Unicorn Stakes
The Unicorn Stakes (Japanese ユニコーンステークス) is a Grade 3 horse race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds run in April over a distance of 1,900 metres on dirt at Kyoto Racecourse.
| Grade 3 race | |
I Am Actress wins the 2011 Unicorn Stakes | |
| Location | Kyoto Racecourse |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1996 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1,900 meters |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | 3-y-o |
| Weight | Colts 56 kg, fillies 54 kg |
| Purse | ¥75,700,000 (total), ¥35,000,000 (winner) |
The race was first run in 1996 and has held Grade 3 status ever since. The race was run over 1,800 meters at Nakayama Racecourse in 1996, 1998, 1999 and 2000 before being moved to Tokyo Racecourse in 2001 until 2023 and was run over 1,600 meters. In 2024, the race will be permanently moved to Kyoto Racecourse and the distance will be increased to 1,900 meters. The schedule will also be moved from June to late April to be positioned as a preparatory race for the Tokyo Derby in which the winner will receive a guaranteed spot for the said race.
Past winners of the race have included Taiki Shuttle, Agnes Digital and Kane Hekili.