| Surface | Dirt |
|---|---|
| Class | Grade 3 |
| Horse race | March Stakes マーチステークス |
| Location | Nakayama Racecourse |
| Inaugurated | 1994 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred Flat racing |
| Distance | 1800 metres |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | 4-y-o+ |
| Weight | Handicap |
The March Stakes (Japanese マーチステークス) is a Grade 3 horse race in Japan for Thoroughbreds aged four and over, run in March over a distance of 1800 metres on dirt at Nakayama Racecourse.[1]
It was first run in 1994 and has held Grade 3 status ever since. The race was run at Hanshin Racecourse in 2011.
Previous winners
| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Bamboo Genesis | 5 | Yutaka Take | Kunihiko Take | Bamboo Stud | 1:50.0 |
| 1995 | Toyo Lyphard | 5 | Masahiro Matsunaga | Yoshiharu Matsunaga | Toyo Club | 1:50.5 |
| 1996 | Ami Cyclone | 6 | Takayuki Hirame | Yoichiro Asano | Naito Stud | 1:53.3 |
| 1997 | Wild Blaster | 5 | Hiroki Hashimoto | Hitoshi Arai | Yoshinobu Hayashi | 1:51.5 |
| 1998 | Wild Blaster | 6 | Hiroki Hashimoto | Hitoshi Arai | Yoshinobu Hayashi | 1:51.9 |
| 1999 | Tayasu K.Point | 4 | Kazuhiro Kato | Kiyohiro Tadokoro | Atsumu Tadokoro | 1:51.3 |
| 2000 | Tamamo Strong | 5 | Koike Takao | Shinobu Yoshinaga | Tamamo | 1:49.7 |
| 2001 | Island Oja | 5 | Eiji Nakadate | Masakatsu Sakai | Fumio Shimamura | 1:50.8 |
| 2002 | Mambo Twist | 7 | Katsumi Ando | Taira Furukawa | Genichiro Tabara | 1:51.3 |
| 2003 | Smart Boy | 8 | Naoto Ito | Keizo Ito | Grand Stud | 1:52.0 |
| 2004 | En Dehors | 5 | Mikio Matsunaga | Hiroyuki Nagahama | Shadai Race Horse | 1:53.0 |
| 2005 | Koolinger | 6 | Ryuji Wada | Ichizo Iwamato | Susumu Hayashi | 1:52.0 |
| 2006 | Hishi Atlas | 6 | Norihiro Yokoyama | Takao Nakano | Masaichiro Abe | 1:51.4 |
| 2007 | Quiet Day | 7 | Koichi Tsunoda | Shoichi Matsumoto | Sunday Racing | 1:51.4 |
| 2008 | Nanayo Himawari | 7 | Yoshiyuki Obara | Isami Obara | Wasuke Ozaki | 1:51.6 |
| 2009 | Espoir City | 4 | Masami Matsuoka | Akio Adachi | Yushun Horse Club | 1:51.9 |
| 2010 | Makoto Sparviero | 7 | Hiroki Goto | Ippo Sameshima | Akira Makabe | 1:51.9 |
| 2011 | Testa Matta | 5 | Hirofumi Shii | Akira Murayama | Kazumi Yoshida | 1:50.0 |
| 2012 | Silent Melody | 5 | Hiroki Goto | Sakae Kunieda | Shadai Race Horse | 1:51.0 |
| 2013 | Grand City | 6 | Akihide Tsumura | Ikuo Aizawa | Yushun Horse Club | 1:52.6 |
| 2014 | Solor | 4 | Masayoshi Ebina | Kazuya Nakatake | Sunday Racing | 1:51.2 |
| 2015 | Meiner Crop | 5 | Yuji Tannai | Yuzo Iida | Thoroughbred Club Ruffian | 1:52.7 |
| 2016 | Shonan Apollon | 6 | Masami Matsuoka | Fumiaki Koga | Tetsuhide Kunimoto | 1:52.7 |
| 2017 | Incantation | 7 | Masaki Katsuura | Tomohiko Hatsuki | Turf Sport | 1:52.0[2] |
| 2018 | Centurion | 6 | Hideaki Miyuki | Yauhito Tamura | Yasushi Kubota | 1:52.1[3] |
| 2019 | Satono Titan | 6 | Shu Ihibashi | Noriyuki Hori | Haruki Satomi | 1:52.3[4] |
| 2020 | Suave Aramis | 5 | Kota Fujioka | Naosuke Sugai | NICKS | 1:51.3 |
| 2021 | Rapier Wit | 6 | Shu Ihibashi | Noriyuki Hori | Kaneko Makoto Holdings | 1:51.0 |
| 2022 | Meisho Hario | 5 | Suguru Hamanaka | Inao Okada | Yoshio Matsumoto | 1:50.2 |
| 2023 | Hayabusa Nandekun | 7 | Akihide Tsumura | Keiji Yoshimura | Osamu Takeda | 1:51.4 |
| 2024 | Walzer Schall | 5 | Arata Saito | Noboru Takagi | West Forest Stable | 1:50.7 |
| 2025 | Brian Sense | 5 | Mirai Iwata | Makoto Saito | Masamichi Hayashi | 1:51.5 |
| 2026 | Sunday Funday | 6 | Yamato Tsunoda | Akishi Higashida | Yoshizawa Holdings | 1:51.2 |
See also
References
- ^ "March Stakes". Horse Racing in Japan.
- ^ "2017 result". Racing Post. 26 March 2017.
- ^ "2018 result". Racing Post. 25 March 2018.
- ^ "2018 result". Racing Post. 24 March 2019.
- ^ "マーチS". Netkeiba
- ^ "March Stakes". Netkeiba