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Horse race
Shion Stakes
紫苑ステークス
Grade 2 race
The Grandstand at Nakayama
LocationNakayama Racecourse
Inaugurated2000
Race typeThoroughbred Flat racing
Race information
Distance2000 metres
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed
Qualification3-y-o fillies
Weight55 kg
Purse¥ 112,520,000 (as of 2024)
1st: ¥ 52,000,000
2nd: ¥ 21,000,000
3rd: ¥ 13,000,000

The Shion Stakes (Japanese 紫苑ステークス) is a Grade 2 horse race for three-year-old Thoroughbred fillies run in September over a distance of 1800 metres at Nakayama Racecourse.

The race, which serves as a trial race for the Shuka Sho, was first contested in 2000 and has been run at Grade 3 level since 2016. The Shion Stakes was originally run over 1800 metres before the distance was increased to 2000 metres in 2007. The 2002 and 2014 editions were held at Niigata Racecourse. It was promoted to Grade 2 in 2023.

Winners since 2016

Year
 Winner
 Jockey
 Trainer
 Owner
 Time
2016 Biche Keita Tosaki Yuichi Shikato Yasushi Kubota 1:59.7
2017 Deirdre Yasunari Iwata Mitsuru Hashida Touji Morita 1:59.8
2018 Normcore Christophe Lemaire Kiyoshi Hagiwara Seiichi Iketani 1:58.0
2019 Passing Through Keita Tosaki Yoichi Kuroiwa Carrot Farm 1:58.3
2020 Maltese Diosa Hironobu Tanabe Takahisa Tezuka Nagako Fujita 2:02.1
2021 Fine Rouge Yuichi Fukunaga Takaki Iwato Genichi Mutsui 1:58.2
2022 Stunning Rose Ryusei Sakai Tomokazu Takano Sunday Racing 1:59.9
2023 Moryana Norihiro Yokoyama Yoshinori Muto Fumio Takahashi 1:58.0
2024 Christmas Parade Yukito Ishikawa Shizuya Kato G1 Racing Co. Ltd. 1:56.6
  1. Set the current course record

Earlier winners

  • 2000 - Mejiro Marie
  • 2001 - Lady Pastel
  • 2002 - Osumi Cosmo
  • 2003 - Rendo Felice
  • 2004 - Ingot
  • 2005 - Cosmo Marvelous
  • 2006 - Cendrillon
  • 2007 - Arco Senora
  • 2008 - Moere Katrina
  • 2009 - Diana Barows
  • 2010 - Dear Arethusa
  • 2011 - Calmato
  • 2012 - Para La Salud
  • 2013 - Sekisho
  • 2014 - Reve d'Etoiles
  • 2015 - Queens Milagro

See also

References

  1. "Shion Stakes". Horse Racing in Japan.
  2. "2023 Racing Program".
  3. "2016 result". Racing Post. 10 September 2017.
  4. "2017 result". Racing Post. 9 September 2017.
  5. "2018 result". Racing Post. 8 September 2018.
  6. "紫苑S". Netkeiba.
  7. "Shion Stakes". Netkeiba.
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