Sirius Stakes Explained

Surface:Dirt
Class:Grade 3
Horse Race:Sirius Stakes
シリウスステークス
Location:Hanshin Racecourse
Inaugurated:1997
Race Type:Thoroughbred Flat racing
Distance:2,000 meters
Track:Right-handed
Qualification:3-y-o+
Weight:Handicap
Purse:¥77,360,000 (total), ¥36,000,000 (winner)

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]

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

Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
Time
2000Meiner Brian3Shinji FujitaToru Miya1:23.3
2001Broad Appeal7Hirofumi ShiiKunihide Matsuda1:23.7
2002Sterling Rose5Ryuji WadaShuji Kitahashi1:22.4
2003Meiner Select4Naohiro OnishiHitoshi Nakamura1:23.1
2004Agnes Wing4Hideaki MiyukiToshiaki Shirai1:23.1
2005Blue Concorde5Hideaki MiyukiToshiyuki Hattori1:23.9
2006Meisho Battler6Tetsuzo SatoShigetada Takahashi1:43.1
2007Dragon Fire3Yuichi FukunagaTakashi Kubota2:05.1
2008Meiner Hourglass4Minoru YoshidaRyuichi Inaba2:03.8
2009Wonder Acute3Ryuji WadaMasao Sato2:04.5
2010Kings Emblem5Yuichi FukunagaSei Ishizaka2:04.4
2011Wonder Acute6Yutaka TakeHiroshi Kawachi2:04.3
2012Nice Meet You5Futoshi KomakiKojiro Hashiguchi2:03.3
2013Keiai Leone3Hideaki MiyukiKatsuichi Nihiura2:03.4
2014Kurino Star O4Hideaki MiyukiYohitada Takahashi2:03.8
2015Awardee5Yutaka TakeMikio Matsunaga2:04.6
2016Mask Zorro5Shinichiro AkiyamaInao Okada2:01.7[2]
2017Meisho Sumitomo6Yoshihiro FurukawaKatsumi Minai2:03.9[3]
2018Omega Perfume3Ryuji WadaShogo Yasuda2:01.5[4]
2019Lord Golazo4Yusuke FujiokaKenichi Fujioka2:03.5
20203Christophe LemaireNoriyuki Hori1:57.8
2021Sunrise Hope4Hideaki MiyukiTomohiko Hatsuki1:57.4
2022Jun Light Bolt5Yukito IshikawaYasuo Tomomichi1:57.7
2023Hagino Alegrias6Mirai IwataHirofumi Shii2:04.4

The 2020, 2021 and 2022 races took place at Chukyo Racecourse over 1900 metres.

Earlier winners

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sirius Stakes. Horse Racing in Japan.
  2. Web site: 2016 result . Racing Post. 1 October 2016.
  3. Web site: 2017 result . Racing Post. 30 September 2017.
  4. Web site: 2018 result . Racing Post. 29 September 2018.
  5. Web site: シリウスS . Netkeiba.
  6. Web site: Sirius Stakes . Netkeiba.