Fairy Stakes

Fairy Stakes
フェアリーステークス
Nakayama Racecourse Grandstand
ClassGrade 3
LocationNakayama Racecourse
InauguratedDecember 15, 1984
Race typeThoroughbred Flat racing
Race information
Distance1600 metres
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed
Qualification3-y-o f
Weight55 kg
Purse¥ 82,380,000 (as of 2025)
  • 1st: ¥ 38,000,000
  • 2nd: ¥ 15,000,000
  • 3rd: ¥ 10,000,000

The Fairy Stakes (フェアリーステークス) is a Grade 3 (GIII) flat horse race in Japan.[1]

Background

The Fairy Stakes is a Grade III Thoroughbred race in Japan restricted exclusively to 3-year-old fillies.[2] It is held annually in early to mid-January at Nakayama Racecourse over a distance of 1,600 meters on turf (outer course).[2] Eligible entrants must have raced at least once and cannot be unraced or maiden horses.[2] The field includes JRA-trained fillies, up to two certified NAR (local) fillies, and foreign-trained fillies with priority entry.[1]

The race is run under weight-for-age conditions, with all fillies carrying 55 kg.[2] The first-place prize in 2026 is ¥38 million.[2]

History

The Fairy Stakes originated as the “TV Tokyo Sho 3-Year-Old Fillies Stakes”, first run on December 15, 1984, at Nakayama Racecourse over 1,600 meters.[2] It was created as a late-season test for juvenile fillies. In 1991, the distance was shortened to 1,200 meters, aligning it more with sprint-oriented development.[3] This format lasted until 2007.[2] In 1994, the race was renamed “Fairy Stakes” after TV Tokyo shifted its sponsorship to the Aoba Sho.[2] Internationalization progressed gradually: foreign-bred fillies were allowed from 1993, NAR fillies from 1996 (initially 3 runners, later reduced to 2 in 2009), and foreign-trained fillies from 2009, when the race became an international GIII event.[4]

A restructuring occurred in 2008: the race was not held that year due to a schedule shift, and from 2009 onward, it moved to January and reverted to 1,600 meters, positioning it as a key early prep race for the Oka Sho (Japanese 1000 Guineas) within Japan’s 3-year-old filly classic trail.[2] Weight conditions also evolved: originally 54 kg under international age standards (post-2001), it briefly used special weight from 2009–2023 before returning to fixed weight-for-age (55 kg) in 2024.[2]

