Falcon Stakes

{{Infobox horseraces

| surface = Turf

| class = Grade 3

| horse race = Falcon Stakes
ファルコンステークス

| image = Henny-hound20110319.jpg

| caption = Henny Hound wins the 2011 Falcon Stakes

| location = Chukyo Racecourse

| inaugurated = 1961

| race type = Thoroughbred Flat racing

| website =

| distance = 1400 metres

| track = Left-handed

| qualification = 3-y-o

| weight = 57 kg
Allowance: Fillies 2 kg

| purse = {{JRA-purse-calculator|41|2025}}

| bonuses =

}}

The Falcon Stakes (Japanese ファルコンステークス) is a Grade 3 horse race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds run in March over a distance of 1400 metres at Chukyo Racecourse.{{cite web|url=http://japanracing.jp/en/racing/schedule/graded/list/2019/0316falcon.html|title=Falcon Stakes|publisher=Horse Racing in Japan}}

The race was first run in 1987 and has held Grade 3 status from its inauguration. It was initially run over 1800 before being cut to 1200 metres in 1996 and then extended to 1400 metres in 2012.

== Winners since 2000 ==

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:90%"
width="36px" \| Year ! width="120px" \| Winner ! width="140px" \| Jockey ! width="150px" \| Trainer ! Time
2000 \| Yuwa Falcon \| Eiji Nakadate \| Masahiro Horii \| 1:08.9
2001 \| Rusunai Christie{{note label\|2003\|a\|a}} \| Shinichiro Akiyama \| Yoshio Takagi \| 1:08.9
2002 \| Sunningdale \| Yuichi Fukunaga \| Tsutomu Setoguchi \| 1:08.9
2003 \| Gallant Arrow \| Hideaki Miyuki \| Hiroki Sakiyama \| 1:09.7
2004 \| Kyowa Happiness{{note label\|2003\|a\|a}} \| Yasuhiko Yasuda \| Masaru Sayama \| 1:09.5
2005 \| Kazusa Line \| Eiji Nakadate \| Masamichi Wada \| 1:09.9
2006 \| Tagano Bastille \| Kenichi Ikezoe \| Kaneo Ikezoe \| 1:09.9
2007 \| Admire Hokuto \| Norihiko Yokoyama \| Fumio Koga \| 1:08.0
2008 \| Danon Go Go \| Yutaka Take \| Kojiro Hashiguchi \| 1:09.0
2009 \| Jo Cappuccino \| Kota Fujioka \| Kazuya Nakatake \| 1:08.9
2010 \| A Shin Whity \| Yuichi Kitamura \| Shigeki Matsumoto \| 1:08.7
2011 \| Henny Hound{{note label\|2003\|b\|b}} \| Yasunari Iwata \| Yoshito Yahagi \| 1:08.7
2012 \| Brightline \| Katsumi Ando \| Ippo Sameshima \| 1:24.0
2013 \| Impulse Hero \| Katsuharu Tanaka \| Sakae Kunieda \| 1:22.2
2014 \| Tagano Grandpa \| Yuichi Fukunaga \| Hiroyoshi Matsuda \| 1:21.2
2015 \| Tagano Azaghal \| Daisaku Matsuda \| Teruhiko Chida \| 1:22.9
2016 \| Tosho Drafter \| Hironobu Tanabe \| Koji Kayano \| 1:25.0
2017 \| Kosoku Straight \| Keita Tosaki \| Eiji Nakadate \| 1:21.1{{cite web\|url=https://www.racingpost.com/results/574/chukyo/2017-03-18/671349\|title=2017 result\|publisher=Racing Post\|date=18 March 2017}}
2018 \| Mr Melody \| Yuichi Fukunaga \| Hideaki Fujiwara \| 1:22.1{{cite web\|url=https://www.racingpost.com/results/574/chukyo/2018-03-17/697085\|title=2018 result\|publisher=Racing Post\|date=17 March 2018}}
2019 \| Happy Hour \| Hayato Yoshida \| Koshiro Take \| 1:20.9{{cite web\|url=https://www.racingpost.com/results/574/chukyo/2019-03-16/725516\|title=2019 result\|publisher=Racing Post\|date=16 March 2019}}
2020 \| Shine Garnet \| Hironobu Tanabe \| Toru Kurita \| 1:21.3
2021 \| Rooks Nest \| Hideaki Miyuki \| Tamio Hamada \| 1:20.1
2022 \| Purpur Ray \| Mirco Demuro \| Naosuke Sugai \| 1:20.9
2023 \| Tamamo Black Tie \| Hideaki Miyuki \| Koichi Tsunoda \| 1:22.6
2024 \|Danon McKinley \|Yuichi Kitamura \|Hideaki Fujiwara \|1:20.2
2025 \|Yankee Barows \|Mirai Iwata \|Hiroyuki Uemura \|1:21.0

