Flora Stakes
The Flora Stakes is a Grade 2 flat horse race in Japan for three-year-old Thoroughbred fillies. It is run over a distance of 2000 metres at Tokyo Racecourse every April.
The Flora Stakes was first run in 1966 and was elevated to Grade 2 status in 1984. It serves as a trial race for the Yushun Himba, which is run in May. Until 1990, horses that finished within the top five were allowed slots to enter in to the Yushun Himba, but only the top three were allowed preferential slots between 1991 and 2017, and since 2018 only the winner and second place have slots for the Yushun Himba.
Winners since 2000
Earlier winners
- 1966 - Mejiro Bosatsu
- 1967 - Chrysanthemum Lily
- 1968 - Hardware
- 1969 - Chanderi
- 1970 - Please Turf
- 1971 - Kaori Nasuno
- 1972 - Takai Homa
- 1973 - Ladies Port
- 1974 - Cash Bore
- 1975 - Toho Pearl
- 1976 - C.B. Queen
- 1977 - Meiwa Rock
- 1978 - Hirono Ski
- 1979 - Silk Ski
- 1980 - Koma Satsuki
- 1981 - Cavalieri Ace
- 1982 - Riesengross
- 1983 - Das Genie
- 1984 - Lake Victoria
- 1985 - Yukino Rose
- 1986 - Mejiro Ramonu
- 1987 - Max Beauty
- 1988 - Ara Hokuto
- 1989 - Foundry Popo
- 1990 - Kyoei Tap
- 1991 - Yamanin Marine
- 1992 - Kyowa Hoseki
- 1993 - Yamahisa Laurel
- 1994 - Golden Jack
- 1995 - Silent Happiness
- 1996 - Center Rising
- 1997 - Orange Peel
- 1998 - Max Can Do
- 1999 - Stinger