| Surface: | Turf |
| Class: | Listed |
| Horse Race: | Principal Stakes プリンシパルステークス |
| Location: | Tokyo |
| Inaugurated: | 1996 |
| Race Type: | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Distance: | 2,000 meters[1] |
| Track: | Tokyo Racecourse |
| Qualification: | Three-year-old Fillies and Colts |
| Weight: | 57 kg Allowance: Fillies 2 kg |
The Principal Stakes (in Japanese: プリンシパルステークス), is a listed race for three-year-old stallions and mares in the Japan Racing Association.
The race was established in 1996 as a qualifying race for the Tokyo Yūshun. The winner of this race will be given Priority entry rights to the Japanese Derby. To those who wish to qualify for Tokyo Yūshun, winning this race is normally the final chance.
It is an international race,[2] typically held in May.[1]
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Bell Canyon | Keita Tosaki | Noriyuki Hori | 2:01.0 | |
| 2015 | Ambitious | Christophe Lemaire | Hidetaka Otonashi | 2:00.2 | |
| 2016 | Azure Rose | Hugh Bowman | Masaaki Koga | 1:59.2 | |
| 2017 | Daiwa Cagney | Hiroshi Kitamura | Takanori Kikusawa | 1:58.3 | |
| 2018 | Cosmic Force[3] | Christophe Lemaire | Sakae Kunieda | 1:58.2 | |
| 2019 | Zadar[4] | Shuu Ishibashi | Masahiro Ootake | 1:58.3 | |
| 2020 | Bitterender[5] | Akihide Tsumura | Ikuo Aizawa | 1:59.8 | |
| 2021 | Baji O[6] | Akihide Tsumura | Hiroyasu Tanaka | 1:59.3 | |
| 2022 | Seiun Hades[7] | Hideaki Miyuki | Shinsuke Hashiguchi | 1:59.0 | |
| 2023 | Pax Ottomanica | Hironobu Tanabe | Takashi Kubota | 2:01.0 | |
| 2024 | Danon Ayers Rock | João Moreira | Noriyuki Hori | 1:59.6 |
Past winners include: