Fukushima Himba Stakes

The Fukushima Himba Stakes (Japanese 福島牝馬ステークス) is a Grade 3 horse race for Thoroughbred fillies and mares aged four and over, run in April over a distance of 1,800 meters on turf at Fukushima Racecourse.

The Fukushima Himba Stakes was first run in 2004 and has held Grade 3 status ever since. The race was run at Niigata Racecourse in 2011.

Race details
The race is run at Fukushima Racecourse over a distance of 1,800 meters on turf.

Weight
55 kg for four-year-olds and above. Allowances:

Penalties (excluding two-year-old race performance):
 * 1 kg for southern hemisphere bred three-year-olds


 * If a graded stakes race has been won within a year:
 * 3 kg for a grade 1 win
 * 2 kg for a grade 2 win
 * 1 kg for a grade 3 win


 * If a graded stakes race has been won for more than a year:
 * 2 kg for a grade 1 win
 * 1 kg for a grade 2 win