Falcon Stakes

Falcon Stakes
ファルコンステークス
Grade 3 race
Henny Hound wins the 2011 Falcon Stakes
LocationChukyo Racecourse
Inaugurated1961
Race typeThoroughbred Flat racing
Race information
Distance1400 metres
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
Qualification3-y-o
Weight57 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.

  1. ^ "Falcon Stakes". Horse Racing in Japan.