The Musashino Stakes (
Japanese
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* Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia
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武蔵野ステークス) is a Japanese
Grade 3 horse race
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for
Thoroughbred
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s aged three and over, run in November over a distance of 1600 metres on dirt at
Tokyo Racecourse
is located in Fuchū, Tokyo, Japan. Built in 1933 for horse racing, it is considered the "racecourse of racecourses" in Japanese horseracing. It has a capacity of 223,000, with seating for 13,750.
Tokyo Racecourse hosts numerous G1 (Grade 1) ...
.
It was first run in 1989 and has held Grade 3 status since 1996. It was run over a distance of 2100 metres from 1996 to 1999. The race serves as a trial for the
Champions Cup.
Weight
56 kg for three-year-olds, 57 kg for four-year-olds and above.
''Allowances:''
* 2 kg for
fillies
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*In most cases, a ''filly'' is a female horse under four years old.
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mares
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* 1 kg for
southern hemisphere bred three-year-olds
''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
The 2002 race took place at
Nakayama Racecourse
was built in 1990 in Funabashi, Chiba, Japan, for horse racing
Horse racing is an equestrian performance activity, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys (or sometimes driven without riders) over a set distance for c ...
over a distance of 1800 metres.
Earlier winners
* 1989 - Rainbow Akasaka
* 1990 - Dyna Letter
* 1991 - Mr Tojin
* 1992 - Narita Hayabusa
* 1993 - Meisho Homura
* 1994 - Ibuki Crush
* 1995 - Ibuki Crush
* 1996 - Shinko King
* 1997 - Duke Grand Prix
* 1998 - M I Blanc
* 1999 - M I Blanc
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 ...
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List of Japanese flat horse races
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Dirt races in Japan
Horse races established in 1989