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:90%"

width="36px" | Year

! width="120px" | Winner

! width="140px" | Jockey

! width="150px" | Trainer

! Time

2000

| Yuwa Falcon

| Eiji Nakadate

| Masahiro Horii

| 1:08.9

2001

| Rusunai Christie{{note label|2003|a|a}}

| Shinichiro Akiyama

| Yoshio Takagi

| 1:08.9

2002

| Sunningdale

| Yuichi Fukunaga

| Tsutomu Setoguchi

| 1:08.9

2003

| Gallant Arrow

| Hideaki Miyuki

| Hiroki Sakiyama

| 1:09.7

2004

| Kyowa Happiness{{note label|2003|a|a}}

| Yasuhiko Yasuda

| Masaru Sayama

| 1:09.5

2005

| Kazusa Line

| Eiji Nakadate

| Masamichi Wada

| 1:09.9

2006

| Tagano Bastille

| Kenichi Ikezoe

| Kaneo Ikezoe

| 1:09.9

2007

| Admire Hokuto

| Norihiko Yokoyama

| Fumio Koga

| 1:08.0

2008

| Danon Go Go

| Yutaka Take

| Kojiro Hashiguchi

| 1:09.0

2009

| Jo Cappuccino

| Kota Fujioka

| Kazuya Nakatake

| 1:08.9

2010

| A Shin Whity

| Yuichi Kitamura

| Shigeki Matsumoto

| 1:08.7

2011

| Henny Hound{{note label|2003|b|b}}

| Yasunari Iwata

| Yoshito Yahagi

| 1:08.7

2012

| Brightline

| Katsumi Ando

| Ippo Sameshima

| 1:24.0

2013

| Impulse Hero

| Katsuharu Tanaka

| Sakae Kunieda

| 1:22.2

2014

| Tagano Grandpa

| Yuichi Fukunaga

| Hiroyoshi Matsuda

| 1:21.2

2015

| Tagano Azaghal

| Daisaku Matsuda

| Teruhiko Chida

| 1:22.9

2016

| Tosho Drafter

| Hironobu Tanabe

| Koji Kayano

| 1:25.0

2017

| Kosoku Straight

| Keita Tosaki

| Eiji Nakadate

| 1:21.1{{cite web|url=https://www.racingpost.com/results/574/chukyo/2017-03-18/671349|title=2017 result|publisher=Racing Post|date=18 March 2017}}

2018

| Mr Melody

| Yuichi Fukunaga

| Hideaki Fujiwara

| 1:22.1{{cite web|url=https://www.racingpost.com/results/574/chukyo/2018-03-17/697085|title=2018 result|publisher=Racing Post|date=17 March 2018}}

2019

| Happy Hour

| Hayato Yoshida

| Koshiro Take

| 1:20.9{{cite web|url=https://www.racingpost.com/results/574/chukyo/2019-03-16/725516|title=2019 result|publisher=Racing Post|date=16 March 2019}}

2020

| Shine Garnet

| Hironobu Tanabe

| Toru Kurita

| 1:21.3

2021

| Rooks Nest

| Hideaki Miyuki

| Tamio Hamada

| 1:20.1

2022

| Purpur Ray

| Mirco Demuro

| Naosuke Sugai

| 1:20.9

2023

| Tamamo Black Tie

| Hideaki Miyuki

| Koichi Tsunoda

| 1:22.6

2024

|Danon McKinley

|Yuichi Kitamura

|Hideaki Fujiwara

|1:20.2

2025

|Yankee Barows

|Mirai Iwata

|Hiroyuki Uemura

|1:21.0

{{note label|2001|a|a}} The 2001 winner Rusunai Christie and the 2004 winner Kyowa Happiness were fillies

{{note label|2011|b|b}} The 2011 race was held at Hanshin Racecourse

Earlier winners

1987 - Hide Ryu O
1988 - Soccer Boy
1989 - Osaichi George
1990 - Long Arch
1991 - Kogane Power
1992 - Kyoei Bowgun
1993 - Nehai Caesar
1994 - Inazao Takao
1995 - Ibuki Rajo Mon
1996 - Sugino Hayakaze
1997 - Opening Theme
1998 - Tokio Perfect
1999 - Saikyo Sunday

References

Netkeiba:{{cite web|title=ファルコンS |url=https://race.netkeiba.com/special/index.html?id=0031 |website=Netkeiba}}{{cite web|title=Chunichi Sports Sho Falcon Stakes |url=https://en.netkeiba.com/race/special.html?id=0031 |website=Netkeiba}}
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Category:Turf races in Japan

Falcon Stakes

Earlier winners

See also

References