Fuchu Himba Stakes
The Fuchu Himba Stakes is a Japanese Grade 3 horse race for Thoroughbred fillies and mares aged three and over run in June over a distance of 1,800 meters at Tokyo Racecourse.
It was first run in 1953 and was promoted to Grade 3 in 1984 before being run as a Group 2 race since 2011. The race was usually contested over 1,600 meters before being moved up to 1,800 meters in 1996. The race used to serve as a trial for the Queen Elizabeth II Cup. In 2025, the race schedule was moved from October to June, downgraded to Grade 3, and lost its Queen Elizabeth II Cup trial status.
Weight
53 kg for three-year-olds, 55 kg for four-year-olds and above.Allowances:
- 2 kg for southern hemisphere bred three-year-olds
- 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 since 2000
The 2002 race took place at Nakayama Racecourse.Earlier winners
- 1953 - Cheerio
- 1954 - My Dream
- 1955 - Tosei
- 1956 - Spring Sun
- 1957 - Mitsuru
- 1958 - Tajima
- 1959 - Hata Ford
- 1960 - Violet
- 1961 - Kuriban
- 1962 - Kikuno Hata
- 1963 - Hindo Thonella
- 1964 - Flower Wood
- 1965 - Flower Wood
- 1966 - Kiyotomi
- 1967 - Kiyozuki
- 1968 - Hakusetsu
- 1969 - Sweet Flag
- 1970 - Harbor Game
- 1971 - Tomei
- 1972 -Toku Zakura
- 1973 - Rinne Rund
- 1974 - Kamino Chidori
- 1975 - Anselmo
- 1976 - Bellona Sport
- 1977 - Seine Sport
- 1978 - Model Sport
- 1979 - Sunny Flower
- 1980 - Juji Arrow
- 1981 - Brocade
- 1982 - Sweet Native
- 1983 - Danish Girl
- 1984 - Dyna Mina
- 1985 - Western Five
- 1986 - Dyna Fairy
- 1987 - Love Chic Blues
- 1988 - Dyna Artemis
- 1989 - Louisiana Pit
- 1990 - Hikaru Dancer
- 1991 - Restoration
- 1992 - Janis
- 1993 - North Flight
- 1994 - Hokkai Seres
- 1995 - Samani Beppin
- 1996 - Sakura Candle
- 1997 - Kurokami
- 1998 - Mejiro Dober
- 1999 - Erimo Excel