February Stakes Explained

Class:Grade 1
Horse Race:February Stakes
フェブラリーステークス
Location:Tokyo Racecourse
Inaugurated:1984
Race Type:Thoroughbred
Distance:1,600 meters
Surface:Dirt
Track:Left-handed
Qualification:4-y-o+
Weight:4-y-o & up 58 kg
Allowances
2 kg for fillies and mares[1]

The is a Grade 1 flat horse race in Japan for four-year-old and above thoroughbreds. It is run over a distance of 1,600 metres (approximately 8 furlongs) at Tokyo Racecourse in late February.

It was first run in 1984 as February Handicap, and was given Domestic Grade 3 status. This was elevated to Domestic Grade 2 in 1994, Domestic Grade 1 in 1997, and to its present level in 2007.

It was renamed February Stakes in 1994. Horses from National Association of Racing(NAR) have been eligible to run in the race since 1995, and 2007 for horses not trained in Japan. This race and Champions Cup are the only Grade 1 dirt race organized by the JRA (the other international Grade 1 dirt race (Tokyo Daishōten) and domestic Grade1 races are all organized by NAR).

It is considered as the stepping race to the Dubai World Cup Night meetings' dirt races.

Records

Speed record:

Most wins by a horse (2):

Most wins by a jockey (5):

Most wins by a trainer (3):

Most wins by an owner (2):

Winners

Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Time
1984Robaria Amon5Masato YoshinagaKichisaburo MatsuyamaUraichi Suga1:40.1
1985Andre Amon6Hiroyuki NakajimaYasuhisa MatsuyamaAmon Inc.1:36.9
1986Hatsuno Amoy5Eizaburo OtsukaYoshio NakazumiHatsutaro Nakagawa1:36.7
1987Rikisan Power6Masato ShibataKunio TakamatsuSaburo Iwai1:36.5
1988Roman Prince7Sueo MasuzawaSeizuke SatoLong Shoji co.1:37.7
1989Velvet Glob6Hiroyuki GoharaFusamatsu OkuboHideo Kuribayashi1:37.2
1990Carib Song4Masato ShibataShuho KatoOgifushi Bokujo RC co.1:36.7
1991Narita Hayabusa4Norihiro YokoyamaKentaro NakaoHidenori Yamaji1:34.9
1992Russian Gold 4Masayoshi EbinaYokichi OkuboAkihiro Ohara1:35.4
1993Meisho Homura5Masato ShibataShigetada TakahashiYoshio Matsumoto1:35.7
1994Cheers Atom5Masaru HondaKaoru HoshikawaKiyoko Kitamura1:37.8
1995Lively Mount4Mamoru IshibashiFujio ShibataTetsuo Kato1:36.4
1996Hokuto Vega6Norihiro YokoyamaTakayoshi NakanoKanamorimori Shoji1:36.5
1997Shinko Windy4Yukio OkabeKiyotaka TanakaOsamu Yasuda1:36.0
1998Gourmet Frontier6Yukio OkabeKiyotaka TanakaMasayoshi Ishii1:37.5
1999Meisei Opera #5Isao SugawaraShuichi SasakiMeisei Shoji co.1:36.5
2000Wing Arrow5Olivier PeslierYoshimi KudoMinoru Ikeda1:35.6
2001Nobo True5Olivier PeslierHideyuki MoriIkebata1:35.6
2002Agnes Digital5Hirofumi ShiiToshiaki ShiraiTakao Watanabe1:35.1
2003Gold Allure *4Yutaka TakeYasuo IkeeShadai Race Horse co.1:50.9
2004Admire Don5Katsumi AndoHiroyoshi MatsudaRiichi Kondo1:36.8
2005Meisho Bowler4Yuichi FukunagaToshiaki ShiraiYoshio Matsumoto1:34.7
2006Kane Hekili4Yutaka TakeKatsuhiko SumiiKaneko Makoto Holdings Co., Ltd.1:34.9
2007Sunrise Bacchus5Katsumi AndoHidetaka OtonashiTakao Matsuoka1:34.8
2008Vermilion6Yutaka TakeSei IshizakaSunday Racing1:35.3
2009Success Brocken4Hiroyuki UchidaHideaki FujiwaraTetsu Takashima1:34.6
2010Espoir City5Tetsuzo SatoAkio AdachiYushun Horse Club1:34.9
2011Transcend5Shinji FujitaTakayuki YasudaKoji Maeda1.36.4
2012Testa Matta6Yasunari IwataAkira MurayamaKazumi Yoshida1.35.4
2013Grape Brandy5Suguru HamanakaTakayuki YasudaShadai Race Horse co.1.35.1
2014Copano Rickey4Hironobu TanabeAkira MurayamaSachiaki Kobayashi1.36.0
2015Copano Rickey5Yutaka TakeAkira MurayamaSachiaki Kobayashi1.36.3
2016Moanin4Mirco DemuroSei IshizakaYukio Baba1.34.0
2017Gold Dream4Mirco DemuroOsamu HirataKatsumi Yoshida1.35.1
2018Nonkono Yume6Hiroyuki UchidaYukihiro KatoKazumasa Yamada1.36.0
2019Inti5Yutaka TakeKenji NonakaShigeo Takeda1.35.6
2020Mozu Ascot6Christophe LemaireYoshito YahagiCapital System1.35.2
2021Cafe Pharoah4Christophe LemaireNoriyuki HoriKoichi Nishikawa1.34.4
2022Cafe Pharoah5Yuichi FukunagaNoriyuki HoriKoichi Nishikawa1.33.8
2023Lemon Pop5Ryusei SakaiHiroyasu TanakaGodolphin1.35.6
2024Peptide Nile6Yusuke FujiokaHidenori TakeKazuhiko Numakawa1:35.7
  1. Meisei Opera, winner of the 1999 race, belongs to the National Association of Racing(NAR) but not Japan Racing Association(JRA).
    * The 2003 race took place at Nakayama Racecourse in distance of 1,800m.

See also

References

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://japanracing.jp/en/racing/schedule/graded/list/2020/0223february.html February Stakes
  2. Web site: フェブラリーS . Netkeiba.
  3. Web site: February Stakes . Netkeiba.