Japan
Hanshin · 07.04.24
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Purse¥ 266,000,000 · US$1.7M
To the winner¥ 140,000,000
Distance1600 metres
Winning time1m 32.2s
SurfaceTurf
Conditions3-year-old fillies
Runners18
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fometter1 · English commentaryResult
18 runners · prize money to 5th placePosHorseJockey · TrainerMarginPrize
5thEtes Vous Pretsby Too Darn Hot × NahoodhKatsuma SameshimaK FujiokaNeck¥ 14,000,000
10thHawaiian Tiareby Lord Kanaloa × Moani Ke'alaKenichi IkezoeMikio MatsunagaNeck
12thChicago Stingby Logotype × Multi ScreenS HamanakaY Shono1.1/2
15thCecilie Plageby Bricks and Mortar × At the SeasideM DemuroN NakamuraNeck
16thCorazon Beatby Suave Richard × Le Ciel d'OrTakeshi YokoyamaS Kato3/4
18thCatfightby Discreet Cat × FlammableKohei MatsuyamaH Uehara1/2
Pedigree of the winner
As of race day 07.04.24Stellenbosch
EpiphaneiaSire
BloukransDamby Rulership
DamBloukrans
Stellenbosch is the second foal of Bloukrans (Rulership), who won three races in Japan and was best at about 10 furlongs on turf. Stellenbosch, runner-up in the Gr.1 Hanshin Juvenile Fillies at two, is her first runner and so far her only winner.
Second damLand's Edge
Second dam Land's Edge (Dance in the Dark) was placed and has six other winners, headed by Valcos (Novellist), second at Group 2 level, and the Group 3-placed Roca (Harbinger), dam of Regaleira, winner of the Gr.1 Hopeful Stakes. Land's Edge shares her dam with Deep Impact, who won the Japanese Triple Crown and went on to become one of the most influential sires in the world.
Third damWind in Her Hair
Third dam Wind in Her Hair (Alzao), dam of Land's Edge and Deep Impact, won at Group 1 level in Germany and finished second in the Gr.1 Oaks at Epsom. She produced nine winners, headed by Deep Impact (Sunday Silence), twice Horse of the Year in Japan and a multiple champion sire, and including Veil Of Avalon (Thunder Gulch), a Grade 2 winner in the US.
Next generation
Bloukrans has a 2-year-old colt by Henny Hughes and a yearling filly by Admire Mars, and she was covered in 2023 by Satono Crown.
Connections
Stellenbosch in 2024
3 placesTrainer / Jockey / Track
Hong Kong Vase2400 metres · US$ 3,068,3873rdSakae KuniedaJoao Moreira08.12.2024Sha TinPrize money €269,613Race detailsWatch
Shuka Sho2000 metres · ¥ 210,000,0003rdSakae KuniedaKeita Tosaki13.10.2024KyotoPrize money €155,032Race detailsWatch
Yushun Himba2400 metres · ¥ 286,000,0002ndSakae KuniedaKeita Tosaki19.05.2024TokyoPrize money €332,212Race detailsWatch
All winners since 2020
| Year | Winner | Trainer / Jockey | Owner / Breeder | Video | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Liberty IslandDuramente × Yankee Rose | Mitsumasa NakauchidaYuga Kawada | Sunday Racing Co. Ltd.Northern Farm | ||
