Ocean Stakes
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 Vento Voce winning the 2023 Ocean Stakes | |
| Class | Grade 3 |
|---|---|
| Location | Nakayama Racecourse |
| Inaugurated | 1996 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1200 meters |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | 4-y-o+ |
| Weight | 56 kg, fillies and mares allowed 2 kg |
| Purse | ¥ 92,980,000 (as of 2026)
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The Ocean Stakes (Japanese オーシャンステークス) is a Grade 3 horse race organized by Japan Racing Association (JRA) for Thoroughbreds aged four and over. It is run in March over a distance of 1,200 meters on turf at Nakayama Racecourse.[1]
The Ocean Stakes was first run in 1996 at 1,800 meters. The distance was changed to 1,200 meters in 1997 and has held Grade 3 status since 2006. From 2014, the race serves as a trial race for the Takamatsunomiya Kinen.[2]
57 kg for four-year-olds above.[3]
Allowances:
- 2 kg for fillies / mares
- 1 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