Sirius Stakes

The Sirius Stakes (Japanese シリウスステークス) is a Grade 3 horse race for Thoroughbreds aged three and over, run in late September or early October over a distance of 2,000 meters on dirt at Hanshin Racecourse.

It was first run in 1993 and has held Grade 3 status since 1997. The first six editions of the race took place at Chukyo Racecourse and it was also run at that track in 2006. Originally contested as a 1,200 meter sprint on turf until the race distance was increased to 1,400 meters on dirt in 1997 and 1,700 meters in 2006. The Sirius Stakes has been run over 2,000 meters since 2007.

Winners since 2000
The 2020, 2021 and 2022 races took place at Chukyo Racecourse over 1900 metres.

Earlier winners

 * 1990 - Horino Winner
 * 1994 - Minamoto Juniors
 * 1995 - Samsung Queen
 * 1993 - Yuki Top Run
 * 1994 - Eishin Washington
 * 1995 - Nihon Pillow Story
 * 1996 - Nishino Final
 * 1997 - Toyo Rainbow
 * 1998 - Makoto Raiden
 * 1999 - Gold Tiara