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Swan Stakes

The Swan Stakes (Japanese スワンステークス) is a Grade 2 horse race for Thoroughbreds aged three and over run in October over a distance of 1,400 metres at Kyoto Racecourse.[1]

Swan Stakes
スワンステークス
Grade 2 race
Lord Quest winning the Swan Stakes in 2018
LocationKyoto Racecourse
Inaugurated1958
Race typeThoroughbred Flat racing
Race information
Distance1400 metres
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed
Qualification3-y-o +
WeightSpecial Weight
Purse¥ 128,140,000 (as of 2024)
1st: ¥ 59,000,000
2nd: ¥ 24,000,000
3rd: ¥ 15,000,000

It was first run in 1958 and was promoted to Grade 2 in 1984 when its distance was reduced from 1600 metres.

Weight

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55 kg for three-year-olds, 57 kg for four-year-olds and above.[2]

Allowances:

Penalties (excluding two-year-old race performance):

  • If a graded stakes race has been won within a year:
    • 2 kg for a grade 1 win (1 kg for fillies / mares)
    • 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

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Year
 Winner
 Age
 Jockey
 Trainer
 Time
2000 Daitaku Yamato 6 Teruo Eda Isao Ishikaza 1:20.4
2001 Behind The Mask 5 Mikio Matsunaga Shuji Kitahashi 1.20.8
2002 Shonan Kampf 4 Shinji Fujita Yokichi Okubo 1.19.8
2003 Gallant Arrow 3 Hideaki Miyuki Hiroki Sakiyama 1:20.2
2004 Tamamo Hot Play 3 Masaru Honda Katsumi Minai 1:21.9
2005 Cosmo Sunbeam 4 Masaru Honda Shozo Sasaki 1:21.5
2006 Precise Machine 7 Masami Matsuoka Kiyoshi Hagiwara 1:20.3
2007 Super Hornet 4 Yusuke Fujioka Yoshito Yahagi 1:20.7
2008 Meiner Rainier 4 Tetsuzo Sato Masato Nishizono 1:19.9
2009 Kinshasa No Kiseki 6 Christophe Soumillon Noriyuki Hori 1:20.3
2010 Maruka Phoenix 6 Yuichi Fukunaga Masahiro Matsunaga 1:21.0
2011 Ridill 4 Futoshi Komaki Kojiro Hashiguchi 1:19.4
2012 Grand Prix Boss 4 Hiroyuki Uchida Yoshito Yahagi 1:20.5
2013 Copano Richard 3 Kota Fujioka Toru Miya 1:20.8
2014 Mikki Isle 3 Suguru Hamanaka Hidetaka Otonashi 1:20.3
2015 Albiano 3 Andrasch Starke Tetuya Kimura 1:20.2
2016 Satono Aladdin 5 Yuga Kawada Yasutoshi Ikee 1:20.7[3]
2017 Sungrazer 3 Cristian Demuro Hidekazu Asami 1:22.4[4]
2018 Lord Quest 5 Mirco Demuro Shigeyuki Kojima 1:21.5[5]
2018 Lord Quest 5 Mirco Demuro Shigeyuki Kojima 1:21.5[6]
2019 Diatonic 4 Christophe Soumillon Takayuki Yasuda 1:21.3
2020 Katsuji 5 Yasunari Iwata Kaneo Ikezoe 1:21.2
2021[a] Danon Fantasy 5 Yuga Kawada Mitsumasa Nakauchida 1:20.8
2022[a] Diatonic 7 Yasunari Iwata Takayuki Yasuda 1:19.8
2023 Win Greatest 6 Masami Matsuoka Yoshihiro Hatakeyama 1:19.9[7]
2024 Danon McKinley 3 Kohei Matsuyama Hideaki Fujiwara 1:20.5

a The 2021 and 2022 runnings took place at Hanshin while Kyoto was closed for redevelopment.

Earlier winners

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  • 1984 - Nihon Pillow Winner
  • 1985 - Korin O
  • 1986 - Nippon Teio
  • 1987 - Pot Tesco Lady
  • 1988 - Shin Wind
  • 1989 - Bamboo Memory
  • 1990 - Narcisse Noir
  • 1991 - K S Miracle
  • 1992 - Dictar Girl
  • 1993 - Shinko Lovely
  • 1994 - Sakura Bakushin O
  • 1995 - Hishi Akebono
  • 1996 - Sugino Hayakaze
  • 1997 - Taiki Shuttle
  • 1998 - Royal Suzuka
  • 1999 - Black Hawk

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Swan Stakes". Horse Racing in Japan.
  2. ^ "List of JRA Graded Races 2024｜List of JRA Graded Races｜Horse Racing in Japan". Horse Racing in Japan. Retrieved 2024-10-26.
  3. ^ "2016 result". Racing Post. 29 October 2016.
  4. ^ "2017 result". Racing Post. 28 October 2017.
  5. ^ "2018 result". Racing Post. 27 October 2018.
  6. ^ "2018 result". Racing Post. 27 October 2018.
  7. ^ "MBS SHO SWAN STAKES (G2) Full Result | 28 OCT 2023 R11 Kyoto Racing Information (JRA)". netkeiba.com. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
  8. ^ "スワンS". Netkeiba.
  9. ^ "Mbs Sho Swan Stakes". Netkeiba.
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