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February Stakes
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| class | Grade 1 | |
| horse race | February Stakes | |
| フェブラリーステークス | ||
| image | [[File:Lemon Pop February Stakes 2023(IMG1).jpg | 300px]] |
| caption | 2023 February Stakes winner Lemon Pop | |
| location | Tokyo Racecourse | |
| inaugurated | February 18, 1984 | |
| race type | Thoroughbred | |
| distance | 1,600 meters | |
| surface | Dirt | |
| track | Left-handed | |
| qualification | 4-y-o+ | |
| weight | 4-y-o & up 58 kg | |
| Allowances | ||
| 2 kg for fillies and mares | ||
| purse |
フェブラリーステークス Allowances 2 kg for fillies and mares The February Stakes is a Grade 1 flat horse race in Japan.
Background
The February Stakes is a Grade 1 flat race run over a distance of 1,600 metres (approximately 8 furlongs) at Tokyo Racecourse in late February.
History
Originally inaugurated in 1984 as the February Handicap, it began as a Domestic Grade 3 race. Its status steadily rose over the years: it was promoted to Domestic Grade 2 in 1994, the same year it was renamed the February Stakes. In 1995, the race was opened to horses registered with Japan’s National Association of Racing (NAR), broadening the competitive field. It was further elevated to Domestic Grade 1 in 1997.
In 2007, the race achieved international Grade 1 status and was opened to horses trained outside Japan, significantly enhancing its global profile.
Today, alongside the Champions Cup, the February Stakes is one of only two Grade 1 dirt races organized by the Japan Racing Association (JRA).
In February 2025, Australian jockey Rachel King made history by becoming the first female rider to win a flat Grade 1 race in Japan.
Records
Speed record:
- 1.33.8 – Cafe Pharoah (2022)
Most wins by a horse (2):
- Copano Rickey (2014, 2015)
- Cafe Pharoah (2021, 2022)
Most wins by a jockey (5):
- Yutaka Take (2003, 2006, 2008, 2015, 2019)
Most wins by a trainer (3):
- Akira Murayama (2012, 2014, 2015)
Most wins by an owner (2):
- Katsumi Yoshida (2012, 2017, 2025)
Winners
| Year | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | ||||||
| Age | ||||||
| Jockey | ||||||
| Trainer | ||||||
| Owner | ||||||
| Time | ||||||
| G3 - February Handicap | ||||||
| 1984 | Robaria Amon | 5 | Masato Yoshinaga | Kichisaburo Matsuyama | Uraichi Suga | 1:40.1 |
| 1985 | Andre Amon | 6 | Hiroyuki Nakajima | Yasuhisa Matsuyama | Amon Inc. | 1:36.9 |
| 1986 | Hatsuno Amoy | 5 | Eizaburo Otsuka | Yoshio Nakazumi | Hatsutaro Nakagawa | 1:36.7 |
| 1987 | Rikisan Power | 6 | Masato Shibata | Kunio Takamatsu | Saburo Iwai | 1:36.5 |
| 1988 | Roman Prince | 7 | Sueo Masuzawa | Seizuke Sato | Long Shoji co. | 1:37.7 |
| 1989 | Velvet Glob | 6 | Hiroyuki Gohara | Fusamatsu Okubo | Hideo Kuribayashi | 1:37.2 |
| 1990 | Carib Song | 4 | Masato Shibata | Shuho Kato | Ogifushi Bokujo RC co. | 1:36.7 |
| 1991 | Narita Hayabusa | 4 | Norihiro Yokoyama | Kentaro Nakao | Hidenori Yamaji | 1:34.9 |
| 1992 | Russian Gold | 4 | Masayoshi Ebina | Yokichi Okubo | Akihiro Ohara | 1:35.4 |
| 1993 | Meisho Homura | 5 | Masato Shibata | Shigetada Takahashi | Yoshio Matsumoto | 1:35.7 |
| G2 - February Stakes | ||||||
| 1994 | Cheers Atom | 5 | Masaru Honda | Kaoru Hoshikawa | Kiyoko Kitamura | 1:37.8 |
| 1995 | Lively Mount | 4 | Mamoru Ishibashi | Fujio Shibata | Tetsuo Kato | 1:36.4 |
| 1996 | Hokuto Vega | 6 | Norihiro Yokoyama | Takayoshi Nakano | Kanamorimori Shoji | 1:36.5 |
