Fukuryu Stakes

​The Fukuryu Stakes, inaugurated in 2000, is a pivotal race in the Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby, held at Nakayama Racecourse in Chiba, Japan. Contested over 1,800 meters on a right-handed dirt track, this race offers qualifying points to the top finishers, with the 2025 edition scheduled for Saturday, March 29, featuring a purse of $265,000

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Location: Nakayama Racecourse, Chiba, Japan

Inaugural Race: 2000

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Current Distance: 1,800 Meters

Track Type: Right-Handed, Dirt

Age Qualification: 3YOs

Purse: $265,000

Race Date: Saturday, March 29th

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2025 Fukuryu Stakes Results

POST
HORSE
JOCKEY / TRAINER
WIN / PLACE
11
Luxor Cafe
J.Moreira / N.Hori
¥130 / ¥110
8
Meisho Zuiun
Y.Yoshida / M.Honda
¥190
1
Golden Cloud
K.Tosaki / S.Kobayashi
¥300
2
Levant Univers
R.Takakura / Y.Kitade
7
Slazak
Y.Furukawa / H.Oneda
6
Imhotep
T.Yokoyama / K.Hagiwara
4
Isana
K.Matsuyama / S.Hashiguchi
3
Otamajakushi
I.Kowata / Y.Matsunaga
10
Coche Deli
K.Miura / T.Chida
9
Berber Compass
Y.Kitamura / M.Oguri

Exotic Payouts:

  • Exacta (11-8) Paid: ¥800
  • Trifecta (11-8-1) Paid: ¥5,210

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History of the Fukuryu Stakes

First run in 2000, the Fukuryu Stakes currently sits as the fourth and final race in the Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby and offers the first four horses to finish 40-20-12-8-4 points respectively. Since its inception, the race has been held at the Nakayama Racecourse in Chiba.

Currently, five different riders are tied for most wins by a jockey: Hiroshi Kitamura (2000 & 2005), Yoshitomi Shibata (2001 & 2008), Hiroyuki Uchida (2004 & 2009), and Hirofumi Shii (2006 & 2012), and Takuya Kowata (2017 & 2023).

Historical Winners & Results of the Fukuryu Stakes

Year
Winner
Jockey / Trainer
Distance / Time
2025
Luxor Cafe
João Moreira / Noriyuki Hori
1800 m / 1.52.1
2024
T O Password
Katsuma Sameshima / Daisuke Takayanagi
1800 m / 1.54.1
2023
Mitono O
Takuya Kowata / Koji Maki
1800 m / 1.51.9
2022
Delicada
Ryuji Wada / Naohiro Yoshida
1800 m / 1:52.1
2021
God Selection
Yuji Nakai / Teiichi Konno
1800 m / 1:52.1
2020
Herrschaft
Yusuke Fujioka / Kenji Nonaka
1800 m / 1:53.4
2019
Dare Flug
Akihide Tsumura / Nobuhiro Suzuki
1800 m / 1:53.2
2018
Don Fortis
Shu Ishibashi / Mitsunori Makiura
1800 m / 1:54.7
2017
Resonator
Takuya Kowata / Koji Maki
1800 m / 1:52.6
2016
Strong Burrows
Lemaire / Noriyuki Hori
1800 m / 1:52.4

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