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March Stakes (Japan)

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March Stakes
マーチステークス
Grade 3 race
Testa Matta after winning the 2011 March Stakes
LocationNakayama Racecourse
Inaugurated1994
Race typeThoroughbred Flat racing
Race information
Distance1800 metres
SurfaceDirt
TrackRight-handed
Qualification4-y-o+
WeightHandicap
Purse¥ 82,380,000 (as of 2024)
1st: ¥ 38,000,000
2nd: ¥ 15,000,000
3rd: ¥ 10,000,000

The March Stakes (Japanese マーチステークス) is a Grade 3 horse race for Thoroughbreds aged four and over, run in March over a distance of 1800 metres on dirt at Nakayama Racecourse.[1]

It was first run in 1994 and has held Grade 3 status ever since. The race was run at Hanshin Racecourse in 2011.

Winners since 2000

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Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
Time
2000 Tamamo Strong 5 Koike Takao Shinobu Yoshinaga 1:49.7
2001 Island Oja 5 Eiji Nakadate Masakatsu Sakai 1:50.8
2002 Mambo Twist 7 Katsumi Ando Taira Furukawa 1:51.3
2003 Smart Boy 8 Naoto Ito Keizo Ito 1:52.0
2004 En Dehors 5 Mikio Matsunaga Hiroyuki Nagahama 1:53.0
2005 Koolinger 6 Ryuji Wada Ichizo Iwamato 1:52.0
2006 Hishi Atlas 6 Norihiro Yokoyama Takao Nakano 1:51.4
2007 Quiet Day 7 Koichi Tsunoda Shoichi Matsumoto 1:51.4
2008 Nanayo Himawari 7 Yoshiyuki Obara Isami Obara 1:51.6
2009 Espoir City 4 Masami Matsuoka Akio Adachi 1:51.9
2010 Makoto Sparviero 7 Hiroki Goto Ippo Sameshima 1:51.9
2011 Testa Matta 5 Hirofumi Shii Akira Murayama 1:50.0
2012 Silent Melody 5 Hiroki Goto Sakae Kunieda 1:51.0
2013 Grand City 6 Akihide Tsumura Ikuo Aizawa 1:52.6
2014 Solor 4 Masayoshi Ebina Kazuya Nakatake 1:51.2
2015 Meiner Crop 5 Yuji Tannai Yuzo Iida 1:52.7
2016 Shonan Apollon 6 Masami Matsuoka Fumiaki Koga 1:52.7
2017 Incantation 7 Masaki Katsuura Tomohiko Hatsuki 1:52.0[2]
2018 Centurion 6 Hideaki Miyuki Yauhito Tamura 1:52.1[3]
2019 Satono Titan 6 Shu Ihibashi Noriyuki Hori 1:52.3[4]
2020 Suave Aramis 5 Kota Fujioka Naosuke Sugai 1:51.3
2021 Rapier Wit 6 Shu Ihibashi Noriyuki Hori 1:51.0
2022 Meisho Hario 5 Suguru Hamanaka Inao Okada 1:50.2
2023 Hayabusa Nandekun 7 Akihide Tsumura Keiji Yoshimura 1:51.4
2024 Walzer Schall 5 Arata Saito Noboru Takagi 1:50.7

Earlier winners

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  • 1994 - Bamboo Genesis
  • 1995 - Toyo Lyphard
  • 1996 - Ami Cyclone
  • 1997 - Wild Bluster
  • 1998 - Wild Bluster
  • 1999 - Tayasu K Point

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "March Stakes". Horse Racing in Japan.
  2. ^ "2017 result". Racing Post. 26 March 2017.
  3. ^ "2018 result". Racing Post. 25 March 2018.
  4. ^ "2018 result". Racing Post. 24 March 2019.
  5. ^ "マーチS". Netkeiba.
  6. ^ "March Stakes". Netkeiba.