The Hakodate Sprint Stakes ( Japanese 函館スプリントステークス) is a Grade 3

horse race Horse racing is an equestrian performance sport, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys (or sometimes driven without riders) over a set distance for competition. It is one of the most ancient of all sports, as its basic p ...

for Thoroughbreds aged three and over, run in June over a distance of 1200 metres on turf at

Hakodate Racecourse is a horse racing track in Hakodate, Japan, built in 1896. During the period between 2008 and 2009, Hakodate Racecourse was closed for renovation and refurbishment of the grandstand. Work was completed in June 2010. As part of this refurbishment, ...

. It was first run in 1994 and has held Grade 3 status ever since. The race was run at Sapporo Racecourse until 1997.

Records

Record time: * 1:06.8 - Jeune Ecole ''2017'' Most successful horse: * 2 - Noble Grass ''1995, 1996'' * 2 - She Is Tosho ''2004, 2005'' Most wins by a

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: * 4 -

Kenichi Ikezoe Kenichi Ikezoe ( ja, 池添謙一, born July 23, 1979池添謙一
- TEAM GRIP(チームグリップ)、2015年12月6� ...

''2004, 2005, 2011, 2018'' Most wins by a trainer: * 3 - Hiroyuki Uehara ''1995, 1996, 2018'' * 3 - Takayuki Yasuda ''2010, 2011, 2017''

Winners since 1994

References

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Records

Winners since 1994

See also

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