Stayers Stakes
The Stayers Stakes is a Grade 2 horse race in Japan for Thoroughbreds aged three and over run in December over a distance of 3,600 metres at Nakayama Racecourse.
It was first run in early Autumn of 1967 before being moved to December from 1972. The Stayers Stakes was promoted to Grade 3 in 1984, and Grade 2 in 1997.
Weight
55 kg for three-year-olds, 57 kg for four-year-olds and above.Allowances:
- 2 kg for fillies / mares
- 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
Earlier winners
- 1967 - Riko
- 1968 - New Onward
- 1969 - Attack Blue
- 1970 - Continental
- 1971 - Race Cancelled
- 1972 - Zieger
- 1973 - Toyo Asahi
- 1974 - Excel Runner
- 1975 - Tosho Rock
- 1976 - Hokkai Noble
- 1977 - Lancelot
- 1978 - Fujino High Hat
- 1979 - Sakura Eiryu
- 1980 - Fujino High Hat
- 1981 - Pure Symboli
- 1982 - Pure Symboli
- 1983 - Bright Symboli
- 1984 - Kane Kuroshio
- 1985 - Hokkai Pegasus
- 1986 - See Nan Lady
- 1987 - Mount Nizon
- 1988 - Slew O Dyna
- 1989 - Slew O Dyna
- 1990 - Doctor Spurt
- 1991 - Meisho Vitoria
- 1992 - Ayrton Symboli
- 1993 - Ayrton Symboli
- 1994 - Air Dublin
- 1995 - Stage Champ
- 1996 - Sage Wells
- 1997 - Mejiro Bright
- 1998 - Inter Flag
- 1999 - Painted Black