# Heian Stakes

The Heian Stakes (Japanese 平安ステークス) is a Grade 3 horse race for Thoroughbreds aged four and over, run in May over a distance of 1900 metres on dirt at Kyoto Racecourse.
The Heian Stakes was first run in 1986 and has held Grade 3 status since 1994. The distance was originally 1400 metres before being increased to 1800 metres in 1994 and to 1900 metres in 2013. The race was run at Hanshin Racecourse in 1994.

## Weight

57 kg for four-year-olds and above.
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

## Winners since 1994

| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
| 1994 | Toyo Lyphard | 4 | Masahiro Matsunaga | Yoshiharu Matsunaga | 1:52.8 |
| 1995 | Lively Mount | 4 | Mamoru Ishibashi | Fujio Shibata | 1:52.9 |
| 1996 | Admire Bosatsu | 6 | Junichi Serizawa | Mitsuru Hashida | 1:50.5 |
| 1997 (dh) | Shinko Windy Toyo Seattle | 4 4 | Hirofumi Shii Masahiro Matsunaga | Kiyotaka Tanaka Yoshiharu Matsunaga | 1:49.9 |
| 1998 | M I Blanc | 6 | Yutaka Take | Shuji Ito | 1:48.5 |
| 1999 | Osumi Jet | 5 | Hirofumi Shii | Toshiaki Shirai | 1:49.9 |
| 2000 | Osumi Jet | 6 | Hirofumi Shii | Toshiaki Shirai | 1:49.8 |
| 2001 | Mambo Twist | 6 | Hirofumi Shii | Taira Furakawa | 1:48.7 |
| 2002 | Smart Boy | 7 | Naoto Ito | Keizo Ito | 1:50.9 |
| 2003 | Smart Boy | 8 | Naoto Ito | Keizo Ito | 1:49.7 |
| 2004 | Time Paradox | 6 | Mitsuaki Ando | Hiroyoshi Matsuda | 1:51.3 |
| 2005 | Hishi Atlas | 5 | Yuichi Fukunaga | Takao Nakano | 1:50.3 |
| 2006 | Tagano Guernica | 4 | Kenichi Ikezoe | Kaneo Ikezoe | 1:50.2 |
| 2007 | Meisho Tokon | 5 | Mamoru Ishibashi | Isao Yasuda | 1:51.0 |
| 2008 | Quiet Day | 8 | Koichi Tsunoda | Shoichi Matsumoto | 1:51.0 |
| 2009 | Wonder Speed | 7 | Futoshi Komaki | Tomohiko Hastuki | 1:50.4 |
| 2010 | Roll of the Dice | 5 | Yasunari Iwata | Katsuhiko Sumii | 1:51.1 |
| 2011 | Daishin Orange | 6 | Yuga Kawada | Yasushi Shono | 1:51.5 |
| 2012 | Hiraboku King | 5 | Yusuke Fujioka | Ryuji Okubo | 1:48.1 |
| 2013 | Nihonpiro Ours | 6 | Manabu Sakai | Yuki Ohashi | 1:56.9 |
| 2014 | Kurino Star O | 4 | Hideaki Miyuki | Yoshitada Takahashi | 1:56.6 |
| 2015 | Incantation | 5 | Hiroyuki Uchida | Tomohiko Hastuki | 1:55.1 |
| 2016 | Asukano Roman | 5 | Keisuke Dazai | Yoshihiko Kawamura | 1:56.2 |
| 2017 | Great Pearl | 4 | Yuga Kawada | Mitsumasa Nakauchida | 1:55.7 |
| 2018 | Sunrise Soar | 4 | Mirco Demuro | Hiroshi Kawachi | 1:57.3 |
| 2019 | Chuwa Wizard | 4 | Yuga Kawada | Ryuji Okubo | 1:58.1 |
| 2020 | Omega Perfume | 5 | Yuichi Kitamura | Shogo Yasuda | 1:56.0 |
| 2021 | Auvergne | 5 | Yuichi Fukunaga | Masayuki Nishimura | 1:54.7 |
| 2022 | T O Keynes | 5 | Kohei Matsuyama | Daisuke Takayanagi | 1:57.0 |
| 2023 | Gloria Mundi | 5 | Yuga Kawada | Ryuji Okubo | 1:59.8 |
| 2024 | Mitono O | 4 | Kohei Matsuyama | Koji Maki | 1:57.4 |
$^a$ Runnings took place at Chukyo while Kyoto was closed for redevelopment.