Past winners

Year Winner Age Length (in m) Jockey Trainer Owner Time
1984 Elps 2 T1600 Kito Takayuki Hisatsune Hisao Yasuo Obata 1:35.4
1985 Mejiro Ramonu 2 T1600 Kasazaki Masatsugu Okudaira Shinji Mejiro Farm Ltd. 1:34.9
1986 Kosei 2 T1600 Masuzawa Sueo Oshida Moritsugu IKT Owners Co. Ltd. 1:35.7
1987 Shino Cross 2 T1600 Shimada Isao Nishizuka Tokachi Yutaka Fukui 1:36.3
1988 Cutting Edge 2 T1600 Ebisawa Seiji Takahashi Hideo Shadai Race Horse Ltd. 1:35.3
1989 Yamatake Sally 2 T1600 Shibata Yoshitomi Hatakeyama Shigenori Takeyuki Yamanaka 1:35.5
1990 Blue Bay Bridge 2 T1600 Fujiwara Hideyuki Yamada Yoichi Kingo Sakurai 1:35.5
1991 Disco Hall 2 T1200 Okabe Yukio Yamauchi Kenji Shadai Race Horse Ltd. 1:09.3
1992 Mazato Toshou 2 T1200 Hori Noriyuki Okudaira Shinji Tosho Sangyo Co. Ltd. 1:09.6
1993 Nagara Flash 2 T1200 Yasuda Takayuki Seguchi Tsutomu Nagara Tourism Co. Ltd. 1:09.6
1994 Prime Stage 2 T1200 Okabe Yukio Ito Yuji Hideo Yokoyama 1:09.2
1995 Max Rose 2 T1200 Shibata Yoshitomi Ito Yuji Yu Tadokoro 1:09.2
1996 Hishi Nile 2 T1200 Mato Hitoshi Nakano Ryunen Masaichiro Abe 1:10.8
1997 Lady Stella 2 T1200 Hori Noriyuki Ikegami Taro Royal Farm 1:10.4
1998 Tayasu Bloom 2 T1200 Ebina Masayoshi Yamauchi Kenji Kanichi Yokose 1:09.8
1999 Belle G. Ticket 2 T1200 Shibata Yoshitomi Tezuka Takahisa Shunichi Yamada 1:10.3
2000 Tenshino Kiseki 2 T1200 Teruo Eda Kojiro Hashiguchi Masuo Sugiya 1:09.4
2001 Saga Novel 2 T1200 Norihiro Yokoyama Fumio Koga Koji Maeda 1:07.8
2002 White Carnival 2 T1200 Dario Vargiu Keizo Ito Grand Ranch Ltd. 1:09.2
2003 Maltese Heat 2 T1200 Dario Vargiu Masahiro Sakaguchi Yoshio Fujita 1:09.2
2004 Felicia 2 T1200 Norihiro Yokoyama Hiroyuki Uehara Sunday Racing Ltd. 1:08.5
2005 Daiwa Passion 2 T1200 Kodai Hasegawa Sueo Masuzawa Keizo Oshiro 1:09.8
2006 Apollo Tiara 2 T1200 Masaki Katsuura Isamu Shibasaki Apollo Thoroughbred Club 1:09.4
2007 Le Lupin Bleu 2 T1200 Hayato Yoshida Katsumi Sakamoto Yoshie Iida 1:09.8
(No Race in 2008)
2009 Germinal 3 T1600 Yuichi Fukunaga Hideaki Fujiwara Shadai Race Horse Ltd. 1:36.5
2010 Cosmo Nemo Shin 3 T1600 Shu Ishibashi Hidekatsu Shimizu Big Red Farm Ltd. 1:34.8
2011 Dance Fantasia 3 T1600 Anthony Crastus Kazuo Fujisawa Shadai Race Horse Ltd. 1:33.7
2012 Tosen Benizakura 3 T1600 Akihide Tsumura Isamu Shibasaki Takaya Shimakawa 1:35.5
2013 Crown Rose 3 T1600 Kousei Miura Shoichi Temma Yasuhiro Yano 1:34.7
2014 Omega Heart Rock 3 T1600 Keita Tosaki Noriyuki Hori Reiko Hara 1:36.3
2015 Not Formal 3 T1600 Hiroto Mayuzumi Eiji Nakano Katsuya Haga 1:35.2
2016 B B Barrel 3 T1600 Shu Ishibashi Hideki Kakugawa Katsuhiko Bando 1:34.3
2017 Rising Reason 3 T1600 Kyosuke Maruta Takeshi Okumura Makio Okada 1:34.7
2018 Primo Scene 3 T1600 Keita Tosaki Tetsuya Kimura Silk Racing Ltd. 1:34.6
2019 Figlia Pura 3 T1600 Genki Maruyama Takanori Kikuzawa Carrot Farm Ltd. 1:36.0
2020 Smile Kana 3 T1600 Daichi Shibata Yoshiyasu Takahashi Shigeyuki Okada 1:34.0
2021 Fine Rouge 3 T1600 Christophe Lemaire Tetsuya Kimura Kenichi Mutsui 1:34.4
2022 Lilac 3 T1600 Mirco Demuro Ikuo Aizawa Seiichi Serizawa 1:35.2
2023 Kita Wing 3 T1600 Makoto Sugihara Shigeyuki Kojima Mill Farm Ltd. 1:34.3
2024 Ipheion 3 T1600 Atsuya Nishimura Yoshiaki Sugiyama Shadai Race Horse Ltd. 1:34.0
2025 Erika Express 3 T1600 Keita Tosaki Haruki Sugiyama Masahiro Miki 1:32.8
2026 Black Chalice 3 T1600 Akihide Tsumura Koshiro Take Field Racing 1:33.6

See also

Netkeiba

Source:[5][6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Fairy Stakes". Horse Racing in Japan.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "フェアリーＳ". ahonoora.com. Retrieved 2026-01-14.
  3. ^ "List of JRA Graded Races 2025｜List of JRA Graded Races｜Horse Racing in Japan". Horse Racing in Japan. Retrieved 2026-01-14.
  4. ^ https://jra.jp/datafile/tokubetsu/2025/0106.pdf#page=2
  5. ^ "フェアリーS". Netkeiba.
  6. ^ "Fairy Stakes". Netkeiba.
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