Ocean Stakes

The Ocean Stakes is a Grade 3 horse race organized by Japan Racing Association for Thoroughbreds aged four and over. It is run in March over a distance of 1,200 meters on turf at Nakayama Racecourse.
The Ocean Stakes was first run in 1996 at 1,800 meters. The distance was changed to 1,200 meters in 1997 and has held Grade 3 status since 2006. From 2014, the race serves as a trial race for the Takamatsunomiya Kinen.

Weight

57 kg for four-year-olds 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