The Hanshin Himba Stakes

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horse race in Japan for

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s fillies and mares of at least four years of age. It is run over a distance of 1400 metres at

Hanshin Racecourse is located in Takarazuka, Hyogo, Japan. It has a capacity of 139,000 and it is used for horse racing. The land was originally owned by Kawanishi Aircraft Company, which manufactured combat planes during World War II World War I ...

in April. The Hanshin Himba Stakes was first run in 1958. It was elevated to Grade 3 status in 1984 and has been run as a grade 2 race since 1998. The race was contested over a variety of distances before being run over 2000 metres from 1968 until 1995. The distance was reduced to 1600 metres in 1996 and to 1400 metres in 2006. The race returned to 1600 metres in 2016. Among the winners of the race have been

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, Curren Chan and

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Winners since 2000

Earlier winners

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Winners since 2000

Earlier winners

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