Nakayama Racecourse
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| Horse Race Track | |
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| Nakayama Racecourse 中山競馬場 |
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| Location | Funabashi, Chiba, Japan |
| Owned by | Japan Racing Association |
| Year opened | 1990 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | JRA website japanracing.jp |
| Principal Races | |
| Arima Kinen (Grand Prix) (G1) | |
| Satsuki Sho (Japanese 2000 Guineas) (G1) | |
| Nakayama Grand Jump (J-G1) | |
| Sprinters Stakes (G1) | |
| Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes (G1) | |
| Nakayama Daishogai (J-G1) | |
Nakayama Racecourse (中山競馬場 Nakayama-keibajō?) is located in Funabashi, Chiba, Japan. It is used for horse racing. It has a capacity of 165,676. It was built in 1990. It has 15,944 seats.
[edit] Physical attributes
Nakayama Race Course has two grass courses, a dirt course, and a jump course.
The turf's outer oval (外回り sotomawari?) measures 1840m (1 1/8 miles + 97 feet) with a 1600m and a 2200m chute, and the inner oval (内回り uchimawari?) measures 1667m (1 mile + 189 feet) with a 1400m chute. Races can be run on the "A Course" rail setting (on the hedge), the "B Course" setting (rail out 3 meters), or the "C Course" setting (rail out 7 meters).
1000m, 1400m, 1800m, 2000m, 2500m and 3600m races run on the inner oval, while 1200m, 1600m, 2200m, 2600m and 4000m races run on the outer oval. 3200m races run on the outer oval first, then the inner oval.
The dirt course measures 1493 meters (7/8 mile + 278 feet), with a 1200m chute.
Source: JAIR, Nakayama Racecourse, <http://www.japanracing.jp/course/j02.html>. Retrieved on 26 February 2007
[edit] Notable races
| Month | Race | Distance | Age/Sex |
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| Grade I (International Races) | |||
| Sep. / Oct. | Sprinters Stakes | Turf 1200m | 3yo + |
| Dec. | Arima Kinen (Nakayama Grand Prix) | Turf 2500m | 3yo + |
| JPN I | |||
| Apr. | Satsuki Sho (Japanese 2,000 Guineas) | Turf 2000m | 3yo c&f |
| Dec. | Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes | Turf 1600m | 2yo c&f |
| Grade II (International Races) | |||
| Feb. / Mar. | Nakayama Kinen | Turf 1800m | 4yo + |
| Mar. | Nikkei Sho | Turf 2500m | 4yo + |
| Sep. | All Comers | Turf 2200m | 3yo + |
| JPN II | |||
| Jan. | American Jockey Club Cup | Turf 2200m | 4yo + |
| Mar. | Yayoi Sho (Satsuki Sho Trial) | Turf 2000m | 3yo |
| Mar. | Spring Stakes (Satsuki Sho Trial) | Turf 1800m | 3yo c&f |
| Apr. | New Zealand Trophy (NHK Mile Cup Trial) | Turf 1600m | 3yo c&f |
| Sep. | St. Lite Kinen (Kikuka Sho Trial) | Turf 2200m | 3yo |
| Dec. | Stayers Stakes | Turf 3600m | 3yo + |
| Grade III (International Races) | |||
| Jan. | Nakayama Kimpai (Handicap) | Turf 2000m | 4yo + |
| Jan. | Garnet Stakes (Handicap) | Dirt 1200m | 4yo + |
| Mar. | Nakayama Himba Stakes (Handicap) | Turf 1800m | 4yo+ f |
| Mar. | March Stakes (Handicap) | Dirt 1800m | 4yo + |
| Apr. | Lord Derby Challenge Trophy (Handicap) | Turf 1600m | 4yo + |
| Sep. | Keisei Hai Autumn Handicap (Handicap) | Turf 1600m | 3yo + |
| JPN III | |||
| Jan. | Keisei Hai | Turf 2000m | 3yo |
| Mar. | Ocean Stakes (Handicap) | Turf 1200m | 4yo + |
| Mar. | Flower Cup | Turf 1800m | 3yo f |
| Dec. | Fairy Stakes | Turf 1200m | 2yo f |
| J-Grade I (Steeplechase) | |||
| Apr. | Nakayama Grand Jump | Turf 4250m | 4yo + |
| Dec. | Nakayama Daishogai | Turf 4100m | 3yo + |
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