Queen Stakes
The Queen Stakes is a Japanese Grade 3 horse race for Thoroughbred fillies and mares aged three and over, run in late July or early August over a distance of 1800 meters on turf at Sapporo Racecourse.
The Queen Stakes was first run in 1953 and has held Grade 3 status since 1984. The distance of the race was originally 2000 meters but was reduced to 1800 meters in 1996. The race was usually run at either Tokyo Racecourse or Nakayama Racecourse before moving to its current venue in 2000.
Weight
51 kg for three-year-old, 55 kg for four-year-old and above.Allowances:
- 2 kg for southern hemisphere bred three-year-old
- 1 kg for southern hemisphere bred four-year-old
- If a graded stakes race has been won within a year:
- * 3 kg for a grade 1 win
- * 2 kg for a grade 2 win
- * 1 kg for a grade 3 win
- If a graded stakes race has been won for more than a year:
- * 2 kg for a grade 1 win
- * 1 kg for a grade 2 win
Winners since 2000
Earlier winners
- 1953 - Cheerio
- 1954 - Komano Hana
- 1955 - Blessing
- 1956 - Akatsuki
- 1957 - Miss Seiha
- 1958 - Miss Marusa
- 1959 -Miss Higashi O
- 1960 - Chidori
- 1961 - Ezokozan
- 1962 - Ryu Z
- 1963 - Miss Toyopet
- 1964 - Flower Wood
- 1965 - Kikuno Suzuran
- 1966 - Kiyo Shigeru
- 1967 - Mejiro Asahi
- 1968 - Hardware
- 1969 - Meiji Aster
- 1970 - Harbor Games
- 1971 - Poppy Onward
- 1972 - Takaihoma
- 1973 - Hida Kogane
- 1974 - Toko Elsa
- 1975 - Anselmo
- 1976 - Nissho Dia
- 1977 - Pretty Akatsuki
- 1978 - Ban Passer
- 1979 - Hazama Fast
- 1980 - Takeno Happy
- 1981 - Super Fast
- 1982 - Victoria Crown
- 1983 - Sweet Brest
- 1984 - Happy Uroton
- 1985 - Asakusa Scale
- 1986 - Royal Silky
- 1987 - Strong Lady
- 1988 - Free Talk
- 1989 - Mejiro Monterey
- 1990 - Winners Gold
- 1991 - Inazuma Cross
- 1992 - Shinko Lovely
- 1993 - Yukino Bijin
- 1994 - Hishi Amazon
- 1995 - Sakura Candle
- 1996 - Rainbow Queen
- 1997 - Promotion
- 1998 - Air Deja Vu
- 1999 - Air Zion