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The February Stakes (フェブラリーステークス) is a Grade 1 flat horse race in Japan for four-year-old and above thoroughbreds. It is run over a distance of 1600 metres (approximately 8 furlongs) at Tokyo Racecourse in late February.It was first run in 1984 as February Handicap and was given Domestic Grade 3 status. This was elevated to Domestic Grade 2 in 1994 Domestic Grade 1 in 1997 and to its present level in 2007.It was renamed February Stakes in 1994.