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
LocationTokyo Racecourse
Inaugurated1984
Race typeThoroughbred Flat racing
Race information
Distance1800 metres
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
Qualification3-y-o + fillies and mares
Weight4-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
2020 Salacia 5 Yuichi Kitamura Manabu Ikezoe 1:48.5
2021 Shadow Diva 5 Yuichi Fukunaga Makoto Saito 1:45.6
2022 Izu Jo No Kiseki 5 Yasunari Iwata Koichi Ishizaka 1:44.5
2023 Divina 5 Mirco Demuro Yasuo Tomomichi 1:46.1

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

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.
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