The Miyako Stakes (Japanese みやこステークス) is a Japanese Grade 3 horse race for Thoroughbreds aged three and over, run in November over a distance of 1800 metres on dirt at Kyoto Racecourse.
The race was originally named the Topaz Stakes from 1986 until 2009, with the inaugural race being run on a turf track over a distance of 1400 metres, before the distance was extended to 2000 metres from 1984 to 1996. The race became a dirt race in 1997, and was later promoted to Grade 3 status in 2010 and renamed to Miyako Stakes. The race serves as a trial for the Champions Cup, which is run in early December, with the winner given an entry slot in the race since 2014.
The race was not held in 2018 as the Japan Breeding Farms' Cup Classic (as well as the Sprint and Ladies' Classics) were held instead that year.
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
Previous winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner TimeTopaz Stakes1983Nihon Pillow Winner3Hiroshi KawachiMasatoshi HattoriHyakutaro Kobayashi1:22.71984Long Leather3Hiroshi KawachiHikosaburo NagahamaChoichi Nakai2:04.61985Royal Cosmah3Seiki TabaraKuniichi AsamiAtsuko Uchida2:05.21986Suzutaka Hero4Katsuhide MaruyamaMasahiro SakaguchiTakashi Suzuki2:01.71987Hashiken ELDO4Tatsuya MatsumotoTadashi NakaoHiroshi Hashimoto2:02.51988Happy Suzuran3Seiki TabaraSaburo YuasaMomoko Yanai2:02.11989Marron Glace5Junichiro OkaHozumi ShonoHideo Kuribayashi2:00.81990Dai Yusaku5Shigefumi KumazawaShigeharu NaitoKohei Hashimoto2:00.11991Lucky Guerlain5Koichi UchidaRoyal FarmRoyal Farm2:06.41992Osumi Roch5Tatsuya MatsumotoTadashi NakaoHidenori Yamaji2:00.31993Towa Nagon4Hideo KoyauchiMasaru SayamaIchiro Saito2:00.81994Tamamo Highway4Hirofumi ShiiShinobu YoshinagaTamamo1:59.61995Yutosei5Katsumi ShiomuraNorihiro TanakaAitetsu2:00.91996Yutosei6Katsumi ShiomuraNorihiro TanakaAitetsu2:00.41997Premium Thunder3Yutaka TakeMakoto OsawaHiroaki Nakanishi1:48.41998Osumi Jet4Hirofumi ShiiToshiaki ShiraiHidenori Yamaji1:50.51999World Cleek4Kazuhiro KatoHitoshi AraiInternational Horse1:51.62000Hokusetsu King4Shinichiro AkiyamaMasayuki SakataShobu Hirashima1:50.22001Tamamo Ruby King4Tetsuya KobayashiYoshihiko KawamuraTamamo1:51.32002Air Pierre6Shinji FujitaYasuhito TamuraLucky Field1:52.22003Time Paradox5Katsumi AndoHiroyoshi MatsudaShadai Race Horse1:51.62004Ancient Hill3Kenichi ShonoShigeki MatsumotoCarrot Farm1:50.72005Bellagio6Mikio MatsunagaKeiji TakaichiKaneko Makoto Holdings1:50.32006Cafe Olympus5Hirofumi ShiiYasuhisa MatsuyamaKoichi Nishikawa1:50.92007Long Pride3Yutaka TakeYukiharu OnoToshio Nakai1:51.32008Espoir City3Tetsuzo SatoAkio AdachiYushun Horse Club1:50.8 2009 Silk Mobius 3 Hiroyasu Tanaka Masazo RyokeSilk Racing 1:49.6Miyako Stakes 2010 Transcend 4 Shinji Fujita Takayuki YasudaKoji Maeda 1:49.8 2011 Espoir City 6 Tetsuzo Sato Akio AdachiYushun Horse Club 1:48.4 2012 Roman Legend 4 Yasunari Iwata Hideaki FujiwaraYoshimi Ota 1:49.6 2013 Brightline 4 Yuichi Fukunaga Ippo SameshimaNorth Hills 1:49.2 2014 Incantation 4 Takuya Ono Tomohiko HatsukiTurf Sport 1:50.2 2015 Roi Jardin 4 Suguru Hamanaka Hirofumi TodaShadai Race Horse 1:47.8 2016 Apollo Kentucky 4 Fuma Matsukawa Kenji YamauchiApollo Thoroughbred Club 1:50.1 2017 T M Jinsoku 5 Yoshihiro Furakawa Kazuyoshi KiharaMasatsugu Takezono 1:50.1 2018 no race 2019 Vengeance 6 Hideaki Miyuki Hiroyuki OnedaJunzo Miyagawa 1:49.1 2020 Clincher 6 Yuga Kawada Hiroshi MiyamotoKoji Maeda 1:49.9 2021 Meisho Hario 4 Suguru Hamanaka Inao OkadaYoshio Matsumoto 1:50.8 2022 Sunrise Hope 5 Hideaki Miyuki Tomohiko HatsukiTakao Matsuoka 1:51.62023Seraphic Call3Mirco DemuroRyo TerashimaCarrot Farm1:50.92024Sunrise Zipangu3Katsuma SameshimaHidetaka OtonashiLife House1:49.72025W Heart Bond4Ryusei SakaiRyuji OkuboSilk Racing1:47.5
See also Horse racing in Japan List of Japanese flat horse races
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