February Stakes

Horseraces infobox
class = Grade 1
horse race = February Stakes


caption =
location = Tokyo Racecourse
inaugurated = 1984
race type = Thoroughbred
website = [http://japanracing.jp/_races/2008races/0224february.html JRA International Races 2008]
distance = 1,600 meters
(About 8 furlongs)
track = Dirt, Left-handed
qualification = 4-y-o+, Thoroughbreds
weight = 57kg [ [http://japanracing.jp/_races/2008races/0224february.html JRA International Races 2008] ]
purse = ¥201,020,000 (as of 2007) [ [http://japanracing.jp/_races/2008races/0224february.html JRA International Races 2008] ] The Nihongo|February Stakes|フェブラリーステークス is a Grade 1 flat horse race in Japan for four-year-old and above thoroughbreds. It is run over a distance of 1,600 metres (approximately 8 furlongs) at Tokyo Racecourse in late February.

It was first run in 1984 as February Handicap, and was given Domestic Grade 3 status. This was elevated to Domestic Grade 2 in 1994, Domestic Grade 1 in 1997, and to its present level in 2007.

It was renamed February Stakes in 1994. Horses trained outside Japan have been eligible to run in the race since 2007.

Winners

* The 2003 race took place at Nakayama Racecourse.

References

External links

* [http://japanracing.jp/ Horse Racing in Japan]