Hanshin Himba Stakes
{{Infobox horseraces
| surface = Turf
| class = Grade 2
| horse race = Hanshin Himba Stakes
阪神牝馬ステークス
| image = Curren-Chan20110409(2).jpg
| caption = 2011 Hanshin Himba Stakes
| location = Hanshin Racecourse
| inaugurated =
| race type = Thoroughbred Flat racing
| website =
| distance = 1600 metres
| track = Right-handed
| qualification = 4-y-o+ fillies & mares
| weight = Special Weight
| purse = {{JRA-purse-calculator|55|2025}}
| bonuses =
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The Hanshin Himba Stakes (Japanese 阪神牝馬ステークス) is a Grade 2 flat horse race in Japan for Thoroughbreds fillies and mares of at least four years of age. It is run over a distance of 1600 metres at Hanshin Racecourse in April.{{cite web|url=http://japanracing.jp/en/racing/schedule/graded/list/2019/0406hanshin-himba.html|title=Hanshin Himba Stakes|website=Horse Racing in Japan}}
The Hanshin Himba Stakes was first run in 1958. It was elevated to Grade 3 status in 1984 and has been run as a grade 2 race since 1998. The race was contested over a variety of distances before being run over 2000 metres from 1968 until 1995. The distance was reduced to 1600 metres in 1996 and to 1400 metres in 2006. The race returned to 1600 metres in 2016.
Among the winners of the race have been Fine Motion, Admire Groove, Rhein Kraft, Curren Chan and Mikki Queen.
Race details
The race is run on a right-handed (clockwise) at Hanshin Racecourse over a distance of 1,600 meters on turf using the outer curve.
= Weight =
55 kg for four-year-olds and above.{{Cite web |title=List of JRA Graded Races 2024｜List of JRA Graded Races｜Horse Racing in Japan |url=https://japanracing.jp/en/racing/schedule/graded/list/2024/0406hanshin-himba.html |access-date=2024-04-06 |website=Horse Racing in Japan |language=en}}
Allowances:
- 1 kg for southern hemisphere bred three-year-olds
Penalties:
- If a graded stakes race has been won within a year, 2 kg for a grade one win, 1 kg for a grade two win
- If a graded stakes race has been won for more than a year (excluding two-year-old race performance), 1 kg for a grade one win
Winners since 2000
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| width="36px" | Year ! width="120px" | Winner ! width="40px" | Age ! width="140px" | Jockey ! width="150px" | Trainer ! Time |
|---|
| 2000
| To The Victory | 4 | Hirofumi Shii | Yasuo Ikee | 1:33.8 |
| 2001
| Air Thule | 4 | Hideyuki Mori | 1:33.5 |
| 2002
| Diamond Biko | 4 | 1:33.2 |
| 2003
| 4 | Yuji Ito | 1:33.4 |
| 2004
| Heavenly Romance | 4 | Mikio Matsunaga | Shoji Yamamoto | 1:34.0 |
| 2005
| 5 | Yutaka Take | Mitsuru Hashida | 1:34.5 |
| 2006
| 4 | Tsutomo Setoguchi | 1:21.2 |
| 2007
| Jolly Dance | 4 | Shinji Fujita | Noriyuki Hori | 1:20.7 |
| 2008
| Asian Winds | 4 | Ryota Sameshima | Hideaki Fujiwara | 1:21.4 |
| 2009
| Jolly Dance | 6 | Hirofumi Shii | Noriyuki Hori | 1:21.4 |
| 2010
| I Am Kamino Mago | 4 | Shinichiro Akiyama | Hiroyuki Nagahama | 1:20.2 |
| 2011
| 4 | Takayuki Yasuda | 1:20.4 |
| 2012
| Queens Barn | 4 | Yusuke Fujioka | Hidekazu Asami | 1:21.9 |
| 2013
| Sound of Heart | 4 | Kenichi Ikezoe | Yasuhisa Matsuyama | 1:21.4 |
| 2014
| Smart Layer | 4 | Ryuji Okubo | 1:20.3 |
| 2015
| Cafe Brilliant | 5 | Noriyuki Hori | 1:21.1 |
| 2016
| Smart Layer | 6 | Mirco Demuro | Ryuji Okubo |
| 2017
| 4 | Suguru Hamanaka | Yasutoshi Ikee |
| 2018
| Miss Panthere | 4 | Mitsugu Kon |
| 2019
| Mikki Charm | 4 | Mitsumasa Nakauchida | 1:33.6 |
| 2020
| Sound Chiara | 5 | Kohei Matsuyama | Akio Adachi | 1:32.9 |
| 2021
| Des Ailes | 4 | Yuga Kawada | Yasuo Tomomichi | 1:32.0 |
| 2022
| Meisho Mimosa | 5 | Katsuma Sameshima | Kaneo Ikezoe | 1:32.8 |
| 2023
| Sound Vivace | 4 | Suguru Hamanaka | Daisuke Takayanagi | 1:33.9 |
| 2024
|Masked Diva |4 |Joao Moreira |Yasuyuki Tsujino |1:33.0 |
| 2025
|Safira |4 |Kohei Matsuyama |Manabu Ikezoe |1:32.8 |
Earlier winners
{{div col|content=
- 1984 - Kikuno Pegasus
- 1985 - Global Dyna
- 1986 - Pot Tesco Lady
- 1987 - Shiyono Regal
- 1988 - Rikiai Northern
- 1989 - Louisiana Pit
- 1990 - Main Caster
- 1991 - Machino Komachi
- 1992 - Yusei Fairy
- 1993 - North Flight
- 1994 - Memory Jasper
- 1995 - Samani Beppin
- 1996 - Hishi Natalie
- 1997 - Air Wings
- 1998 - Egao O Misete
- 1999 - Hi Friend Code
}}
See also
References
- Netkeiba:{{cite web|title=阪神牝馬S |url=https://race.netkeiba.com/special/index.html?id=0041 |website=Netkeiba}}{{cite web|title=Sankeisports Hai Hanshin Himba Stakes |url=https://en.netkeiba.com/race/special.html?id=0041 |website=Netkeiba}}
- {{Netkeiba-raceresult|1994|09070611}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|1995|09010611}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|1996|09050611}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|1997|09050611}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|1998|09060611}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|1999|09050611}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2000|09050611}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2001|09050611}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2002|09050611}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2003|09050611}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2004|09050611}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2005|09050611}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2006|09020511}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2007|09020511}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2008|09020511}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2009|09020510}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2010|09020510}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2011|09020511}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2012|09020511}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2013|09020511}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2014|09020511}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2015|09020511}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2016|09020511}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2017|09020511}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2018|09020511}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2019|09020511}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2020|09020511}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2021|09020511}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2022|09020511}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2023|09020511}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2024|09020511}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2025|09020511}}
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{{Japanese Grade II horse races}}