1. Hopeful Stakes Latest News
2. Hopeful Stakes 2025 Entries Horse
3. Hopeful Stakes 2025 Notable Runners
4. Hopeful Stakes race overview
5. Racecourse Feature
6. Hopeful Stakes Past Winners

Hopeful Stakes Latest News

Hopeful Stakes 2025 Entries Horse

2025 IVY STAKES (LISTED) winner Anduril, 2025 SAPPORO NISAI STAKES (G3) winner Shonan Gulf, and 2025 KYOTO NISAI STAKES (G3) winner Justin Vista etc are scheduled to run.

＊Please check the entries, Field, result, and other data against JRA official data.

Hopeful Stakes 2025 Notable Runners

Anduril

Anduril has made a strong early impression as a talented two-year-old on turf. He debuted in June 2025 over 1600 m, finishing a close second, then returned in August to break his maiden in decisive fashion over the same distance.

In October, he stepped up to stakes company and captured the Listed Ivy Stakes over 1800 m, continuing his upward trajectory and establishing himself as one of the more promising juveniles of his generation.

L'Avenue

L’Avenue has made an immediate impression as an exciting two-year-old prospect. He made his debut at Tokyo in November 2025 and delivered a commanding victory over 1800 m, drawing clear in the closing stages and stopping the clock in 1:46.7.

With a perfect start to his career and a debut that suggested both composure and finishing power, he is already being viewed as a horse with significant upside as he moves up in class.

Shonan Gulf

Shonan Gulf has made an immediate impact as one of the standout two-year-olds of his generation. He opened his career with an emphatic debut win over 1800 m and backed it up with a major breakthrough in September 2025, when he captured the G3 Sapporo Nisai Stakes, extending his unbeaten record to two from two.

His ability to finish strongly even after losing position early has marked him as a high-upside juvenile, and he is already being viewed as a leading prospect for the bigger races ahead.

Hopeful Stakes race overview

Hopeful Stakes is a horse racing competition held at Nakayama Racecourse by the Japan Racing Association (JRA). It is classified as an international G1 race. Two-year-old colts and fillies are eligible to participate, while geldings are not allowed to enter.

Racecourse Feature

Nakayama 2000m turf course : A little over one lap of inner course starting from the right of the home straight and approximately 405m to the first corner. Home straight is approximately 310m with a height difference of 2.4m. Power and stamina are tested.

Hopeful Stakes Past Winners

Hopeful Stakes Feature

Latest information on the Hopeful Stakes (G1).