Crocus Stakes

The Crocus Stakes (in Japanese: クロッカスステークス), is a Japanese horse race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds run at Tokyo Racecourse.

Crocus Stakes
クロッカスステークス

Tokyo Racecourse
Class	Listed
Location	Tokyo Racecourse
Inaugurated	February 26th, 1989
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Race information
Distance	1,400 meters
Surface	Turf
Qualification	Three-year-olds
Weight	53kg-56kg
Purse	¥ 43,200,000 (as of 2024) 1st: ¥ 20,000,000 2nd: ¥ 8,000,000 3rd: ¥ 5,000,000

Race details

The race debuted on February 26, 1989.^[1] The race is for three-year-olds and is a 1,400 meter turf race. The race has usually been run in either January or February. The race is open to international horses.

Winners since 2015

Winners since 2015 include:^[1]

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Time
2015	Nishino Rush[2]	Daisuke Majima	Katsunori Aryama	1:22.7
2016	Tosho Drafter[3]	Hironobu Tanabe	Yasuhito Tamura	1:21.7
2017	Time Trip[4]	Keita Tosaki	Masatoshi Kikukawa	1:22.2
2018	Regard Calme[5]	Yoshito Hayato	Ryo Takei	1:22.3
2019	Dixie Knight[6]	Oisin Murphy	Sakae Kunieda	1:22.2
2020	Lauda Sion	Yutaka Take	Takashi Saito	1:21.2
2021	Stripe[7]	Hironobu Tanabe	Kazuyuki Ogata	1:22.2
2022	Toshin Macau[8]	Keita Tosaki	Mizuki Takayanagi	1:21.8
2023	Yakushima[9]	Christophe Lemaire	Ryo Terashima	1:21.1
2024	Logi Leon[10]	Kousei Miura	Masaaki Koga	1:20.9

Past winners

Past winners include:^[1][11]

1989:Hitting Eight[12] 1990:Futaba Asakaze 1991: Nihon Pillow Luck[13] 1992: Reward Garcon 1993: Yukino Bijin 1994: Fujino Makken O 1995: Gary Gold 1996: Dandy Commando 1997: Speed World 1998: Sugino Cutie

1999: Red Chili Pepper 2000: Kinishi Stone 2001: Little Soldier 2002: Cafe Bostonian 2003: Tosen Orion 2004: Seeking the Dia 2005: Paris Brest 2006: Admire Carib 2007: Surplus Singer 2008: Marubutsu Easter

2009: San Carlo 2010: Impress Winner 2011: Forever Mark 2012: Sacred Reve 2013: Sea Breeze Life 2014: Meiner Diavel

See also

• Horse racing in Japan
• List of Japanese flat horse races