| G1 - February Stakes | ||||||
| 1997 | Shinko Windy | 4 | Yukio Okabe | Kiyotaka Tanaka | Osamu Yasuda | 1:36.0 |
| 1998 | Gourmet Frontier | 6 | Yukio Okabe | Kiyotaka Tanaka | Masayoshi Ishii | 1:37.5 |
| 1999 | Meisei Opera # | 5 | Isao Sugawara | Shuichi Sasaki | Meisei Shoji co. | 1:36.5 |
| 2000 | Wing Arrow | 5 | Olivier Peslier | Yoshimi Kudo | Minoru Ikeda | 1:35.6 |
| 2001 | Nobo True | 5 | Olivier Peslier | Hideyuki Mori | Ikebata | 1:35.6 |
| 2002 | Agnes Digital | 5 | Hirofumi Shii | Toshiaki Shirai | Takao Watanabe | 1:35.1 |
| 2003 | Gold Allure * | 4 | Yutaka Take | Yasuo Ikee | Shadai Race Horse co. | 1:50.9 |
| 2004 | Admire Don | 5 | Katsumi Ando | Hiroyoshi Matsuda | Riichi Kondo | 1:36.8 |
| 2005 | Meisho Bowler | 4 | Yuichi Fukunaga | Toshiaki Shirai | Yoshio Matsumoto | 1:34.7 |
| 2006 | Kane Hekili | 4 | Yutaka Take | Katsuhiko Sumii | Makoto Kaneko | 1:34.9 |
| 2007 | Sunrise Bacchus | 5 | Katsumi Ando | Hidetaka Otonashi | Takao Matsuoka | 1:34.8 |
| 2008 | Vermilion | 6 | Yutaka Take | Sei Ishizaka | Sunday Racing | 1:35.3 |
| 2009 | Success Brocken | 4 | Hiroyuki Uchida | Hideaki Fujiwara | Tetsu Takashima | 1:34.6 |
| 2010 | Espoir City | 5 | Tetsuzo Sato | Akio Adachi | Yushun Horse Club | 1:34.9 |
| 2011 | Transcend | 5 | Shinji Fujita | Takayuki Yasuda | Koji Maeda | 1.36.4 |
| 2012 | Testa Matta | 6 | Yasunari Iwata | Akira Murayama | Katsumi Yoshida | 1.35.4 |
| 2013 | Grape Brandy | 5 | Suguru Hamanaka | Takayuki Yasuda | Shadai Race Horse co. | 1.35.1 |
| 2014 | Copano Rickey | 4 | Hironobu Tanabe | Akira Murayama | Sachiaki Kobayashi | 1.36.0 |
| 2015 | Copano Rickey | 5 | Yutaka Take | Akira Murayama | Sachiaki Kobayashi | 1.36.3 |
| 2016 | Moanin | 4 | Mirco Demuro | Sei Ishizaka | Yukio Baba | 1.34.0 |
| 2017 | Gold Dream | 4 | Mirco Demuro | Osamu Hirata | Katsumi Yoshida | 1.35.1 |
| 2018 | Nonkono Yume | 6 | Hiroyuki Uchida | Yukihiro Kato | Kazumasa Yamada | 1.36.0 |
| 2019 | Inti | 5 | Yutaka Take | Kenji Nonaka | Shigeo Takeda | 1.35.6 |
| 2020 | Mozu Ascot | 6 | Christophe Lemaire | Yoshito Yahagi | Capital System | 1.35.2 |
| 2021 | Cafe Pharoah | 4 | Christophe Lemaire | Noriyuki Hori | Koichi Nishikawa | 1.34.4 |
| 2022 | Cafe Pharoah | 5 | Yuichi Fukunaga | Noriyuki Hori | Koichi Nishikawa | 1.33.8 |
| 2023 | Lemon Pop | 5 | Ryusei Sakai | Hiroyasu Tanaka | Godolphin | 1.35.6 |
| 2024 | Peptide Nile | 6 | Yusuke Fujioka | Hidenori Take | Kazuhiko Numakawa | 1:35.7 |
| 2025 | Costa Nova | 5 | Rachel King | Tetsuya Kimura | Katsumi Yoshida | 1:35.5 |
Meisei Opera, winner of the 1999 race, belongs to the National Association of Racing(NAR) but not Japan Racing Association(JRA).
- The 2003 race took place at Nakayama Racecourse in distance of 1,800m.
References
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References
- [http://japanracing.jp/en/racing/schedule/graded/list/2020/0223february.html February Stakes]
- "List of JRA Graded Races 2025｜List of JRA Graded Races｜Horse Racing in Japan".
- "February Stakes winner gets Breeders' Cup Entry - SAHorseracing.COM - South African Horseracing and Betting".
- "2015.02.17 2015 February Stakes (G1) - Preview - News - Horse Racing in Japan".
- (2025-02-23). "February Stakes {{!}} Past Winners {{!}} Results {{!}} Japan".
- (24 February 2025). "Rachel King Makes History as First Female Jockey to Win Grade 1 Race in Japan".
- "フェブラリーS".
- "February Stakes".
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