Shion Stakes

{{Infobox horseraces

| surface = Turf

| class = Grade 2

| horse race = Shion Stakes
紫苑ステークス

| image = Nakayama Racecourse01.jpg

| caption = The Grandstand at Nakayama

| location = Nakayama Racecourse

| inaugurated = 2000

| race type = Thoroughbred Flat racing

| website =

| distance = 2000 metres

| track = Right-handed

| qualification = 3-y-o fillies

| weight = 55 kg

| purse = {{JRA-purse-calculator|52|2024}}

| bonuses =

}}

The Shion Stakes (Japanese 紫苑ステークス) is a Grade 2 horse race for three-year-old Thoroughbred fillies run in September over a distance of 1800 metres at Nakayama Racecourse.{{cite web|url=http://japanracing.jp/en/racing/schedule/graded/list/2019/0907shion.html|title=Shion Stakes|publisher=Horse Racing in Japan}}

The race, which serves as a trial race for the Shuka Sho, was first contested in 2000 and had been run at Grade 3 level since 2016. The Shion Stakes was originally run over 1800 metres before the distance was increased to 2000 metres in 2007. The 2002 and 2014 editions were held at Niigata Racecourse. It was promoted to Grade 2 in 2023.{{cite web|url=https://www.jra.go.jp/news/202211/111802.html|title=2023 Racing Program}}

Winners since 2016

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width="36px" \| Year ! width="120px" \| Winner ! width="140px" \| Jockey ! width="150px" \| Trainer ! width="190px" \| Owner ! Time
2016 \| Biche \| Keita Tosaki \| Yuichi Shikato \|Yasushi Kubota \| 1:59.7{{cite web\|url=https://www.racingpost.com/results/514/nakayama/2016-09-10/659051\|title=2016 result\|publisher=Racing Post\|date=10 September 2017}}
2017 \| Deirdre \| Yasunari Iwata \| Mitsuru Hashida \|Touji Morita \| 1:59.8{{cite web\|url=https://www.racingpost.com/results/514/nakayama/2017-09-09/684268\|title=2017 result\|publisher=Racing Post\|date=9 September 2017}}
2018 \| Normcore \| Christophe Lemaire \| Kiyoshi Hagiwara \|Seiichi Iketani \| 1:58.0 {{cite web\|url=https://www.racingpost.com/results/514/nakayama/2018-09-08/711545\|title=2018 result\|publisher=Racing Post\|date=8 September 2018}}
2019 \| Passing Through \| Keita Tosaki \| Yoichi Kuroiwa \|Carrot Farm \| 1:58.3
2020 \| Maltese Diosa \| Hironobu Tanabe \| Takahisa Tezuka \|Nagako Fujita \| 2:02.1
2021 \| Fine Rouge \| Yuichi Fukunaga \| Takaki Iwato \|Genichi Mutsui \| 1:58.2
2022 \| Stunning Rose \| Ryusei Sakai \| Tomokazu Takano \|Sunday Racing \| 1:59.9
2023 \| Moryana \| Norihiro Yokoyama \| Yoshinori Muto \|Fumio Takahashi \| 1:58.0
2024 \|Christmas Parade \|Yukito Ishikawa \|Shizuya Kato \|G1 Racing Co. Ltd. \|1:56.6{{efn\|Set the current course record}}

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

width="36px" | Year

! width="120px" | Winner

! width="140px" | Jockey

! width="150px" | Trainer

! width="190px" | Owner

! Time

2016

| Biche

| Keita Tosaki

| Yuichi Shikato

|Yasushi Kubota

| 1:59.7{{cite web|url=https://www.racingpost.com/results/514/nakayama/2016-09-10/659051|title=2016 result|publisher=Racing Post|date=10 September 2017}}

2017

| Deirdre

| Yasunari Iwata

| Mitsuru Hashida

|Touji Morita

| 1:59.8{{cite web|url=https://www.racingpost.com/results/514/nakayama/2017-09-09/684268|title=2017 result|publisher=Racing Post|date=9 September 2017}}

2018

| Normcore

| Christophe Lemaire

| Kiyoshi Hagiwara

|Seiichi Iketani

| 1:58.0 {{cite web|url=https://www.racingpost.com/results/514/nakayama/2018-09-08/711545|title=2018 result|publisher=Racing Post|date=8 September 2018}}

2019

| Passing Through

| Keita Tosaki

| Yoichi Kuroiwa

|Carrot Farm

| 1:58.3

2020

| Maltese Diosa

| Hironobu Tanabe

| Takahisa Tezuka

|Nagako Fujita

| 2:02.1

2021

| Fine Rouge

| Yuichi Fukunaga

| Takaki Iwato

|Genichi Mutsui

| 1:58.2

2022

| Stunning Rose

| Ryusei Sakai

| Tomokazu Takano

|Sunday Racing

| 1:59.9

2023

| Moryana

| Norihiro Yokoyama

| Yoshinori Muto

|Fumio Takahashi

| 1:58.0

2024

|Christmas Parade

|Yukito Ishikawa

|Shizuya Kato

|G1 Racing Co. Ltd.

|1:56.6{{efn|Set the current course record}}

Earlier winners

2000 - Mejiro Marie
2001 - Lady Pastel
2002 - Osumi Cosmo
2003 - Rendo Felice
2004 - Ingot
2005 - Cosmo Marvelous
2006 - Cendrillon
2007 - Arco Senora
2008 - Moere Katrina
2009 - Diana Barows
2010 - Dear Arethusa
2011 - Calmato
2012 - Para La Salud
2013 - Sekisho
2014 - Reve d'Etoiles
2015 - Queens Milagro

References

Netkeiba:{{cite web|title=紫苑S |url=https://race.netkeiba.com/special/index.html?id=0158 |website=Netkeiba}}{{cite web|title=Shion Stakes |url=https://en.netkeiba.com/race/special.html?id=0158 |website=Netkeiba}}
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Category:Turf races in Japan

Category:Horse races established in 2000

Shion Stakes

Winners since 2016

Earlier winners

See also

References