Rose Stakes Explained

Surface:Turf
Class:Grade 2
Horse Race:Rose Stakes
ローズステークス
Location:Hanshin Racecourse
Inaugurated:1983
Race Type:Thoroughbred Flat racing
Distance:1800 metres
Track:Right-handed
Qualification:3-y-o fillies
Weight:54kg
Purse:¥112,520,000 (total)
¥52,000,000 (winner)

The Rose Stakes (Japanese ローズステークス) is a Japanese Grade 2 flat horse race in Hyōgo Prefecture for three-year-old Thoroughbred fillies. It is run over a distance of 1800 metres at Hanshin Racecourse in September, having been run over 2000 metres until 2006.[1]

The Rose Stakes was first run in 1983 and was elevated to Grade 2 status in 1984. It serves as a trial race for the Shuka Sho. Winners of the race have included Daiwa Scarlet, Gentildonna and Sinhalite.

Winners since 2000

Year
Winner
Jockey
Trainer
Time
2000Nihon Pillow SwanYuichi FukunagaTanaka Kotaro2:00.3
2001Diamond BikoMikio MatsunagaKazuo Fujisawa2:01.9
2002Fine MotionMikio MatsunagaYuji Ito2:00.1
2003Admire GrooveYutaka TakeMitsuru Hashida2:01.5
2004Les Clefs d'OrKatsumi AndoYasuo Ikee1:59.0
2005Air MessiahYutaka TakeYasunori Ito2:00.1
2006Admire KissYutaka TakeHiroyoshi Matsuda1:58.2
2007Daiwa ScarletKatsumi AndoKunihide Matsuda1:46.1
2008Meine RatselYuga KawadaTadao Igarashi1:47.3
2009Broad StreetShinji FujitaHideaki Fujiwara1:44.7
2010Animate BioHiroki GotoKoji Maki1:45.8
2011Whale CaptureKenichi IkezoeKiyotaka Tanaka1:48.1
2012GentildonnaYasunari IwataSei Ishizaka1:46.8
2013Denim And RubyHiroyuki UchidaKatsuhiko Sumii1:47.7
2014Nuovo RecordYasunari IwataMakoto Saito1:46.0
2015Touching SpeechChristophe LemaireSei Ishizaka1:45.2
2016SinhaliteKenichi IkezoeSei Ishizaka1:46.7[2]
2017Rabbit RunRyuji WadaKatsuhiko Sumii1:45.5[3]
2018CantabileChristophe LemaireKazuya Nakatake1:45.7[4]
2019Danon FantasyYuga KawadaMitsumasa Nakauchida1:44.4
2020Ria Amelia Yuga KawadaMitsumasa Nakauchida1:59.9
2021Andvaranaut Yuichi FukunagaManabu Ikezoe2:00.0
2022Art House Yuga KawadaMitsumasa Nakauchida1:58.5
2023Masked Diva Mirai IwataYasuyuki Tsujino1:43.0

The 2020, 2021 and 2022 races took place at Chukyo Racecourse over 2000 metres.
Broke the previous JRA track record at 1800m.

Earlier winners

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rose Stakes. Horse Racing in Japan.
  2. Web site: 2016 result . Racing Post. 18 September 2016.
  3. Web site: 2017 result . Racing Post. 17 September 2017.
  4. Web site: 2018 result . Racing Post. 16 September 2018.
  5. Web site: ローズS . Netkeiba.
  6. Web site: Kansai Television Co. Ltd. Sho Rose Stakes . Netkeiba.