The Stayers Stakes (Japanese ステイヤーズステークス) is a Grade 2 horse race in Japan for Thoroughbreds aged three and over run in December over a distance of 3,600 metres at Nakayama Racecourse.
It was first run in early Autumn of 1967 before being moved to December from 1972. The Stayers Stakes was promoted to Grade 3 in 1984, and Grade 2 in 1997.
Weight 55 kg for three-year-olds, 57 kg for four-year-olds and above.
Allowances:
2 kg for fillies / mares 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 fillies / mares) 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 TrainerOwner Time 2000 Hot Secret 4 Yoshitomi Shibata Yoshiyuki GotoMakoto Kaneko 3:45.6 2001 Erimo Brian 4 Norihiro Yokoyama Izumi ShimizuShinichi Yamamoto 3:43.3 2002 Hot Secret 6 Yukio Okabe Yoshiyuki GotoMakoto Kaneko 3:45.6 2003 Chakra 3 Hiroki Goto Akio AdachiEiko Tadokoro 3:48.2 2004 Daitaku Bertram 6 Mirco Demuro Kojiro HashiguchiTaiyo Farm 3:44.8 2005 Delta Blues 4 Olivier Peslier Katsuhiko SumiiSunday Racing 3:47.7 2006 Eye Popper 6 Olivier Peslier Izumi ShimizuSunday Racing 3:43.4 2007 Makihata Cyborg 5 Yutaka Yoshida Megumu ShinkawaMakimoto Bokujo 3:44.9 2008 Air Zipangu 5 Norihiro Yokoyama Hideaki FujiwaraLucky Field 3:48.1 2009 Forgettable 3 Christophe Soumillon Yasutoshi IkeeMakoto Kaneko 3:51.3 2010 Cosmo Helenos 3 Masami Matsuoka Masatatsu KikukawaBig Red Farm 3:43.4 2011 Meiner Kitz 8 Kousei Miura Sakae KuniedaThoroughbred Club Ruffian 3:50.8 2012 Tokai Trick 10 Hiroshi Kitamura Kenji NonakaMasanori Uchimura 3:46.5 2013 Desperado 5 Norihiro Yokoyama Akio AdachiYoshimi Ichikawa 3:45.2 2014 Desperado 6 Norihiro Yokoyama Akio AdachiYoshimi Ichikawa 3:47.8 2015 Albert 4 Ryan Moore Noriyuki HoriMasamichi Hayashi 3:45.9 2016 Albert 5 Ryan Moore Noriyuki HoriMasamichi Hayashi 3:47.8 2017 Albert 6 Ryan Moore Noriyuki HoriMasamichi Hayashi 3:43.0 2018 Ridge Man 5 Masayoshi Ebina Yasushi ShonoTsuji Bokujo 3:45.2 2019 Mondo Intero 7 William Buick Takahisa TezukaSilk Racing 3:46.1 2020 Ocea Great 4 Norihiro Yokoyama Masatatsu KikukawaIHR 3:52.0 2021 Divine Force 5 Hironobu Tanabe Ryo TerashimaHaruya Yoshida 3:47.6 2022 Silver Sonic 6 Damian Lane Yasutoshi IkeeShadai Race Horse 3:46.3 2023 Iron Barows 6 Shu Ishibashi Hiroyuki UemuraHirotsugu Inokuma 3:45.42024Chevalier Rose6Yuichi KitamuraHisashi ShimizuCarrot Farm Co. Ltd.3:46.72025Hohelied4Keita TosakiToshiaki TajimaHaruya Yoshida3:47.2
Earlier winners
1967 - Riko 1968 - New Onward 1969 - Attack Blue 1970 - Continental 1971 - Race Cancelled 1972 - Zieger 1973 - Toyo Asahi 1974 - Excel Runner 1975 - Tosho Rock 1976 - Hokkai Noble 1977 - Lancelot 1978 - Fujino High Hat 1979 - Sakura Eiryu 1980 - Fujino High Hat 1981 - Pure Symboli 1982 - Pure Symboli 1983 - Bright Symboli 1984 - Kane Kuroshio 1985 - Hokkai Pegasus 1986 - See Nan Lady 1987 - Mount Nizon 1988 - Slew O Dyna 1989 - Slew O Dyna 1990 - Doctor Spurt 1991 - Meisho Vitoria 1992 - Ayrton Symboli 1993 - Ayrton Symboli 1994 - Air Dublin 1995 - Stage Champ 1996 - Sage Wells 1997 - Mejiro Bright 1998 - Inter Flag 1999 - Painted Black
See also Horse racing in Japan List of Japanese flat horse races
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