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Principal Stakes

{{short description|Japanese thoroughbred race}}

{{Infobox horseraces

| surface = Turf

| class = Listed

| horse race = Principal Stakes
プリンシパルステークス

| image = 260px

| caption = Tokyo Racecourse

| location = Tokyo

| inaugurated = 1996

| race type = Thoroughbred - Flat racing

| website =

| distance = 2,000 meters{{cite web|title=

10R PRINCIPAL STAKES (L)|url=https://umanity.jp/en/racedata/race_9.php?code=2019051205020810|website=Umanity|accessdate=6 August 2019|language=en}}

| track = Tokyo Racecourse

| qualification = Three-year-old Fillies and Colts

| weight = 57 kg
Allowance: Fillies 2 kg

| purse = {{JRA-purse-calculator|20|2024}}

| bonuses =

}}

The Principal Stakes (in Japanese: プリンシパルステークス) is a listed race for three-year-old stallions and mares in the Japan Racing Association.

Race details

The race was established in 1996 as a qualifying race for the Tokyo Yūshun, run in late May or early June. The winner of this race will be given Priority entry rights to the Japanese Derby. To those who wish to qualify for Tokyo Yūshun, winning this race is normally the final chance.

It is an international race,{{cite web|title=List of other races which foreign horses can run|url=http://japanracing.jp/en/racing/schedule/other/list/2019.html|website=JapanRacing|accessdate=6 August 2019|language=en}} typically held in May.

Winners since 2014

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:90%"
width="36px" | Year

! width="120px" | Winner

! width="140px" | Jockey

! width="150px" | Trainer

! Time

2014Bell CanyonKeita TosakiNoriyuki Hori2:01.0
2015AmbitiousChristophe LemaireHidetaka Otonashi2:00.2
2016Azure RoseHugh BowmanMasaaki Koga1:59.2
2017Daiwa CagneyHiroshi KitamuraTakanori Kikusawa1:58.3
2018Cosmic Force{{cite web|title=Cosmic Force|url=http://www.equibase.com/profiles/Results.cfm?type=Horse&refno=10351493®istry=T&rbt=TB|website=Equibase|accessdate=6 August 2019|language=en}}Christophe LemaireSakae Kunieda1:58.2
2019Zadar{{cite web|title=Zadar|url=https://www.jbis.jp/horse/0001221409/|website=JBIS|accessdate=1 April 2019|language=en}}Shuu IshibashiMasahiro Ootake1:58.3
2020Bitterender{{cite web|title=Bitterender|url=https://www.jbis.jp/horse/0001234011/|website=JBIS|accessdate=1 April 2019|language=en}}Akihide TsumuraIkuo Aizawa1:59.8
2021

|Baji O{{Cite web |date=2021-05-08 |title=【プリンシパルＳ】２番人気バジオウが２番手から抜け出して快勝 |url=https://race.sanspo.com/keiba/news/20210508/pog21050817280010-n1.html |access-date=2023-04-30 |website=サンスポZBAT！競馬 |language=ja-JP}}

|Akihide Tsumura

|Hiroyasu Tanaka

|1:59.3

2022

|Seiun Hades{{Cite web |date=2022-05-07 |title=【プリンシパルＳ】セイウンハーデス＆幸がダービー最終便制す 橋口調教師「距離が延びた方が競馬はしやすい」 |url=https://tospo-keiba.jp/breaking_news/13620 |access-date=2023-04-30 |website=東スポ競馬 |language=ja}}

|Hideaki Miyuki

|Shinsuke Hashiguchi

|1:59.0

2023

|Pax Ottomanica

|Hironobu Tanabe

|Takashi Kubota

|2:01.0

2024

|Danon Ayers Rock

|João Moreira

|Noriyuki Hori

|1:59.6

Past winners

Past winners include:

{{Div col|colwidth=28em|content=

  • 1996: Dance in the Dark{{cite web|title=Dance in the dark|url=https://ahonoora.com/danceinthedark.html|website=Ahonoora|accessdate=6 August 2019|language=en}}
  • 1997: Silence Suzuka
  • 1998: Taiki Bridle
  • 1999: Black Tuxedo
  • 2000: Toho Shiden
  • 2001: Miscast
  • 2002: Mega Stardom
  • 2003: Meiner Solomon
  • 2004: Pisa no Kukai
  • 2005: Eishin Niizan
  • 2006: Victory Run
  • 2007: Golden Dahlia
  • 2008: Venture Nine
  • 2009: Keiai Raijin
  • 2010: Rulership
  • 2011: Tosen Reve
  • 2012: Spielberg
  • 2013: Samson's Pride

}}

See also

References

  • Netkeiba:
  • {{Netkeiba-raceresult|1996|05030710}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|1997|05020710}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|1998|05020710}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|1999|05020710}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2000|05020511}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2001|05020511}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2002|05030511}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2003|05010511}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2004|05020511}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2005|05020511}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2006|05020511}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2007|05020511}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2008|05020511}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2009|05020511}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2010|05020511}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2011|05020511}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2012|05020511}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2013|05020511}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2014|05020511}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2015|05020511}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2016|05020511}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2017|05020511}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2018|05020511}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2019|05020810}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2020|05020511}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2021|05020511}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2022|05020511}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2023|05020511}}, {{Netkeiba-raceresult|2024|05020511}}

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Category:Horse races in Japan

Category:Horse races established in 1996