Crocus Stakes Explained

Surface:	Turf
Class:	Listed
Horse Race:	Crocus Stakes クロッカスステークス
Location:	Tokyo Racecourse
Inaugurated:	February 26th, 1989
Race Type:	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Distance:	1,400 meters
Qualification:	Three-year-olds
Weight:	53kg-56kg

The Crocus Stakes (in Japanese: クロッカスステークス), is a race for three-year-olds at Tokyo Racecourse.

Race details

The race debuted on February 26, 1989. The race is for three-year-olds and is a 1,400 meter turf race. The race has usually been run in either January or February. The race is open to international horses.

Winners since 2015

Winners since 2015 include:

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Time
2015	Nishino Rush^[1]	Daisuke Majima	Katsunori Aryama	1:22.7
2016	Tosho Drafter^[2]	Hironobu Tanabe	Yasuhito Tamura	1:21.7
2017	Time Trip^[3]	Keita Tosaki	Masatoshi Kikukawa	1:22.2
2018	Regard Calme^[4]	Yoshito Hayato	Ryo Takei	1:22.3
2019	Dixie Knight^[5]	Oisin Murphy	Sakae Kunieda	1:22.2
2020	Lauda Sion	Yutaka Take	Takashi Saito	1:21.2
2021	Stripe^[6]	Hironobu Tanabe	Kazuyuki Ogata	1:22.2
2022	Toshin Macau^[7]	Keita Tosaki	Mizuki Takayanagi	1:21.8
2023	Yakushima^[8]	Christophe Lemaire	Ryo Terashima	1:21.1
2024	Logi Leon^[9]	Kousei Miura	Masaaki Koga	1:20.9

Past winners

Past winners include:^{[10] [11]}

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1989:Hitting Eight^[12] 1990:Futaba Asakaze 1991: Nihon Pillow Luck^[13] 1992: Reward Garcon 1993: Yukino Bijin 1994: Fujino Makken O 1995: Gary Gold 1996: Dandy Commando 1997: Speed World 1998: Sugino Cutie

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1999: Red Chili Pepper 2000: Kinishi Stone 2001: Little Soldier 2002: Cafe Bostonian 2003: Tosen Orion 2004: Seeking the Dia 2005: Paris Brest 2006: Admire Carib 2007: Surplus Singer 2008: Marubutsu Easter

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2009: San Carlo 2010: Impress Winner 2011: Forever Mark 2012: Sacred Reve 2013: Sea Breeze Life 2014: Meiner Diavel

See also

• Horse racing in Japan
• List of Japanese flat horse races

Notes and References

1. Web site: 10R Crocus S2015. JBIS. 11 August 2019. en.
2. Web site: 10R Crocus S2016. JBIS. 11 August 2019. en.
3. Web site: 10R Crocus S2017. JBIS. 11 August 2019. en.
4. Web site: 10R Crocus S2018. JBIS. 11 August 2019. en.
5. Web site: 10R Crocus S2019. JBIS. 11 August 2019. en.
6. Web site: CROCUS STAKES (L) Full Result 30 JAN 2021 R10 Tokyo Racing Information (JRA) . 2024-03-11 . netkeiba.com . en.
7. Web site: CROCUS STAKES (L) Full Result 29 JAN 2022 R10 Tokyo Racing Information (JRA) . 2024-03-11 . netkeiba.com . en.
8. Web site: CROCUS STAKES (L) Full Result 28 JAN 2023 R10 Tokyo Racing Information (JRA) . 2024-03-11 . netkeiba.com . en.
9. Web site: CROCUS STAKES (L) Full Result 27 JAN 2024 R10 Tokyo Racing Information (JRA) . 2024-03-11 . netkeiba.com . en.
10. Web site: Crocus Stakes. Itasei.web.fc2.com. 11 August 2019. en.
11. Web site: Crocus Stakes. jbis.or.jp. 11 August 2019. en.
12. Web site: Hitting Eight. netkeiba.com. 11 August 2019. en.
13. Web site: Nihon Pillow Luck. Ahonoora. 11 August 2019. en.