| 2022 | Stars on EarthDuramente × Southern Stars | Mizuki TakayanagiYuga Kawada | Shadai Race Horse Co. Ltd.Shadai Farm | ||
| 2021 | SodashiKurofune × Buchiko | Naosuke SugaiHayato Yoshida | Kaneko Makoto Holdings Co. Ltd.Northern Farm | ||
| 2020 | Daring TactEpiphaneia × Daring Bird | Haruki SugiyamaKohei Matsuyama | Normandy Thoroughbred Racing Co. Ltd.Hasegawa Bokujo |
History since 1939
Oka Sho84Editions since 1939
0Multiple winners
92%Won by fillies or mares77 of 84 · 20 of the last 20
Record holders
Most wins since 19391Deep ImpactSire · 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 20195 wins
2Tosa MidoriDamsire · 1965, 1970, 1974, 19784 wins
All 84 winners since 1939
| Year | Winner | Trainer / Jockey | Owner / Breeder | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Stellenbosch Epiphaneia | Sakae Kunieda João Moreira | Katsumi Yoshida Northern Farm | 4.00 |
| 2023 | Liberty Island Duramente | Mitsumasa Nakauchida Yuga Kawada | Sunday Racing Northern Farm | 1.60 |
| 2022 | Stars On Earth Duramente | Mizuki Takayanagi Yuga Kawada | Shadai Racehorse Shadai Farm | 14.50 |
| 2021 | Sodashi Kurofune | Naosuke Sugai Hayato Yoshida | Kaneko Makoto Holdings Northern Farm | 3.60 |
| 2020 | Daring Tact Epiphaneia | Haruki Sugiyama Kohei Matsuyama | Normandy Thoroughbred Racing Hasegawa Bokujo | 4.20 |
| 2019 | Gran Alegria Deep Impact | Kazuo Fujisawa Christophe Lemaire | Sunday Racing Northern Farm | 3.40 |
| 2018 | Almond Eye Lord Kanaloa | Sakae Kunieda Christophe Lemaire | Silk Racing Northern Farm | 4.00 |
| 2017 | Reine Minoru Daiwa Major | Masaru Honda Kenichi Ikezoe | Minoru Yoshioka Fujiwara Farm | 40.80 |
| 2016 | Jeweler Victoire Pisa | Kenichi Fujioka Mirco Demuro | Yoichi Aoyama Shadai Farm | 5.00 |
| 2015 | Let's Go Donki King Kamehameha | Tomoyuki Umeda Yasunari Iwata | Toshihiro Hirosaki Shimizu Bokujo | 10.20 |
| 2014 | Harp Star Deep Impact | Hiroyoshi Matsuda Yuga Kawada | U. Carrot Farm Northern Farm | 1.20 |
| 2013 | Ayusan Deep Impact | Takahisa Tezuka Cristian Demuro | Juichi Hoshin Shimokobe Farm | 18.00 |
| 2012 | Gentildonna Deep Impact | Sei Ishizaka Yasunari Iwata | Sunday Racing Northern Farm | 5.00 |
| 2011 | Marcellina Deep Impact | Hiroyoshi Matsuda Katsumi Andō | Shadai Racehorse Shadai Farm | 3.80 |
| 2010 | Apapane King Kamehameha | Sakae Kunieda Masayoshi Ebina | Kaneko Makoto Holdings Northern Farm | 2.80 |
| 2009 | Buena Vista Special Week | Hiroyoshi Matsuda Katsumi Andō | Sunday Racing Northern Farm | 1.20 |
| 2008 | Reginetta French Deputy | Hidekazu Asami Futoshi Komaki | Shadai Racehorse Oiwake Farm | 43.40 |
| 2007 | Daiwa Scarlet Agnes Tachyon | Kunihide Matsuda Katsumi Andō | Keizo Ōshiro Shadai Farm | 6.00 |
| 2006 | Kiss to Heaven Admire Vega | Hirofumi Toda Katsumi Andō | Kazuko Yoshida Showa Yamamoto Bokujo | 13.00 |
