Miyako Stakes
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 The 2011 winner Espoir City | |
| Class | Grade 3 |
|---|---|
| Location | Kyoto Racecourse |
| Inaugurated | 2010 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1800 metres |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | 3-y-o+ |
| Weight | Special Weight |
| Purse | ¥ 86,400,000 (as of 2025) 1st: ¥ 40,000,000 2nd: ¥ 16,000,000 3rd: ¥ 10,000,000 |
The Miyako Stakes (Japanese みやこステークス) is a Japanese Grade 3 horse race for Thoroughbreds aged three and over, run in November over a distance of 1800 metres on dirt at Kyoto Racecourse.[1][2]
The race was originally named the Topaz Stakes from 1986 until 2009, with the inaugural race being run on a turf track over a distance of 1400 metres, before the distance was extended to 2000 metres from 1984 to 1996. The race became a dirt race in 1997, and was later promoted to Grade 3 status in 2010 and renamed to Miyako Stakes.[2] The race serves as a trial for the Champions Cup, which is run in early December, with the winner given an entry slot in the race since 2014.[2]
The race was not held in 2018 as the Japan Breeding Farms' Cup Classic (as well as the Sprint and Ladies' Classics) were held instead that year.[3]
55 kg for three-year-olds, 57 kg for four-year-olds and above.[4]
Allowances:
- 2 kg for fillies / mares
- 2 kg for southern hemisphere bred three-year-olds
Penalties (excluding two-year-old race performance):
- If a graded stakes race has been won within a year:
- 2 kg for a grade 1 win (1 kg for fillies / mares)
- 1 kg for a grade 2 win
- If a graded stakes race has been won for more than a year:
- 1 kg for a grade 1 win