The Principal Stakes (in Japanese: プリンシパルステークス) is a listed race for three-year-old stallions and mares in the Japan Racing Association.
Race details
The race was established in 1996 as a qualifying race for the Tokyo Yūshun, which is run in late May or early June. The winner of this race will be given Priority entry rights to the Japanese Derby. To those who wish to qualify for Tokyo Yūshun, winning this race is normally the final chance.
It is an international race, typically held in May.
Past winners Year Winner Jockey TrainerOwner Time1996Dance in the DarkYutaka TakeKojiro HashiguchiShadai Race Horse2:13.91997Silence SuzukaHiroyuki UemuraMitsuru HashidaKeiji Nagai2:13.41998Taiki BridleYukio OkabeMasanori ItoTaiki Farm2:13.81999Black TuxedoHitoshi MatobaMitsuhiro OgataMakoto Kaneko 2:13.62000Toho ShidenMasayoshi EbinaKiyotaka TanakaToho Bussan2:13.92001MiscastNorihiro YokoyamaKeiji KatoNorth Hills Management2:12.92002Mega StardomMikio MatsunagaShoji YamamotoNorth Hills Management2:14.62003Meiner SolomonHiroki GotoSakae KuniedaThoroughbred Club Ruffian2:01.22004Pisa no KukaiDamien OliverKazuo FujisawaYoshimi Ichikawa2:00.22005Eishin NiizanMasayoshi EbinaMasanori SakaguchiToyomitsu Hirai2:01.22006Victory RunMasayoshi EbinaKiyohiro TadokoroToshiharu Yamamoto2:00.22007Golden DahliaYoshitomi ShibataYoshitaka NinomiyaYoshiko Tanaka1:59.62008Venture NineTomoharu BushizawaSatoru KobiyamaYoshiro Motosugi2:01.52009Keiai RaijinYoshitomi ShibataMitsuhiro OgataKeiai Orthopedic Appliances1:59.92010RulershipNorihiro YokoyamaKatsuhiko SumiiSunday Racing1:59.12011Tosen ReveCraig WilliamsYasutoshi IkeeTakaya Shimakawa2:01.02012SpielbergHiroyuki UchidaKazuo FujisawaHidetoshi Yamamoto2:00.92013Samson's PrideHironobu TanabeHiroaki SugiuraSilk2:01.42014 Bell CanyonKeita TosakiNoriyuki HoriKaneko Makoto Holdings 2:01.02015 AmbitiousChristophe LemaireHidetaka OtonashiHideko Kondo2:00.22016Azure RoseHugh BowmanMasaaki KogaCarrot Farm1:59.22017 Daiwa CagneyHiroshi KitamuraTakanori KikuzawaKeizo Oshiro1:58.32018 Cosmic ForceChristophe LemaireSakae KuniedaSunday Racing1:58.22019 ZadarShuu IshibashiMasahiro OotakeCarrot Farm1:58.32020 BitterenderAkihide TsumuraIkuo AizawaHidaka Breeders Union1:59.82021Baji OAkihide TsumuraHiroyasu TanakaTakeshi Suzuki1:59.32022Seiun HadesHideaki MiyukiShinsuke HashiguchiShigeyuki Nishiyama1:59.02023Pax OttomanicaHironobu TanabeTakashi KubotaYoshiro Kubota2:01.02024Danon Ayers RockJoão MoreiraNoriyuki HoriDanobx1:59.62025ReadinessNorihiro YokoyamaMitsugu KonKoji Yasuhara1:59.32026Meisho HachikoMichael DeeMitsunori MakiuraYoshitaka Matsumoto1:58.5
See also Horse racing in Japan List of Japanese flat horse races
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