The Hanshin Himba Stakes (
Japanese
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阪神牝馬ステークス) is a
Grade 2 flat horse race
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in
Japan
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for
Thoroughbred
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s fillies and mares of at least four years of age. It is run over a distance of 1600 metres at
Hanshin Racecourse
is located in Takarazuka, Hyogo, Japan. It has a capacity of 139,000 and is used for horse racing. The land was originally owned by Kawanishi Aircraft Company, which manufactured combat planes during World War II. After World War II, GHQ orde ...
in April.
The Hanshin Himba Stakes was first run in 1958. It was elevated to Grade 3 status in 1984 and has been run as a grade 2 race since 1998. The race was contested over a variety of distances before being run over 2000 metres from 1968 until 1995. The distance was reduced to 1600 metres in 1996 and to 1400 metres in 2006. The race returned to 1600 metres in 2016.
Among the winners of the race have been
Fine Motion,
Admire Groove
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Career
Admire Groove's first race was on November 10, 20 ...
,
Rhein Kraft,
Curren Chan
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and
Mikki Queen.
Race details
The race is run on a right-handed (clockwise) at Hanshin Racecourse over a distance of 1,600 meters on turf using the outer curve.
Weight
55 kg for four-year-olds and above.
''Allowances:''
* 1 kg for
southern hemisphere bred three-year-olds
''Penalties:''
* If a
graded stakes race has been won within a year, 2 kg for a grade one win, 1 kg for a grade two win
* If a graded stakes race has been won for more than a year (excluding two-year-old race performance), 1 kg for a grade one win
Winners since 2000
Earlier winners
See also
*
Horse racing in Japan
is a popular equestrian sport in Japan, with more than 21,000 horse races held each year. Three types of racing take place in Japan - flat racing, jump racing, and Ban'ei Racing (also called Draft Racing).
In Japan, horse racing is organized b ...
*
List of Japanese flat horse races
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