Nakayama Himba Stakes
Lady Alba Rosa after winning the 2011 Nakayama Himba Stakes | |
| Class | Grade 3 |
|---|---|
| Location | Nakayama Racecourse |
| Inaugurated | 1983 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1800 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | 4-y-o+ fillies and mares |
| Weight | Handicap |
| Purse | ¥ 82,380,000 (as of 2025) 1st: ¥ 38,000,000 2nd: ¥ 15,000,000 3rd: ¥ 10,000,000 |
The Nakayama Himba Stakes (Japanese 中山牝馬ステークス) is a Japanese Grade 3 horse race for Thoroughbred fillies and mares aged four and over, run in March over a distance of 1800 metres on turf at Nakayama Racecourse.
The Nakayama Himba Stakes was first run in 1983 and has held Grade 3 status since 1984 when the grade system was introduced . The race was run at Tokyo Racecourse in 1988 and at Hanshin Racecourse in 2011. In 2006, the route for stakes races for fillies aged four and over was established, and the race became a preliminary race to the newly established Victoria Mile.