Tokyo Racecourse
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| Horse Race Track | |
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| Tokyo Racecourse 東京競馬場 |
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| Location | Fuchū, Tokyo, Japan |
| Owned by | Japan Racing Association |
| Year opened | 1933 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | JRA website japanracing.jp |
| Principal Races | |
| Japan Cup (G1) | |
| Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby) (G1) | |
| Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks) (G1) | |
| Yasuda Kinen (G1) | |
| Tenno Sho (Autumn) (G1) | |
| February Stakes (G1) | |
| NHK Mile Cup (G1) | |
| Victoria Mile (G1) | |
Tokyo Racecourse (東京競馬場 Tōkyō Keiba-jō?) is located in Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan. Built in 1933 for horse racing, it has 13,750 seats, with a capacity of 223,000.
Tokyo Racecourse hosts numerous G1 (Grade 1) races, including the Japan Cup, Japan Cup Dirt and the Yasuda Kinen, a part of the Asian Mile Challenge. However, starting in 2008, Hanshin Racecourse will host the Japan Cup Dirt.
[edit] Physical attributes
Tokyo Race Course's grass course measures 2083m (1 1/4 miles + 234 feet) with two chutes (1800m and 2000m). Races can be run on the "A Course" rail setting (on the hedge), the "B Course" setting (rail out 3 meters), the "C Course" setting (rail out 6 meters), the "D Course" setting (rail out 9 meters) or the "E Course" setting (rail out 12 meters).
The dirt course measures 1899 meters (1 1/8 mile + 290 feet), with a 1600m chute.
The jump course measures 1675 meters (1 mile + 215 feet).
There was a chute for 3200m races (used for the Tenno Sho Autumn races), but when the race was shortened to 2000m, the 3200m chute was useless and is not in use as of today.
The course was renovated in 2007 (started in 2000), adding the world's largest video screen and upgrading a grandstand, named the "Fuji View Stand", which in today is the main grandstand of the course. The "Memorial 60" grandstand was also added.
Source: JAIR, Tokyo Racecourse, <http://www.japanracing.jp/course/j01.html>. Retrieved on 26 February 2007
[edit] Notable races
| Month | Race | Distance | Age/Sex |
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| Grade I (International Races) | |||
| Feb. | February Stakes | Dirt 1600m | 4yo + |
| Jun. | Yasuda Kinen | Turf 1600m | 3yo + |
| Oct. | Tenno Sho (Autumn) | Turf 2000m | 3yo + c&f |
| Nov. | Japan Cup | Turf 2400m | 3yo + |
| JPN I | |||
| May. | NHK Mile Cup | Turf 1600m | 3yo c&f |
| May. | Victoria Mile | Turf 1600m | 4yo + f |
| May. | Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks) | Turf 2400m | 3yo f |
| May/Jun. | Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby) | Turf 2400m | 3yo c&f |
| Grade II (International Races) | |||
| May | Keio Hai Spring Cup | Turf 1400m | 4yo + |
| Oct. | Mainichi Okan | Turf 1800m | 3yo + |
| JPN II | |||
| Apr. | Flora Stakes (Oaks Trial) | Turf 2000m | 3yo f |
| Apr./May | Aoba Sho (Derby Trial) | Turf 2400m | 3yo |
| May | Meguro Kinen (Handicap) | Turf 2500m | 3yo + |
| Nov. | Copa Republica Argentina (Handicap) | Turf 2500m | 3yo + |
| Nov. | Keio Hai Nisai Stakes | Turf 1400m | 2yo |
| Grade III (International Races) | |||
| Jan./Feb. | Tokyo Shimbun Hai | Turf 1600m | 4yo + |
| Feb. | Negishi Stakes | Dirt 1400m | 4yo + |
| Jun. | Epsom Cup | Turf 1800m | 3yo + |
| Oct. | Fuchu Himba Stakes | Turf 1800m | 3yo + f |
| Oct. | Fuji Stakes | Turf 1600m | 3yo + |
| Oct./Nov. | Musashino Stakes | Dirt 1600m | 3yo + |
| JPN III | |||
| Feb. | Kyodo News Service Hai | Turf 1800m | 3yo |
| Feb. | Diamond Stakes (Handicap) | Turf 3400m | 4yo + |
| Feb. | Queen Cup | Turf 1600m | 3yo f |
| Jun. | Unicorn Stakes | Dirt 1600m | 3yo |
| Nov. | Tokyo Sports Hai Nisai Stakes | Turf 1800m | 2yo |
| J-Grade II (Steeplechase) | |||
| Jun. | Tokyo High-Jump | Turf 3300m | 3yo + |
| J-Grade III (Steeplechase) | |||
| Oct. | Tokyo Autumn Jump (Handicap) | Turf 3300m | 3yo + |
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