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Fuji Stakes

Gaia Force, winner of the 2025 Fuji Stakes
Class	Grade 2
Location	Tokyo Racecourse
Inaugurated	1984
Race type	Thoroughbred Flat racing
Race information
Distance	1600 metres
Surface	Turf
Track	Left-handed
Qualification	3-y-o+
Weight	Special Weight
Purse	¥ 128,140,000 (as of 2025) 1st: ¥ 59,000,000 2nd: ¥ 24,000,000 3rd: ¥ 15,000,000

The Fuji Stakes (Japanese 富士ステークス) is a Grade 2 horse race for Thoroughbreds aged three and over, run in October over a distance of 1600 metres at Tokyo Racecourse.^[1]

It was first run in 1984 and held Grade 3 status from 1998 until 2019 before being elevated to its current Grade 2 status. The race was run over 1800 metres until 1996, and over 1400 metres from 1997 to 1999. During its time it was run over 1400 metres, the race was seen as a step race for the Sprinters Stakes which was held in mid-December at the time. In 2000, the race was moved to October and was to be run over its current disctance.^[2]

From 2014, the race serves as a trial race for the Mile Championship, which is run at Kyoto in November.^[2]

55 kg for three-year-olds, 57 kg for four-year-olds and 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

• Horse racing in Japan
• List of Japanese flat horse races

• Netkeiba:^[7][8]
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