Centaur Stakes

The Centaur Stakes is a Grade 2 flat horse race in Japan for three-year-old and above thoroughbreds run over a distance of 1,200 metres at Hanshin Racecourse in September.
It was first run in 1987 and takes its name from a statue at the racecourse in the form of centaur, a creature from Greek mythology with the upper body of a human and the lower body and legs of a horse.
Prior to 2000 the race was run over a distance of 1,400 metres, and having originally been classed as a Domestic Grade 3 race, it was promoted to Domestic Grade 2 status in 2006 and it was promoted to International Grade 2 status in 2007.
From 2005 to 2010 it was a leg of the Global Sprint Challenge series. It has now been replaced as a Japanese leg of the series by the Takamatsunomiya Kinen.

Weight

55 kg for three-year-olds, 57 kg for four-year-olds and above.
Allowances:

2 kg for fillies / mares
1 kg for southern hemisphere bred three-year-olds

Penalties :

If a graded stakes race has been won within a year:
* 2 kg for a grade 1 win
* 1 kg for a grade 2 win
If a graded stakes race has been won for more than a year:
* 1 kg for a grade 1 win
Winners