| Grade 2 race | |
![]() 2008 Flora Stakes | |
| Location | Tokyo Racecourse |
|---|---|
| Race type | Thoroughbred Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 2000 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | 3-y-o fillies |
| Weight | 54kg |
| Purse | ¥112,520,000 (total) ¥52,000,000 (winner) |
The Flora Stakes (Japanese フローラステークス) is a Japanese Grade 2 flat horse race in Japan for three-year-old Thoroughbred fillies. It is run over a distance of 2000 metres at Tokyo Racecourse in April.[1]
The Flora Stakes was first run in 1966 and was elevated to Grade 2 status in 1984. It serves as a trial race for the Yushun Himba.
Winners since 2000
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Manic Sunday | Jiro Ono | Takao Nakano | 2:02.5 |
| 2001 | Oiwake Hikari | Junichi Kobayashi | Isamu Shibasaki | 2:01.5 |
| 2002 | Nishino Hanaguruma | Seiji Shimohama | Koji Kayano | 2:04.0 |
| 2003 | Shinko Ruby | Hiroshi Gohara | Sachio Yukubo | 2:00.6 |
| 2004 | Meisho Oscar | Hiroki Goto | Akio Adachi | 2:01.1 |
| 2005 | Dia de la Novia | Yutaka Take | Katsuhiko Sumii | 2:01.8 |
| 2006 | Yamato Marian | Takanori Kikuzawa | Akio Adachi | 2:01.7 |
| 2007 | Bella Rheia | Shinichiro Akiyama | Osamu Hirata | 2:00.8 |
| 2008 | Red Agate | Hiroyuki Uchida | Yasuhito Tamura | 2:00.5 |
| 2009 | Dear Geena | Hiroyuki Uchida | Yasuhito Tamura | 2:02.2 |
| 2010 | Saint Emilion | Norihiro Yokoyama | Masaaki Koga | 2:00.2 |
| 2011 | Bouncy Tune | Kousei Miura | Toshiaki Tajima | 2:03.3 |
| 2012 | Midsummer Fair | Masayoshi Ebina | Futoshi Kojima | 2:02.0 |
| 2013 | Denim And Ruby | Hiroyuki Uchida | Katsuhiko Sumii | 2:03.9 |
| 2014 | Sang Real | Yasunari Iwata | Hiroyoshi Matuda | 2:00.0 |
| 2015 | Sing With Joy | Hiroyuki Uchida | Yasuo Tomomichi | 2:01.8 |
| 2016 | Cecchino | Christophe Lemaire | Kazuo Fujisawa | 1:59.7[2] |
| 2017 | Mozu Katchan | Ryuji Wada | Ippo Sameshima | 2:01.3[3] |
| 2018 | Satono Walkure | Mirco Demuro | Katsuhiko Sumii | 1:59.5[4] |
| 2019 | Victoria | Keita Tosaki | Shigeyuki Kojima | 1:59.5 |
| 2020 | Win Marilyn | Takeshi Yokoyama | Takahisa Tezuka | 1:58.7 |
| 2021 | Cool Cat | Christophe Lemaire | Takeshi Okumura | 1:59.4 |
| 2022 | Erika Vita | Hironobu Tanabe | Sakae Kunieda | 2:00.4 |
| 2023 | Golden Hind | Akira Sugawara | Yasuo Takeichi | 1.58.9 |
Earlier winners
- 1984 - Lake Victoria
- 1985 - Yukino Rose
- 1986 - Mejiro Ramonu
- 1987 - Max Beauty
- 1988 - Ara Hokuto
- 1989 - Foundry Popo
- 1990 - Kyoei Tap
- 1991 - Yamanin Marine
- 1992 - Kyowa Hoseki
- 1993 - Yamahisa Laurel
- 1994 - Golden Jack
- 1995 - Silent Happiness
- 1996 - Center Rising
- 1997 - Orange Peel
- 1998 - Max Can Do
- 1999 - Stinger
See also
References
- ↑ "Flora Stakes". Horse Racing in Japan.
- ↑ "2016 result". Racing Post. 24 April 2016.
- ↑ "2017 result". Racing Post. 23 April 2017.
- ↑ "2018 result". Racing Post. 22 April 2018.
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