Swan Stakes

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Swan Stakes
スワンステークス
Lord Quest winning the Swan Stakes in 2018
ClassGrade 2
LocationKyoto Racecourse
Inaugurated1958
Race typeThoroughbred Flat racing
Race information
Distance1400 metres
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed
Qualification3-y-o +
WeightSpecial Weight
Purse¥ 128,140,000 (as of 2024)
  • 1st: ¥ 59,000,000
  • 2nd: ¥ 24,000,000
  • 3rd: ¥ 15,000,000

The Swan Stakes (Japanese スワンステークス) is a Japanese Grade 2 horse race for Thoroughbreds aged three and over run in October over a distance of 1,400 metres at Kyoto Racecourse.[1]

It was first run in 1958 as a 1800 metre race in spring for older horses before being shortened to 1600 metres in 1972. The race was promoted to Grade 2 in 1984 when it was reduced from 1600 metres to its current distance, moved from spring to autumn, and was opened to 3 year olds as well.[2]

The race also serves as a trial race for the Mile Championship, with the winner of the Swan Stakes being given an entry slot for the race since 2014.[2]

Weight

55 kg for three-year-olds, 57 kg for four-year-olds and above.[3]

Allowances:

Penalties (excluding two-year-old race performance):

  • If a graded stakes race has been won within a year:
    • 2 kg for a grade 1 win (1 kg for fillies / mares)
    • 1 kg for a grade 2 win
  • If a graded stakes race has been won for more than a year:
    • 1 kg for a grade 1 win

Winners since 2000

Year
 Winner
 Age
 Jockey
 Trainer
 Owner
 Time
2000 Daitaku Yamato 6 Teruo Eda Isao Ishikaza Kazuko Nakamura 1:20.4
2001 Behind The Mask 5 Mikio Matsunaga Shuji Kitahashi Sunday Racing 1.20.8
2002 Shonan Kampf 4 Shinji Fujita Yokichi Okubo Tetsuhide Kunimoto 1.19.8
2003 Gallant Arrow 3 Hideaki Miyuki Hiroki Sakiyama Atsuko Tomizawa 1:20.2
2004 Tamamo Hot Play 3 Masaru Honda Katsumi Minai Tamamo 1:21.9
2005 Cosmo Sunbeam 4 Masaru Honda Shozo Sasaki Misako Okada 1:21.5
2006 Precise Machine 7 Masami Matsuoka Kiyoshi Hagiwara Seiichi Iketani 1:20.3
2007 Super Hornet 4 Yusuke Fujioka Yoshito Yahagi Tokuo Morimoto 1:20.7
2008 Meiner Rainier 4 Tetsuzo Sato Masato Nishizono Thoroughbred Club Ruffian 1:19.9
2009 Kinshasa No Kiseki 6 Christophe Soumillon Noriyuki Hori Kazumi Yoshida 1:20.3
2010 Maruka Phoenix 6 Yuichi Fukunaga Masahiro Matsunaga Kawacho Sangyo 1:21.0
2011 Ridill 4 Futoshi Komaki Kojiro Hashiguchi Koji Maeda 1:19.4
2012 Grand Prix Boss 4 Hiroyuki Uchida Yoshito Yahagi Grand Prix 1:20.5
2013 Copano Richard 3 Kota Fujioka Toru Miya Sachiaki Kobayashi 1:20.8
2014 Mikki Isle 3 Suguru Hamanaka Hidetaka Otonashi Mizuki Noda 1:20.3
2015 Albiano 3 Andrasch Starke Tetsuya Kimura Kazumi Yoshida 1:20.2
2016 Satono Aladdin 5 Yuga Kawada Yasutoshi Ikee Hajime Satomi 1:20.7[4]
2017 Sungrazer 3 Cristian Demuro Hidekazu Asami G1 Racing 1:22.4[5]
2018 Lord Quest 5 Mirco Demuro Shigeyuki Kojima Lord Horse Club 1:21.5[6]
2019 Diatonic 4 Christophe Soumillon Takayuki Yasuda Silk Racing 1:21.3
2020 Katsuji 5 Yasunari Iwata Kaneo Ikezoe Kanayama Holdings 1:21.2
2021[a] Danon Fantasy 5 Yuga Kawada Mitsumasa Nakauchida Danox 1:20.8
2022[a] Diatonic 7 Yasunari Iwata Takayuki Yasuda Silk Racing 1:19.8
2023 Win Greatest 6 Masami Matsuoka Yoshihiro Hatakeyama Win 1:19.9[7]
2024 Danon McKinley 3 Kohei Matsuyama Hideaki Fujiwara Danox 1:20.5
2025 Off Trail 4 Akira Sugawara Keiji Yoshimura Godolphin 1:18.9[b]
  1. Race took place at Hanshin while Kyoto was closed for redevelopment.
  2. Set the course record


Earlier winners

  • 1958 - Number 11
  • 1959 - Goal Might
  • 1960 - Minshu
  • 1961 - Kodama
  • 1962 - Caesar
  • 1963 - Shimofusa Homre
  • 1964 - Meizui
  • 1965 - Asahoko
  • 1966 - Ballymore Nisei
  • 1967 - Epsom
  • 1968 - Ryu Pharos
  • 1969 - Daiichi O
  • 1970 - Riki Eikan
  • 1971 - Fast Bamboo
  • 1972 - Takara Rose
  • 1973 - Fuseno Suzuran
  • 1974 - Fujino Takawashi
  • 1975 - Itto
  • 1976 - Long Fast
  • 1977 - Flowcan Boy
  • 1978 - Riki Taiko
  • 1979 - Hokuto Boy
  • 1980 - Agnes Press
  • 1981 - Satsuki Rainbow
  • 1982 - Agnes Venture
  • 1983 - Hagino Kamuio
  • 1984 - Nihon Pillow Winner
  • 1985 - Korin O
  • 1986 - Nippon Teio
  • 1987 - Pot Tesco Lady
  • 1988 - Shin Wind
  • 1989 - Bamboo Memory
  • 1990 - Narcisse Noir
  • 1991 - K S Miracle
  • 1992 - Dictar Girl
  • 1993 - Shinko Lovely
  • 1994 - Sakura Bakushin O
  • 1995 - Hishi Akebono
  • 1996 - Sugino Hayakaze
  • 1997 - Taiki Shuttle
  • 1998 - Royal Suzuka
  • 1999 - Black Hawk

See also

References


  1. "Swan Stakes". Horse Racing in Japan.
  2. "歴史・コース：MBS賞スワンステークス　今週の注目レース". Japan Racing Association. Retrieved 2025-11-10.
  3. "List of JRA Graded Races 2024｜List of JRA Graded Races｜Horse Racing in Japan". Horse Racing in Japan. Retrieved 2024-10-26.
  4. "2016 result". Racing Post. 29 October 2016.
  5. "2017 result". Racing Post. 28 October 2017.
  6. "2018 result". Racing Post. 27 October 2018.
  7. "MBS SHO SWAN STAKES (G2) Full Result | 28 OCT 2023 R11 Kyoto Racing Information (JRA)". netkeiba.com. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
  8. "スワンS". Netkeiba.
  9. "Mbs Sho Swan Stakes". Netkeiba.