| Grade 3 race | |
.jpg) Harp Star wins the Niigata Nisai Stakes in 2013 | |
| Location | Niigata Racecourse |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1981 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1600 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | 2-y-o |
| Weight | 55 kg |
| Purse | ¥ 66,860,000 (as of 2024) 1st: ¥ 31,000,000 2nd: ¥ 12,000,000 3rd: ¥ 8,000,000 |
The Niigata Nisai Stakes (Japanese 新潟2歳ステークス) is a Grade 3 horse race for two-year-old Thoroughbreds run in August over a distance of 1600 metres at Niigata Racecourse.[1]
The race was first run in 1981 and was promoted to Grade 3 status in 1984. Originally run over 1200 metres the race was increased in distance to 1400 metres 1997 and to its current distance in 2002. It was run over 1200 metres at Nakayama Racecourse in 1996 and 2000.
- ^ "Niigata Nisai Stakes". Horse Racing in Japan.