Principal Stakes
| Listed race | |
.jpg) Tokyo Racecourse | |
| 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 Fillies and Colts |
| Weight | 57 kg Allowance: Fillies 2 kg |
| Purse | ¥ 43,200,000 (as of 2024) 1st: ¥ 20,000,000 2nd: ¥ 8,000,000 3rd: ¥ 5,000,000 |
The Principal Stakes (in Japanese: プリンシパルステークス), is a listed race for three-year-old stallions and mares in the Japan Racing Association.
Race details[edit]
The race was established in 1996 as a qualifying race for the Tokyo Yūshun. The winner of this race will be given Priority entry rights to the Japanese Derby. To those who wish to qualify for Tokyo Yūshun, winning this race is normally the final chance.
It is an international race,[2] typically held in May.[1]
Winners since 2014[edit]
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Bell Canyon | Keita Tosaki | Noriyuki Hori | 2:01.0 |
| 2015 | Ambitious | Christophe 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] | Christophe 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 |
| 2021 | Baji O[6] | Akihide Tsumura | Hiroyasu Tanaka | 1:59.3 |
| 2022 | Seiun Hades[7] | Hideaki Miyuki | Shinsuke Hashiguchi | 1:59.0 |
| 2023 | Pax Ottomanica | Hironobu Tanabe | Takashi Kubota | 2:01.0 |
| 2024 | Danon Ayers Rock | João Moreira | Noriyuki Hori | 1:59.6 |
Past winners[edit]
Past winners include:
- 1996: Dance in the Dark[8]
- 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[edit]
References[edit]
- Netkeiba:
- ^ a b "10R PRINCIPAL STAKES (L)". Umanity. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ "List of other races which foreign horses can run". JapanRacing. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ "Cosmic Force". Equibase. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ "Zadar". JBIS. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ "Bitterender". JBIS. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ "【プリンシパルＳ】２番人気バジオウが２番手から抜け出して快勝". サンスポZBAT！競馬 (in Japanese). 2021-05-08. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
- ^ "【プリンシパルＳ】セイウンハーデス＆幸がダービー最終便制す 橋口調教師「距離が延びた方が競馬はしやすい」". 東スポ競馬 (in Japanese). 2022-05-07. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
- ^ "Dance in the dark". Ahonoora. Retrieved 6 August 2019.