The Falcon Stakes (Japanese ファルコンステークス) is a Grade 3 horse race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds run in March over a distance of 1400 metres at Chukyo Racecourse.[1]
| Grade 3 race | |
 Henny Hound wins the 2011 Falcon Stakes | |
| Location | Chukyo Racecourse |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1961 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1400 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | 3-y-o |
| Weight | 57 kg Allowance: Fillies 2 kg |
| Purse | ¥ 87,960,000 (as of 2024) 1st: ¥ 41,000,000 2nd: ¥ 16,000,000 3rd: ¥ 10,000,000 |
The race was first run in 1987 and has held Grade 3 status from its inauguration. It was initially run over 1800 before being cut to 1200 metres in 1996 and then extended to 1400 metres in 2012.
Winners since 2000
edit| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Yuwa Falcon | Eiji Nakadate | Masahiro Horii | 1:08.9 |
| 2001 | Rusunai Christiea | Shinichiro Akiyama | Yoshio Takagi | 1:08.9 |
| 2002 | Sunningdale | Yuichi Fukunaga | Tsutomu Setoguchi | 1:08.9 |
| 2003 | Gallant Arrow | Hideaki Miyuki | Hiroki Sakiyama | 1:09.7 |
| 2004 | Kyowa Happinessa | Yasuhiko Yasuda | Masaru Sayama | 1:09.5 |
| 2005 | Kazusa Line | Eiji Nakadate | Masamichi Wada | 1:09.9 |
| 2006 | Tagano Bastille | Kenichi Ikezoe | Kaneo Ikezoe | 1:09.9 |
| 2007 | Admire Hokuto | Norihiko Yokoyama | Fumio Koga | 1:08.0 |
| 2008 | Danon Go Go | Yutaka Take | Kojiro Hashiguchi | 1:09.0 |
| 2009 | Jo Cappuccino | Kota Fujioka | Kazuya Nakatake | 1:08.9 |
| 2010 | A Shin Whity | Yuichi Kitamura | Shigeki Matsumoto | 1:08.7 |
| 2011 | Henny Houndb | Yasunari Iwata | Yoshito Yahagi | 1:08.7 |
| 2012 | Brightline | Katsumi Ando | Ippo Sameshima | 1:24.0 |
| 2013 | Impulse Hero | Katsuharu Tanaka | Sakae Kunieda | 1:22.2 |
| 2014 | Tagano Grandpa | Yuichi Fukunaga | Hiroyoshi Matsuda | 1:21.2 |
| 2015 | Tagano Azaghal | Daisaku Matsuda | Teruhiko Chida | 1:22.9 |
| 2016 | Tosho Drafter | Hironobu Tanabe | Koji Kayano | 1:25.0 |
| 2017 | Kosoku Straight | Keita Tosaki | Eiji Nakadate | 1:21.1[2] |
| 2018 | Mr Melody | Yuichi Fukunaga | Hideaki Fujiwara | 1:22.1[3] |
| 2019 | Happy Hour | Hayato Yoshida | Koshiro Take | 1:20.9[4] |
| 2020 | Shine Garnet | Hironobu Tanabe | Toru Kurita | 1:21.3 |
| 2021 | Rooks Nest | Hideaki Miyuki | Tamio Hamada | 1:20.1 |
| 2022 | Purpur Ray | Mirco Demuro | Naosuke Sugai | 1:20.9 |
| 2023 | Tamamo Black Tie | Hideaki Miyuki | Koichi Tsunoda | 1:22.6 |
| 2024 | Danon McKinley | Yuichi Kitamura | Hideaki Fujiwara | 1:20.2 |
a The 2001 winner Rusunai Christie and the 2004 winner Kyowa Happiness were fillies
b The 2011 race was held at Hanshin Racecourse
Earlier winners
edit- 1987 - Hide Ryu O
- 1988 - Soccer Boy
- 1989 - Osaichi George
- 1990 - Long Arch
- 1991 - Kogane Power
- 1992 - Kyoei Bowgun
- 1993 - Nehai Caesar
- 1994 - Inazao Takao
- 1995 - Ibuki Rajo Mon
- 1996 - Sugino Hayakaze
- 1997 - Opening Theme
- 1998 - Tokio Perfect
- 1999 - Saikyo Sunday
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Falcon Stakes". Horse Racing in Japan.
- ^ "2017 result". Racing Post. 18 March 2017.
- ^ "2018 result". Racing Post. 17 March 2018.
- ^ "2019 result". Racing Post. 16 March 2019.
- ^ "ファルコンS". Netkeiba.
- ^ "Chunichi Sports Sho Falcon Stakes". Netkeiba.