The Nakayama Himba Stakes (Japanese 中山牝馬ステークス) is a Grade 3 horse race for Thoroughbred fillies and mares aged four and over, run in March over a distance of 1800 metres on turf at Nakayama Racecourse.[1]
| Grade 3 race | |
 Lady Alba Rosa after winning the 2011 Nakayama Himba Stakes | |
| Location | Nakayama Racecourse |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1983 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1800 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | 4-y-o+ fillies and mares |
| Weight | Handicap |
| Purse | ¥ 82,380,000 (as of 2024) 1st: ¥ 38,000,000 2nd: ¥ 15,000,000 3rd: ¥ 10,000,000 |
The Nakayama Himba Stakes was first run in 1983 and has held Grade 3 status since 1984. The race was run at Tokyo Racecourse in 1988 and at Hanshin Racecourse in, 2011.
Winners since 2000 edit
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Red Chili Pepper | 4 | Norihiro Yokoyama | Hiroyoshi Matsuda | 1:48.5 |
| 2001 | Eishin Rudens | 5 | Yoshitomi Shibata | Akira Nomoto | 1:49.5 |
| 2002 | Diamond Biko | 4 | Olivier Peslier | Kazuo Fujisawa | 1:45.4 |
| 2003 | Lady Pastel | 5 | Masayoshi Ebina | Kiyotaka Tanaka | 1:46.7 |
| 2004 | Osumi Cosmo | 5 | Masayoshi Ebina | Tadashi Nakao | 1:46.1 |
| 2005 | Winglet | 4 | Katsuharu Tanaka | Yoshitada Munakata | 1:49.7 |
| 2006 | Yamanin Sucre | 5 | Hirofumi Shii | Hidekazu Asami | 1:47.8 |
| 2007 | Meine Samantha | 7 | Masayoshi Ebina | Hitoshi Nakamura | 1:50.2 |
| 2008 | Yamaninmerveilleux | 6 | Yuichi Shibayama | Hironori Kurita | 1:48.4 |
| 2009 | Kiss To Heaven | 6 | Norihiro Yokoyama | Hirofumi Toda | 1:49.1 |
| 2010 | Nishino Blue Moon | 6 | Hiroshi Kitamura | Nobuhiro Suzuki | 1:47.6 |
| 2011 | Lady Alba Rosa | 4 | Yuichi Fukunaga | Kazuhide Sasada | 1:45.4 |
| 2012 | Lady Alba Rosa | 5 | Yuichi Fukunaga | Kazuhide Sasada | 1:50.6 |
| 2013 | Meine Isabel | 5 | Masami Matsuoka | Takahiro Mizuno | 1:48.5 |
| 2014 | Hula Bride | 5 | Manabu Sakai | Kazuyoshi Kihara | 1:48.5 |
| 2015 | Bounce Shasse | 4 | Hironobu Tanabe | Kazuo Fujisawa | 1:47.5 |
| 2016 | Sundarbans | 5 | Yutaka Yoshida | Eichi Yano | 1:50.3 |
| 2017 | Tosen Victory | 5 | Yutaka Take | Katsuhiko Sumii | 1:49.4[2] |
| 2018 | Kawakita Enka | 4 | Kenichi Ikezoe | Tamio Hamada | 1:49.0[3] |
| 2019 | Frontier Queen | 6 | Kousei Miura | Sakae Kunieda | 1:47.7[4] |
| 2020 | Fairy Polka | 4 | Ryuji Wada | Masayuki Nishimura | 1:50.8 |
| 2021 | Rambling Alley | 5 | Yutaka Take | Yasuo Tomomichi | 1:54.8 |
| 2022 | Kurino Premium | 5 | Masami Matsuoka | Shinichi Ito | 1:46.8 |
| 2023 | Through Seven Seas | 5 | Christophe Lemaire | Tomohito Ozeki | 1:46.5 |
| 2024 | Conch Shell | 4 | Mirai Iwata | Hisashi Shimizu | 1:49.0 |
Earlier winners edit
- 1984 - Mejiro Heine
- 1985 - Shadai Cosmos
- 1986 - Yukino Rose
- 1987 - Katsu Dynamic
- 1988 - Soshin Hoju
- 1989 - Rikiai Northern
- 1990 - Jim Queen
- 1991 - Yukino Sunrise
- 1992 - Scarlet Bouquet
- 1993 - Rabbit Ball
- 1994 - Hokkai Seres
- 1995 - Alpha Cute
- 1996 - Prairie Queen
- 1997 - Syourinomegami
- 1998 - Mejiro Lambada
- 1999 - Narita Luna Park
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Nakayama Himba Stakes". Horse Racing in Japan.
- ^ "2017 result". Racing Post. 12 March 2017.
- ^ "2018 result". Racing Post. 10 March 2018.
- ^ "2019 result". Racing Post. 9 March 2016.
- ^ "中山牝馬S". Netkeiba.
- ^ "Laurel R.c.sho Nakayama Himba Stakes". Netkeiba.