Hopeful Stakes (Japan)
2019 Hopeful Stakes winner Contrail wearing the prize blanket post-race | |
| Class | Grade 1 |
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| Location | Nakayama Racecourse Funabashi, Chiba, Japan |
| Inaugurated | December 9, 1984 (as Radio Tanpa Hai Sansai Hinba Stakes) |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 2,000 meters (about 10 furlongs / 1.1/4 mile) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed (inner course) |
| Qualification | Two-year-old Colts & Fillies, no Geldings |
| Weight | Colt 56 kg, Filly 55 kg |
| Purse | ¥ 151,700,000 (as of 2025)
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The Hopeful Stakes (ホープフルステークス) is a Grade 1 race for two-year-old thoroughbreds held at Nakayama Racecourse, Japan.