Grade 3 race | |
Location | Chukyo Racecourse |
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Inaugurated | 1961 |
Race type | Thoroughbred Flat racing |
Race information | |
Distance | 1400 metres |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | 3-y-o |
Weight | 57 kg Allowance: Fillies 2 kg |
Purse | ¥ 87,960,000 (as of 2024) 1st: ¥ 41,000,000 2nd: ¥ 16,000,000 3rd: ¥ 10,000,000 |
The Falcon Stakes (Japanese ファルコンステークス) is a Grade 3 horse race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds run in March over a distance of 1400 metres at Chukyo Racecourse.[1]
The race was first run in 1987 and has held Grade 3 status from its inauguration. It was initially run over 1800 before being cut to 1200 metres in 1996 and then extended to 1400 metres in 2012.