| 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 | Special Weight |
| Purse | ¥ 119,100,000 (as of 2024) 1st: ¥ 55,000,000 2nd: ¥ 22,000,000 3rd: ¥ 14,000,000 |
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.
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
Weight
53 kg for three-year-olds, 55 kg for four-year-olds and above.
Allowances:
- 2 kg for southern hemisphere bred three-year-olds
Penalties (excluding two-year-old race performance):
- If a graded stakes race has been won within a year:
- 2 kg for a grade 1 win
- 1 kg for a grade 2 win
- If a graded stakes race has been won for more than a year:
- 1 kg for a grade 1 win
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 |
| 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 |
| 2017 | Crocosmia | 4 | Yasunari Iwata | Katsuichi Nishiura | 1:48.1 |
| 2018 | Deirdre | 4 | Christophe Lemaire | Mitsuru Hashida | 1:44.7 |
| 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 |
| 2024 | Brede Weg | 4 | Christophe Lemaire | Keisuke Miyata | 1:44.7 |
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
- Netkeiba:
- "Fuchu Himba Stakes". Horse Racing in Japan.
- "List of JRA Graded Races 2024｜List of JRA Graded Races｜Horse Racing in Japan". Horse Racing in Japan. Retrieved 2024-10-14.
- "2016 result". Racing Post. 15 October 2016.
- "2017 result". Racing Post. 14 October 2017.
- "2018 result". Racing Post. 13 October 2018.
- "府中牝馬S". Netkeiba.
- "Ireland Trophy Fuchu Himba Stakes". Netkeiba.