| 2005 | Rhein Kraft End Sweep | Tsutomu Setoguchi Yuichi Fukunaga | Shigemasa Ōsawa Northern Farm | 4.60 |
| 2004 | Dance in the Mood Sunday Silence | Kazuo Fujisawa Yutaka Take | Shadai Racehorse Shadai Farm | 3.00 |
| 2003 | Still in Love Sunday Silence | Shoichi Matsumoto Hideaki Miyuki | North Hills Management Co. Shimokobe Farm | 3.50 |
| 2002 | Arrow Carry Last Tycoon | Kenji Yamauchi Kenichi Ikezoe | Hideharu Yano Yano Bokujo | 43.00 |
| 2001 | T. M. Ocean Dancing Brave | Katsuichi Nishiura Masaru Honda | Masatsugu Takezono Toshiki Kawagoe | 1.00 |
| 2000 | Cheers Grace Sunday Silence | Kenji Yamauchi Mikio Matsunaga | Kazue Kitamura Shirai Stud Farm | 16.00 |
| 1999 | Primo Ordine Afleet | Toyoji Nishihashi Yuichi Fukunaga | Hidekazu Date Sunshine Bokujo | 9.00 |
| 1998 | Phalaenopsis Brian's Time | Mitsumasa Hamada Yutaka Take | North Hills Management Co. Maeko Farm Co.,Ltd. | 6.20 |
| 1997 | Kyoei March Dancing Brave | Akihiko Nomura Mikio Matsunaga | M Matsuoka International Stud Co.,Ltd | 2.60 |
| 1996 | Fight Gulliver Dyna Gulliver | Kentaro Nakao Seiki Tabara | Noboru Shinagawa Amaba Bokujo | 27.00 |
| 1995 | Wonder Perfume Fotitieng | Masazo Ryoke Seiki Tabara | Nobuyuki Yamamoto Nobuoka Bokujo | 21.00 |
| 1994 | Oguri Roman Bravest Roman | Tsutomu Setoguchi Yutaka Take | Koichi Oguri Inaba Bokujo | 7.00 |
| 1993 | Vega Tony Bin | Hiroyushi Matsuda Yutaka Take | Kazuko Yoshida Shadai Farm | 2.00 |
| 1992 | Nishino Flower Majestic Light | Masahiro Matsuda Hiroshi Kawachi | Masayuki Nishiyama Nishiyama Stud | 2.00 |
| 1991 | Sister Tosho Tosho Boy | Akio Tsurudome Koichi Tsunoda | Masaaki Fujita Tosho Bokujo | 5.00 |
| 1990 | Agnes Flora Royal Ski | Hiroyuki Nagahama Hiroshi Kawachi | Takao Watanabe Masayoshi Orite | 2.20 |
| 1989 | Shadai Kagura Real Shadai | Yuji Ito Yutaka Take | — Nojima Bokujo | 2.20 |
| 1988 | Ara Hotoku Tosho Boy | Hozumi Shono Hiroshi Kawachi | Araki Farm Araki Farm | 7.00 |
| 1987 | Max Beauty Bravest Roman | Yuji Ito Seiki Tabara | Yu Tadokoro Sakai Bokujo | 3.00 |
| 1986 | Mejiro Ramonu Mogami | Shinji Okudaira Hiroshi Kawachi | Mejiro Stud Mejiro Stud | 1.60 |
| 1985 | Erebus Magnitude | — Takayuki Kifuji | — Hokuei Bokujo | 6.00 |
| 1984 | Diana Tholon Partholon | Yoshio Nakamura Seiki Tabara | — Rancho Tomakomai | 6.00 |
| 1983 | Shadai Sophia Northern Taste | Sakae Watanabe Shigetoshi Sarubashi | Zenya Yoshida Shadai Farm | 9.50 |
| 1982 | Riesengross Arrow Express | — Eiji Shimizu | — Takeoka Bokujo | 7.80 |
| 1981 | Brocade Yellow God | Kunio Takamatsu Masato Shibata | Hidekazu Date Misawa Bokujo | 5.20 |
| 1980 | Hagino Top Lady Sancy | Shuji Ito Kiyoaki Ito | — Ogifushi Bokujo | 4.40 |
| 1979 | Horsemen Tesco Tesco Boy | Takeshi Nakamura Shozo Sasaki | — Kenji Kuwashima | 56.00 |
| 1978 | Oyama Tesco Tesco Boy | Shoji Yamamoto Yoichi Fukunaga | — Kozo Nishimura | 5.40 |
