 Smile Kana wins the 2020 Turquoise Stakes | |
| Class | Grade 3 |
|---|---|
| Location | Nakayama Racecourse |
| Inaugurated | 2015 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1600 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | 3-y-o+ fillies and mares |
| Weight | Handicap |
| Purse | ¥ 82,380,000 (as of 2024)
|
The Turquoise Stakes (Japanese ターコイズステークス) is a Japanese Grade 3 horse race for Thoroughbred fillies and mares aged three and over. It is run in December over a distance of 1600 metres on turf at Nakayama Racecourse, in Funabashi, Chiba.[1]
It was first run in 2015 and has held Grade 3 status since 2017.
Winners since 2015
[edit]| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Sing With Joy | 3 | Keita Tosaki | Yasuo Tomomichi | Shadai Race Horse | 1:35.7 |
| 2016 | Magic Time | 5 | Christophe Lemaire | Tadashige Nakagawa | Sunday Racing | 1:33.6 |
| 2017 | Miss Panthere | 3 | Norihiro Yokoyama | Mitsugu Kon | Chiyono Terada | 1:34.2 |
| 2018 | Miss Panthere | 4 | Norihiro Yokoyama | Mitsugu Kon | Chiyono Terada | 1:32.7 |
| 2019 | Contra Check | 3 | Christophe Lemaire | Kazuo Fujisawa | Carrot Farm | 1:32.2 |
| 2020 | Smile Kana | 3 | Daichi Shibata | Yoshiyasu Takahashi | Shigeyuki Okada | 1:34.6 |
| 2021 | Miss New York | 4 | Mirco Demuro | Haruki Sugiyama | Takaaki Farm | 1:32.8 |
| 2022 | Miss New York | 5 | Mirco Demuro | Haruki Sugiyama | Takaaki Farm | 1:33.5 |
| 2023 | Fierce Pride | 5 | Christophe Lemaire | Sakae Kunieda | Godolphin | 1:32.7 |
| 2024 | Argine | 4 | Atsuya Nishimura | Mitsumasa Nakauchida | Lord Horse Club | 1:33.2 |
Earlier Winners
[edit]- 1982 - Peerless Lady
- 1983 - Dyna Carle
- 1984 - Liberty Bell
- 1985 - Asakusa Scale
- 1986 - Metis
- 1987 - Mejiro Fulmar
- 1988 - Kuri Rotary
- 1989 - Lady Gossip
- 1990 - Yukino Sunrise
- 1991 - Kyoei Tap
- 1992 - Scarlet Bouquet
- 1993 - Yukino Vision
- 1994 - Brand Noble
- 1995 - Spring Verbena
- 1996 - Kurokami
- 1997 - Luminescence
- 1998 - Reward Ninfa
- 1999 - Sakura Akatsuki
- 2000 - Christmas Tree
- 2001 - Taiki Twinkle
- 2002 - Chocot
- 2003 - Chunyi
- 2004 - Winglet
- 2005 - Meine Sorcerous
- 2006 - Cosmo Marvelous
- 2007 - Cosmo Marvelous
- 2008 - Zarema
- 2009 - Wedding Fujiko
- 2010 - Kauai Lane
- 2011 - Meine Princess
- 2012 - Sound of Heart
- 2013 - Lei Carla
- 2014 - Minaret
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Turquoise Stakes". Horse Racing in Japan.
- ^ "ターコイズS". Netkeiba.
- ^ "Turquoise Stakes". Netkeiba.