The Ocean Stakes (Japanese オーシャンステークス) is a Grade 3 horse race for Thoroughbreds aged four and over, run in March over a distance of 1200 meters on turf at Nakayama Racecourse.

[1] The Ocean Stakes was first run in 1996 at 1,800 meters.

The distance was changed to 1,200 meters in 1997 and has held Grade 3 status since 2006.

From 2014, the race serves as a trial race for the Takamatsunomiya Kinen.

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