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
Lord Quest winning the Swan Stakes in 2018
LocationKyoto Racecourse
Inaugurated1958
Race typeThoroughbred Flat racing
Race information
Distance1400 metres
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed
Qualification3-y-o +
Weight4-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
2020 Katsuji 5 Yasunari Iwata Kaneo Ikezoe 1:21.2
2021[a] Danon Fantasy 5 Yuga Kawada Mitsumasa Nakauchida 1:20.8
2022[a] Diatonic 7 Yasunari Iwata Takayuki Yasuda 1:19.8

a The 2021 and 2022 runnings took place at Hanshin while Kyoto was closed for redevelopment.

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

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.
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