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February Stakes

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History

PEPTIDE NILE winning the February Stakes at Tokyo in Japan.
PEPTIDE NILE winning the February Stakes at Tokyo in Japan. Picture: Japan Racing Association

The February Stakes is a Grade 1 race run under Weight For Age conditions for four year olds and above at Tokyo racecourse conducted by the Japan Racing Association.

The February Stakes is run over 1600m. It is run on the dirt. It was first run in 1984 and was won by Robaria Amon.

Originally a Domestic Grade 3 race, it was elevated to Domestic Grade 2 in 1994 then Domestic Grade 1 in 1997 and now at its present level in 2007.

Horses from the National Association of Racing (NAR) have been eligible to run in the race since 1995 and from 2007 for horses not trained in Japan.

This race and the Champions Cup in December are the only Grade 1 dirt race organized by the JRA (the other international Grade 1 dirt race (Tokyo Diashoten) and domestic Grade1 races are all organized by NAR).

It is considered as a progression for the dirt races conducted on Dubai World Cup night in March.

The February Stakes was worth JPY259,200,000 in 2024.

Tokyo racecourse is a left handed course with the mile start in the back straight.

The 2003 February Stakes was run at Nakayama over 1800m.

There are now two multiple winners of the race: Copano Rickey in (2014/2015) and Café Pharoah (2021/2022).

No one age group has dominated but the five year olds have won it most with 17.

The most successful jockey is Yutaka Take who has five wins.

Akira Murayama has won the February Stakes three times since 2012.

Mozu Ascot's win in 2020 meant he had won G1s on the dirt and the grass in Japan.

Notable winners of the February Stakes include Lemon Pop (2023), Café Pharoah (2021/2022), Mozu Ascot (2020), Gold Dream (2017), Copano Rickey (2014/2015), Transcend (2011), Espoir City (2010), Success Broken (2009), Vermillion (2008), Agnes Digital (2002).

The 2024 February Stakes was won by Peptide Nile from Gaia Force and Sekifu.


Racing and Sports

Previous February Stakes Winners

Date Horse Jockey WT Trainer BP
PEPTIDE NILE (JPN) 6H
KING KAMEHAMEHA (JPN) - QUEEN OLIVE (JPN) MANHATTAN CAFE (JPN)
Y FUJIOKA 58.0 HIDENORI TAKE 9
LEMON POP (USA) 5H
LEMON DROP KID (USA) - UNREACHABLE (USA) GIANT'S CAUSEWAY (USA)
RYUSEI SAKAI 58.0 HIROYASU TANAKA 7
CAFE PHAROAH (USA) 5H
AMERICAN PHAROAH (USA) - MARY'S FOLLIES (USA) MORE THAN READY (USA)
Y FUKUNAGA 57.0 N HORI 6
CAFE PHAROAH (USA) 4H
AMERICAN PHAROAH (USA) - MARY'S FOLLIES (USA) MORE THAN READY (USA)
C P LEMAIRE 57.0 N HORI 3
MOZU ASCOT (USA) 6H
FRANKEL (GB) - INDIA (USA) HENNESSY (USA)
C P LEMAIRE 57.0 Y YAHAGI 12
INTI (JPN) 5H
CAME HOME (USA) - KITTY (JPN) NORTHERN AFLEET (USA)
YUTAKA TAKE 57.0 K NONAKA 6
NONKONO YUME (JPN) 6G
TWINING (USA) - NONKO (JPN) AGNES TACHYON (JPN)
H UCHIDA 57.0 Y KATO 12
GOLD DREAM (JPN) 4H
GOLD ALLURE (JPN) - MON VERT (JPN) FRENCH DEPUTY (USA)
M DEMURO 57.0 O HIRATA 3
MOANIN (USA) 4H
HENNY HUGHES (USA) - GIGGLY (USA) DISTORTED HUMOR (USA)
M DEMURO 57.0 S ISHIZAKA 14
COPANO RICKEY (JPN) 5H
GOLD ALLURE (JPN) - COPANO NIKITA (JPN) TIMBER COUNTRY (USA)
YUTAKA TAKE 57.0 AKIRA MURAYAMA 4
COPANO RICKEY (JPN) 4H
GOLD ALLURE (JPN) - COPANO NIKITA (JPN) TIMBER COUNTRY (USA)
HIRONOBU TANABE 57.0 AKIRA MURAYAMA 13
GRAPE BRANDY (JPN) 5H
MANHATTAN CAFE (JPN) - WINE AND ROSE (JPN) JUDGE ANGELUCCI (USA)
S HAMANAKA 57.0 TAKAYUKI YASUDA 2
TESTA MATTA (USA) 6H
TAPIT (USA) - DIFFICULT (USA) CONCERN (USA)
Y IWATA 57.0 AKIRA MURAYAMA 16
TRANSCEND (JPN) 5H
WILD RUSH (USA) - CINEMA SCOPE (JPN) TONY BIN (IRE)
S FUJITA 57.0 TAKAYUKI YASUDA 12
ESPOIR CITY (JPN) 5H
GOLD ALLURE (JPN) - EMINENT CITY (JPN) BRIAN'S TIME (USA)
TETSUZO SATO 57.0 AKIO ADACHI 4
SUCCESS BROCKEN (JPN) 4H
SYMBOLI KRIS S (USA) - SUCCESS BEAUTY (JPN) SUNDAY SILENCE (USA)
H UCHIDA 57.0 H FUJIWARA 15
VERMILION (JPN) 6H
EL CONDOR PASA (USA) - SCARLET LADY (JPN) SUNDAY SILENCE (USA)
YUTAKA TAKE 57.0 S ISHIZAKA 15
SUNRISE BACCHUS (JPN) 5H
HENNESSY (USA) - REAL SAPPHIRE (JPN) REAL SHADAI (USA)
KATSUMI ANDO 57.0 H OTONASHI 12
KANE HEKILI (JPN) 4H
FUJI KISEKI (JPN) - LIFE OUT THERE (USA) DEPUTY MINISTER (CAN)
YUTAKA TAKE 57.0 KATSUHIKO SUMII 14
MEISHO BOWLER (JPN) 4H
TAIKI SHUTTLE (USA) - NICE RAISE (USA) STORM CAT (USA)
Y FUKUNAGA 57.0 T SHIRAI 14
ADMIRE DON (JPN) 5H
TIMBER COUNTRY (USA) - VEGA (JPN) TONY BIN (IRE)
KATSUMI ANDO 57.0 H MATSUDA 10
GOLD ALLURE (JPN) 4H
SUNDAY SILENCE (USA) - NIKIYA (USA) NUREYEV (USA)
YUTAKA TAKE 56.0 YASUO IKEE 5
AGNES DIGITAL (USA) 5H
CRAFTY PROSPECTOR (USA) - CHANCEY SQUAW (USA) CHIEF'S CROWN (USA)
H SHII 57.0 T SHIRAI 9