The Sirius Stakes (Japanese シリウスステークス) is a Grade 3 horse race for Thoroughbreds aged three and over, run in late September or early October over a distance of 2,000 meters on dirt at Hanshin Racecourse.[1]
| Grade 3 race | |
 Yamanin Kingly wins the 2011 Sirius Stakes | |
| Location | Hanshin Racecourse |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1997 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 2,000 meters |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | 3-y-o+ |
| Weight | Handicap |
| Purse | ¥ 82,380,000 (as of 2024) 1st: ¥ 38,000,000 2nd: ¥ 15,000,000 3rd: ¥ 10,000,000 |
It was first run in 1993 and has held Grade 3 status since 1997. The first six editions of the race took place at Chukyo Racecourse and it was also run at that track in 2006. Originally contested as a 1,200 meter sprint on turf until the race distance was increased to 1,400 meters on dirt in 1997 and 1,700 meters in 2006. The Sirius Stakes has been run over 2,000 meters since 2007.
Winners since 2000
edit| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Meiner Brian | 3 | Shinji Fujita | Toru Miya | 1:23.3 |
| 2001 | Broad Appeal | 7 | Hirofumi Shii | Kunihide Matsuda | 1:23.7 |
| 2002 | Sterling Rose | 5 | Ryuji Wada | Shuji Kitahashi | 1:22.4 |
| 2003 | Meiner Select | 4 | Naohiro Onishi | Hitoshi Nakamura | 1:23.1 |
| 2004 | Agnes Wing | 4 | Hideaki Miyuki | Toshiaki Shirai | 1:23.1 |
| 2005 | Blue Concorde | 5 | Hideaki Miyuki | Toshiyuki Hattori | 1:23.9 |
| 2006 | Meisho Battler | 6 | Tetsuzo Sato | Shigetada Takahashi | 1:43.1 |
| 2007 | Dragon Fire | 3 | Yuichi Fukunaga | Takashi Kubota | 2:05.1 |
| 2008 | Meiner Hourglass | 4 | Minoru Yoshida | Ryuichi Inaba | 2:03.8 |
| 2009 | Wonder Acute | 3 | Ryuji Wada | Masao Sato | 2:04.5 |
| 2010 | Kings Emblem | 5 | Yuichi Fukunaga | Sei Ishizaka | 2:04.4 |
| 2011 | Wonder Acute | 6 | Yutaka Take | Hiroshi Kawachi | 2:04.3 |
| 2012 | Nice Meet You | 5 | Futoshi Komaki | Kojiro Hashiguchi | 2:03.3 |
| 2013 | Keiai Leone | 3 | Hideaki Miyuki | Katsuichi Nihiura | 2:03.4 |
| 2014 | Kurino Star O | 4 | Hideaki Miyuki | Yohitada Takahashi | 2:03.8 |
| 2015 | Awardee | 5 | Yutaka Take | Mikio Matsunaga | 2:04.6 |
| 2016 | Mask Zorro | 5 | Shinichiro Akiyama | Inao Okada | 2:01.7[2] |
| 2017 | Meisho Sumitomo | 6 | Yoshihiro Furukawa | Katsumi Minai | 2:03.9[3] |
| 2018 | Omega Perfume | 3 | Ryuji Wada | Shogo Yasuda | 2:01.5[4] |
| 2019 | Lord Golazo | 4 | Yusuke Fujioka | Kenichi Fujioka | 2:03.5 |
| 2020[a] | Cafe Pharoah | 3 | Christophe Lemaire | Noriyuki Hori | 1:57.8 |
| 2021[a] | Sunrise Hope | 4 | Hideaki Miyuki | Tomohiko Hatsuki | 1:57.4 |
| 2022[a] | Jun Light Bolt | 5 | Yukito Ishikawa | Yasuo Tomomichi | 1:57.7 |
| 2023 | Hagino Alegrias | 6 | Mirai Iwata | Hirofumi Shii | 2:04.4 |
| 2024[a] | Hagino Alegrias | 7 | Mirai Iwata | Hirofumi Shii | 1:57.1 |
- ^ a b c d The race took place at Chukyo Racecourse over 1900 metres.
Earlier winners
edit- 1990 - Horino Winner
- 1994 - Minamoto Juniors
- 1995 - Samsung Queen
- 1993 - Yuki Top Run
- 1994 - Eishin Washington
- 1995 - Nihon Pillow Story
- 1996 - Nishino Final
- 1997 - Toyo Rainbow
- 1998 - Makoto Raiden
- 1999 - Gold Tiara
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Sirius Stakes". Horse Racing in Japan.
- ^ "2016 result". Racing Post. 1 October 2016.
- ^ "2017 result". Racing Post. 30 September 2017.
- ^ "2018 result". Racing Post. 29 September 2018.
- ^ "シリウスS". Netkeiba.
- ^ "Sirius Stakes". Netkeiba.