Fuji Stakes
The Fuji Stakes is a Grade 2 horse race for Thoroughbreds aged three and over, run in October over a distance of 1600 metres at Tokyo Racecourse.
It was first run in 1984 and held Grade 3 status from 1998 until 2019 before being elevated to its current Grade 2 status. The race was run over 1800 metres until 1996, and over 1400 metres from 1997 to 1999. During its time it was run over 1400 metres, the race was seen as a step race for the Sprinters Stakes which was held in mid-December at the time. In 2000, the race was moved to October and was to be run over its current disctance.
From 2014, the race serves as a trial race for the Mile Championship, which is run at Kyoto in November.
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
- 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
Previous winners