 Smile Kana wins the 2020 Turquoise Stakes | |
| Class | Grade 3 |
|---|---|
| Location | Nakayama Racecourse |
| Inaugurated | 2015 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1600 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | 3-y-o+ fillies and mares |
| Weight | Handicap |
| Purse | ¥ 82,380,000 (as of 2025)
|
The Turquoise Stakes (Japanese ターコイズステークス) is a Japanese Grade 3 horse race for Thoroughbred fillies and mares aged three and over. It is run in December over a distance of 1600 metres on turf at Nakayama Racecourse, in Funabashi, Chiba.[1]
It was first run in 2015 and has held Grade 3 status since 2017.
Winners since 2015
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Sing With Joy | 3 | Keita Tosaki | Yasuo Tomomichi | Shadai Race Horse | 1:35.7 |
| 2016 | Magic Time | 5 | Christophe Lemaire | Tadashige Nakagawa | Sunday Racing | 1:33.6 |
| 2017 | Miss Panthere | 3 | Norihiro Yokoyama | Mitsugu Kon | Chiyono Terada | 1:34.2 |
| 2018 | Miss Panthere | 4 | Norihiro Yokoyama | Mitsugu Kon | Chiyono Terada | 1:32.7 |
| 2019 | Contra Check | 3 | Christophe Lemaire | Kazuo Fujisawa | Carrot Farm | 1:32.2 |
| 2020 | Smile Kana | 3 | Daichi Shibata | Yoshiyasu Takahashi | Shigeyuki Okada | 1:34.6 |
| 2021 | Miss New York | 4 | Mirco Demuro | Haruki Sugiyama | Takaaki Farm | 1:32.8 |
| 2022 | Miss New York | 5 | Mirco Demuro | Haruki Sugiyama | Takaaki Farm | 1:33.5 |
| 2023 | Fierce Pride | 5 | Christophe Lemaire | Sakae Kunieda | Godolphin | 1:32.7 |
| 2024 | Argine | 4 | Atsuya Nishimura | Mitsumasa Nakauchida | Lord Horse Club | 1:33.2 |
| 2025 | Drop of Light | 6 | Fuma Matsuwaka | Yuichi Fukunaga | Makio Okada | 1:33.0 |
Earlier Winners
- 1982 - Peerless Lady
- 1983 - Dyna Carle
- 1984 - Liberty Bell
- 1985 - Asakusa Scale
- 1986 - Metis
- 1987 - Mejiro Fulmar
- 1988 - Kuri Rotary
- 1989 - Lady Gossip
- 1990 - Yukino Sunrise
- 1991 - Kyoei Tap
- 1992 - Scarlet Bouquet
- 1993 - Yukino Vision
- 1994 - Brand Noble
- 1995 - Spring Verbena
- 1996 - Kurokami
- 1997 - Luminescence
- 1998 - Reward Ninfa
- 1999 - Sakura Akatsuki
- 2000 - Christmas Tree
- 2001 - Taiki Twinkle
- 2002 - Chocot
- 2003 - Chunyi
- 2004 - Winglet
- 2005 - Meine Sorcerous
- 2006 - Cosmo Marvelous
- 2007 - Cosmo Marvelous
- 2008 - Zarema
- 2009 - Wedding Fujiko
- 2010 - Kauai Lane
- 2011 - Meine Princess
- 2012 - Sound of Heart
- 2013 - Lei Carla
- 2014 - Minaret
See also
References
- Netkeiba:[2][3]
- 1994 en, 1995 en, 1996 en, 1997 en, 1998 en, 1999 en, 2000 en, 2001 en, 2002 en, 2003 en, 2004 en, 2005 en, 2006 en, 2007 en, 2008 en, 2009 en, 2010 en, 2011 en, 2012 en, 2013 en, 2014 en, 2015 en, 2016 en, 2017 en, 2018 en, 2019 en, 2020 en, 2021 en, 2022 en, 2023 en, 2024 en, 2025 en
- ^ "Turquoise Stakes". Horse Racing in Japan.
- ^ "ターコイズS". Netkeiba.
- ^ "Turquoise Stakes". Netkeiba.
