The Elm Stakes (Japanese ã¨ã«ã ã¹ãÂÂã¼ã¯ã¹) is a Japanese Grade 3 horse race for Thoroughbreds aged three and over, run in August over a distance of 1700 metres on dirt at Sapporo Racecourse.
It was first run in 1990 and has held Grade 3 status since 1996. The first seven editions of the race took place at Hakodate Racecourse and it was also run at that track in 2013. The 2009 contest took place over 1800 metres at Niigata Racecourse
Weight
54 kg for three-year-old, 57 kg for four-year-old and above.
Allowances:
Penalties (excluding two-year-old race performance):
- If a graded stakes race has been won within a year:
- 3 kg for a grade 1 win (2 kg for fillies / mares)
- 2 kg for a grade 2 win (1 kg for fillies / mares)
- 1 kg for a grade 3 win (1 kg for fillies / mares)
- If a graded stakes race has been won for more than a year:
- 2 kg for a grade 1 win (1 kg for fillies / mares)
- 1 kg for a grade 2 win
Winners since 2000
Earlier winners
- 1990 -Merci Atla
- 1991 - Kamino Cresse
- 1992 - Kyoei Swat
- 1993 - Daikatsu Joanne
- 1994 - Makino Tosho
- 1995 - Ibuki Crush
- 1996 - Kyoto City
- 1997 - Battle Line
- 1998 - Taiki Sherlock
- 1999 - Nihon Pillow Jupiter
See also
References
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