| 1977 | Inter Gloria Never Beat | Tsugio Yanagida Yoichi Fukunaga | Masao Matsuoka Tsuji Bokujo | 4.80 |
| 1976 | Titania Arrow Express | Yukio Inaba Isao Shimada | — Masayoshi Ikeda | 4.50 |
| 1975 | Tesco Gaby Tesco Boy | Yoshio Nakazumi Yasuo Sugawara | — Iwao Fukuoka | 1.40 |
| 1974 | Takaeno Kaori Venture | Takeshi Sasaki Kunihiko Take | — | 13.00 |
| 1973 | Nitto Chidori Darannour | Katsumi Yagisawa Tomio Yokoyama | — | 3.00 |
| 1972 | Achieve Star Cipriani | — Kunihiko Take | — | 39.00 |
| 1971 | Nasuno Kaori Partholon | Yukio Inaba Isao Shimada | Nasuno Bokujo Nasuno Bokujo | 10.20 |
| 1970 | Tamami Karim | — Shigetada Takahashi | — | 3.00 |
| 1969 | Hide Kotobuki Kodama | Shuji Ito Toshifumi Kubo | — | 6.20 |
| 1968 | Koyu Guersant | — Izumi Shimizu | — Shiraoi Farm | 18.00 |
| 1967 | Sea Ace Hakuryo | Nao Takahashi Shigetada Takahashi | — | 16.40 |
| 1966 | Wakakumo Cover Up Nisei | — Kazuma Sugimura | — | 8.20 |
| 1965 | Hatsuyuki Solonaway | Hiroshi Nakamura Takemi Kaga | — Taihoku Bokujo | 9.00 |
| 1964 | Kane Keyaki Kaneryu | Terashi Sugiura Yuji Nohira | Yoshiaki Kanasashi Aomori Farm | 11.00 |
| 1963 | Miss Masako Rising Flame | Takeshi Ueda Tsutomu Setoguchi | Seijiro Ueda | 77.50 |
| 1962 | Kenho Hindostan | Tomiyoshi Fujimoto — | — | 11.40 |
| 1961 | Sugi Hime Hindostan | Saichi Suwa — | — | 9.80 |
| 1960 | Tokino Kiroku Rising Flame | Yoshitaro Matsuda Kazuma Sugimura | — | 6.00 |
| 1959 | Kiyo Take Big V | Tomiyoshi Fujimoto Takegoro Ebina | — | 7.00 |
| 1958 | Hoshu Queen Toshishiro | Takeshi Ueda Michio Ueda | Seijiro Ueda | 3.00 |
| 1957 | Miss Onward Hard Sauce | Bungo Takeda Masaru Kurita | Junzo Kashiyama Toshiaki Kondo | 1.00 |
| 1956 | Miss Lilas Hoshu | Saichi Suwa Fujio Shibata | — | 10.00 |
| 1955 | Yashima Belle Primero | Katsukichi Ito Juichi Kiyota | — | 5.00 |
| 1954 | Yamaichi Toshishiro | Tokichi Ogata Katsumi Yagisawa | Masaichi Nagata | 1.80 |
| 1953 | Kansei Statesman | Tokichi Ogata Hiroaki Moriyasu | Yoshio Kawabata | 1.50 |
| 1952 | Swee Sue Theft | Kichisaburo Matsuyama Takayoshi Yasuda | Mieko Takamine | 14.00 |
| 1951 | Tsuki Kawa Tsukitomo | Katsukichi Ito Juichi Kiyota | — | 3.50 |
| 1950 | Tosa Mitsuru Theft | — Katsutaro Sakai | — | 1.60 |
| 1949 | Yashima Daughter Kumohata | — — | — | |
| 1948 | Hamakaze Diolite | — — | — | |
| 1947 | Browny Tokino Chikara | — — | — | |
| 1944 | Yamaiwai Shian Mor | — — | — | |
| 1943 | Miss Theft Theft | — — | — | |
| 1942 | Banner Goal Diolite | — — | — | |
| 1941 | Brand Sol Primero | — — | — | |
| 1940 | Tairei Diolite | — — | — | |
| 1939 | Soul Lady Tournesol | — — | — |
Source: G1Stars meeting database – winners, connections, times and starting prices as recorded. Group 1 grading began in 1971.
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