Musashino Stakes
The Musashino Stakes (Japanese 武蔵野ステークス) is a Grade 3 horse race for Thoroughbreds aged three and over, run in November over a distance of 1600 metres on dirt at Tokyo Racecourse. It was first run in 1989 and has held Grade 3 status since 1996. It was run over a distance of 2100 metres from 1996 to 1999. The raceservesa trial for the Champions Cup. Winners since 2000. The 2002 race took place at Nakayama Racecourse over a distance of 1800 metres.