Principal Stakes
| Location | Tokyo |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1996 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 2,000 meters[1] |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Tokyo Racecourse |
| Qualification | Three-year-old Mares and Stallions |
| Weight | 56kg |
| Purse | ¥200,000,000 1st: ¥ 38,000,000 |
The Principal Pulse Stakes (in Japanese: プリンシパルステークス), is a 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. 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 in normally the final chance.
It is an international race,[2] typically held in May[1]
Winners since 2014
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Bell Canyon | Keita Tozaki | Noriyuki Hori | 2:01.0 |
| 2015 | Ambitious | Christopher Lemaire | Hidetaka Otonashi | 2:00.2 |
| 2016 | Azure Rose | Hugh Bowman | Masaaki Koga | 1:59.2 |
| 2017 | Daiwa Cagney | Hiroshi Kitamura | Takanori Kikusawa | 1:58.3 |
| 2018 | Cosmic Force[3] | Christopher Lemaire | Sakae Kunieda | 1:58.2 |
| 2019 | Zadar[4] | Shuu Ishibashi | Masahiro Ootake | 1:58.3 |
| 2020 | Bitterender[5] | Akihide Tsumura | Ikuo Aizawa | 1:59.8 |
Past winners
Past winners include:
- 1996: Dance in the Dark[6]
- 1997: Silence Suzuka
- 1998: Taiki Bridle
- 1999: Black Tuxedo
- 2000: Toho Shiden
- 2001: Miscast
- 2002: Mega Stardom
- 2003: Meiner Solomon
- 2004: Pisa no Kukai
- 2005: Eishin Niizan
- 2006: Victory Run
- 2007: Golden Dahlia
- 2008: Venture Nine
- 2009: Keiai Raijin
- 2010: Rulership
- 2011: Tosen Reve
- 2012: Spielberg
- 2013: Samson's Pride
See also
References
- ^ a b "10R PRINCIPAL STAKES (L)". Umanity. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ "List of other races which foreign horses can run". JapanRacing. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ "Cosmic Force". Equibase. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ "Zadar". JBIS. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ "Bitterender". JBIS. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ "Dance in the dark". Ahonoora. Retrieved 6 August 2019.