| Grade 3 race | |
 Testa Matta after winning the 2011 March Stakes | |
| Location | Nakayama Racecourse |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1994 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1800 metres |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | 4-y-o+ |
| Weight | Handicap |
| 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.
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Winners since 2000
| 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
- 1994 - Bamboo Genesis
- 1995 - Toyo Lyphard
- 1996 - Ami Cyclone
- 1997 - Wild Bluster
- 1998 - Wild Bluster
- 1999 - Tayasu K Point
See also
References
- ^ "March Stakes". Horse Racing in Japan.
- ^ "2017 result". Racing Post. 26 March 2017.
- ^ "2018 result". Racing Post. 25 March 2018.
- ^ "2018 result". Racing Post. 24 March 2019.
- ^ "マーチS". Netkeiba.
- ^ "March Stakes". Netkeiba.
This page was last edited on 27 May 2024, at 06:58