The Queen Stakes ( Japanese クイーンステークス) is a Grade 3

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fillies and mares aged three and over, run in late July or early August over a distance of 1800 metres on turf at

Sapporo Racecourse is located in Chūō-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. It was built in 1907 for horse racing use. It has 12,000 seats, with a capacity of 30,000. Sapporo Racecourse hosts one GII (Grade 2) race, the Sapporo Kinen. Physical attributes Main turf cou ...

. The Queen Stakes was first run in 1953 and has held Grade 3 status since 1984. The distance of the race was originally 2000 metres but was reduced to 1800 metres in 1996. The race was usually run at either Tokyo Racecourse or Nakayama Racecourse before moving to its current venue in 2000.

Winners since 2000

Earlier winners

* 1984 - Happy Uroton * 1985 - Asakusa Scale * 1986 - Royal Silky * 1987 - Strong Lady * 1988 - Free Talk * 1989 - Mejiro Monterey * 1990 - Winners Gold * 1991 - Inazuma Cross * 1992 - Shinko Lovely * 1993 - Yukino Bijin * 1994 -

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* 1995 - Sakura Candle * 1996 - Rainbow Queen * 1997 - Promotion * 1998 - Air Deja Vu * 1999 - Air Zion

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Winners since 2000

Earlier winners

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