toshihiro Hd Co Ltd	1:08.1
2016	Red Falx	5	Mirco Demuro	Tomohito Ozeki	TokyoHorseRacing Co. Ltd	1:07.6

¹ The 2002 race took place at Niigata Racecourse.

Earlier winners

1967 - Onward Hill
1968 - Suzu Hayate
1969 - Takeshiba O
1970 - Tamami
1971 - Kensachi
1972 - Noboru Toko
1973 - Kyoei Green
1974 - Sakura Iwai
1975 - Sakura Iwai
1976 - Jumbo King
1977 - Meiwa Kimiko
1978 - Meiwa Kimiko
1979 - Sunny Flower
1981 - Sakura God
1982 - Sakura Shingeki
1983 - Shin Wolf
1984 - Happy Progress
1985 - Marutaka Storm
1986 - Dokan Tesco
1987 - King Frolic
1988 - Dyna Actress
1989 - Winning Smile
1990 - Bamboo Memory
1991 - Daiichi Ruby
1992 - Nishino Flower
1993 - Sakura Bakushin O

References

↑ JRA International Races 2007

External links

Horse Racing in Japan
- Centaur Stakes and Sprinters Stakes

List of Japanese Grade I horse races

Japan Racing Association (JRA) GI Races (International GI)	February Stakes (dirt) Takamatsunomiya Kinen Oka Sho (Japanese 1000 Guineas; 3-year-old fillies) Satsuki Sho (Japanese 2000 Guineas; 3-year-olds) Tenno Sho (Spring) NHK Mile Cup (3-year-olds) Victoria Mile (fillies and mares) Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks; 3-year-old fillies) Tokyo Yūshun (Japanese Derby; 3-year-olds) Yasuda Kinen Takarazuka Kinen Sprinters Stakes Shūka Sho (3-year-old fillies) Kikuka Shō (Japanese St. Leger; 3-year-olds) Tenno Sho (Autumn) Queen Elizabeth II Cup (fillies and mares) Mile Championship Japan Cup (invitational) Champions Cup (dirt) Hanshin Juvenile Fillies (2-year-old fillies) Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes (2-year-olds) Arima Kinen (Grand Prix)

National Association of Racing (NAR) JpnI and GI Races (Domestic or international GI races, dirt)	Kawasaki Kinen Kashiwa Kinen Teio sho Japan Dirt Derby (3-year-old) Mile Championship Nambu Hai Japan Breeding farm's Cup (Sprint - Ladies' Classic [fillies and mares] - Classic) Zen-Nippon Nisai Yushun (2-year-olds) Tokyo Daishōten (international)

JRA Steeplechase Races (J-GI races)	Nakayama Grand Jump (international) Nakayama Daishogai (international)

Domestic Grade I Equivalent Races	Haneda Hai (Ohi) Tokyo Derby (Ohi) Ban'ei Kinen (Ban'ei, Obihiro)

See also	Japan Racing Association National Association of Racing Horse racing in Japan

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