Centaur Stakes
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The Centaur Stakes is a Grade II flat horse race in Japan for three-year-old and above thoroughbreds run over a distance of 1,200 metres (approximately 6 furlongs) at Hanshin Racecourse in September.
It was first run in 1987 and takes its name from a statue at the racecourse in the form of the mythological creature Centaur.
Prior to 2000 the race was run over a distance of 1,400 metres (7 furlongs), and having originally been classed as a Group 3 race, it was promoted to Group 2 status in 2006.
It is now the fifth leg in the seven race Global Sprint Challenge series, preceded by the Golden Jubilee Stakes and followed by the Sprinters Stakes.
[edit] Winners since 2000
| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
| 2000 | Behind the Mask | 4 | Yuichi Fukunaga | Shuji Kitahashi | 1:07.6 |
| 2001 | Tennessee Girl | 4 | Kazuhiro Yamada | Masanao Tsubo | 1:08.1 |
| 2002 | Believe | 4 | Yasunari Iwata | Shigeki Matsumoto | 1:07.1 |
| 2003 | Tenshino Kiseki | 5 | Norihiro Yokoyama | Kojiro Hashiguchi | 1:07.8 |
| 2004 | Golden Cast | 4 | Yutaka Take | Kojiro Hashiguchi | 1:08.2 |
| 2005 | Golden Cast | 5 | Futoshi Komaki | Kojiro Hashiguchi | 1:08.3 |
| 2006 | She Is Tosho * | 6 | Kenichi Ikezoe | Akio Tsurudome | 1:08.6 |
* The 2006 race took place at Chukyo Racecourse.
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