Road to the Kentucky Derby > Fukuryu Stakes
Fukuryu Stakes Race Facts
- Location: Nakayama Racecourse, Chiba, Japan
- Inaugural Race: 2000
- Distance: 1800 Meters
- Track Type: Right-handed, Dirt
- Age Qualifications: Three Year Olds
- 2023 Purse: ¥18,000,000
- 2023 Race Date: Saturday, March 25th
The Fukuryu Stakes is the fourth race in the Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby Prep Races, offering the first four finishers 40-16-12-8-4 points respectively.
2022 Fukuryu Stakes Race Results
| POST | HORSE | JOCKEY / TRAINER | WIN / PLACE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Delicada | Ryuji Wada / Naohiro Yoshida | ¥810 / ¥370 |
| 8 | Notturno | Yutaka Take / Hidetaka Otonashi | ¥340 |
| 2 | Peisha Es | Genki Maruyama / Kazuo Konishi | ¥6,160 |
| 6 | Odilon | Kenichi Ikezoe / Tamio Hamada | |
| 1 | Ho O Roulette | Kazuo Yokoyama / Toru Kurita | |
| 5 | Jasper Great | Akira Sugawara / Hideyuki Mori | |
| 3 | Line of Soul | Suguru Hamanaka / Hidetaka Otonashi | |
| 7 | Zeus Bio | Kosei Miura / Shogo Hatabata |
Exotic Payoffs:
- Exacta (4-8) Paid: ¥310
- Trifecta (4-8-2) Paid: ¥123,670
Watch the 2022 Fukuryu Stakes
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 40-16-8-4 points respectively. Since its inception, the race has been held at the Nakayama Racecourse in Chiba.
Currently, three 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).
All Time Results for the Fukuryu Stakes
| Year | Winner | Jockey / Trainer | Distance / Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2015 | Cross Krieger | Yasunari Iwata / Yasushi Shono | 1800 m / 1:53.0 |
| 2104 | Runway Waltz | Keita Tosaki / Hidetaka Otonashi | 1800 m / 1:53.0 |
| 2013 | Copano Rickey | Yuichi Fukunaga / Akira Murayama | 1800 m / 1:53.6 |
| 2012 | Hatano Vainqueur | Hirofumi Shii / Kon Mitsugu | 1800 m / 1:53.5 |
| 2011 | No race held | ||
| 2010 | Tohsen Ares | Norihiro Yokoyama / Yasuhiro Suzuki | 1800 m / 1:53.4 |
| 2009 | Suni | Hiroyuki Uchida / Naohiro Yoshida | 1800 m / 1:53.8 |
| 2008 | Nanyo River | Yoshitomi Shibata / Masahiro Ikegami | 1800 m / 1:53.0 |
| 2007 | Meisho Aigle | Kenichi Ikezoe / Kaneo Ikezoe | 1800 m / 1:53.8 |
| 2006 | Friendship | Hirofumi Shii / Katsuhiko Sumii | 1800 m / 1:54.3 |
| 2005 | Daiwa King Con | Hiroshi Kitamura / Sueo Masuzawa | 1800 m / 1:54.3 |
| 2004 | Meishoum Nenori | Hiroyuki Uchida / Futoshi Kojima | 1800 m / 1:55.2 |
| 2003 | Big Wolf | M Demuro / Tadashi Nakao | 1800 m / 1:54.1 |
| 2002 | DS Thunder | Masaki Katsura / Tatsuo Fujiwara | 1800 m / 1:53.0 |
| 2001 | Tagano Forty | Yoshitomi Shibata / Toshimasa Hashimoto | 1800 m / 1:51.0 |
| 2000 | Meiner Brian | Hiroshi Kitamura / Toru Miya | 1800 m / 1:54.0 |