• Kyoto Racecourse
  • 京都競馬場
Hall building in 2006
LocationFushimi-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Coordinates34°54′24″N 135°43′30″E / 34.90667°N 135.72500°E / 34.90667; 135.72500
Owned byJapan Racing Association
Date openedDecember 1, 1925
Capacity120,000
Screened on
Course typeFlat, Steeplechase
Notable races
Official website

Kyoto Racecourse (京都競馬場, Kyōto-keibajō) is located in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It is used for horse racing. It has a capacity of 120,000. The current stand was built in 1999.

History

Main stand (1925–1937)

Kyoto Racecourse opened at its current location in December 1, 1925.

In preparation for the track's 100th anniversary, Kyoto Race Course will be closed from November 2020 until the Spring of 2023 for grandstand renovations. Races normally run at Kyoto will be moved to either Hanshin Racecourse or Chukyo Racecourse during this time.[1]

Physical attributes

Aerial photograph[2]

Kyoto Race Course has two turf courses, a dirt course, and a jump course.

The turf's outer oval (外回り, sotomawari) measures 1894m and the inner oval (内回り, uchimawari) measures 1783m . A chute permits races to be run on either oval at distances between 1400m and 1800m. Races can be run on the "A Course" rail setting (on the hedge), the "B Course" setting (rail out 4 meters), the "C Course" setting (rail out 7 metres) or the "D Course" setting (rail out 10 meters).

The dirt course measures 1608 metres, with a 1400m chute.

Source: Japan Association for International Racing and Stud Book, Kyoto Racecourse, retrieved 2020-08-16

Notable races

Tenno Sho in 2007
Month Race Distance Age/Sex
Grade I
Apr./May.Tenno Sho (Spring)Turf 3200m4yo +
Oct.Shuka ShoTurf 2000m3yo f
Oct.Kikuka Sho (Japanese St. Leger)Turf 3000m3yo c&f
Nov.Queen Elizabeth II CupTurf 2200m3yo + f
Nov.Mile ChampionshipTurf 1600m3yo +
Grade II
Jan.Nikkei Shinshun Hai (Handicap)Turf 2400m4yo +
Feb.Kyoto KinenTurf 2200m4yo +
Apr.Yomiuri Milers Cup (Yasuda Kinen Trial)Turf 1600m4yo +
MayKyoto Shimbun HaiTurf 2200m3yo
Oct.Daily Hai Nisai StakesTurf 1600m2yo
Oct.Kyoto Daishoten (Tenno Sho Trial)Turf 2400m3yo +
Oct./Nov.Swan Stakes (Mile Championship Trial)Turf 1400m3yo +
Grade III
Jan.Kyoto Kimpai (Handicap)Turf 1600m4yo +
Jan.Shinzan KinenTurf 1600m3yo
Jan./Feb.Kyoto Himba StakesTurf 1600m4yo + f
Jan/Feb.Silk Road Stakes (Handicap)Turf 1200m4yo +
Feb.Kisaragi Sho (NHK Sho)Turf 1800m3yo
Apr. Unicorn Stakes Dirt 1900m 3yo
MayHeian StakesDirt 1900m4yo +
Nov.Miyako Stakes (Champions Cup Trial)Dirt 1800m3yo +
Nov.Fantasy StakesTurf 1400m2yo f
Nov.Keihan HaiTurf 1200m3yo +
Nov.Kyoto Nisai StakesTurf 2000m2yo
J-Grade II (Steeplechase)
MayKyoto High-JumpTurf 3930m3yo +
J-Grade III (Steeplechase)
NovKyoto Jump StakesTurf 3170m4yo +

Track records

Source：レコードタイム表 (Record time table) -> 京都競馬場 (Kyoto Racecourse)

  • † Reference Time.
  • Last updated on October 18, 2020.

Turf course (2yo)

DistanceTimeRacehorseSexWeightJockeyDate Recorded
1100m1:05.0YamapitFilly50kgYasuo IkeeSeptember 4, 1966
1200m1:08.0A Shin WhityColt52kgKyosuke KokubunNovember 7, 2009
1400m1:20.5Moon ExpressFilly54kgKohei MatsuyamaNovember 24, 2014
Outer 1400m1:20.3Aston MachanFilly54kgYutaka TakeNovember 5, 2006
1600m1:32.3Mikki IsleColt55kgSuguru HamanakaNovember 2, 2013
Outer 1600m1:33.2Horai AkikoFilly54kgRyuji WadaOctober 5, 2013
1800m1:45.9Platina VoiceColt55kgRyuji WadaOctober 8, 2016
2000m1:59.8Agnes ForteColt55kgRyuji WadaOctober 24, 2015

Turf course (3yo+)

DistanceTimeRacehorseSexWeightJockeyDate Recorded
1100m1:07.5KitakamiColt 352kgIzumi ShimizuJanuary 9, 1966
1200m1:06.7Henny HoundHorse 656kgYuji HishidaOctober 12, 2014
1400m1:19.9A Shin PepelatzColt 356kgYutaka TakeApril 26, 2014
Outer 1400m1:19.0UliuliMare 555kgSuguru HamanakaMay 31, 2015
1600m1:32.2Chuwano KisekiColt 356kgKohei MatsuyamaMay 9, 2020
Outer 1600m1:31.3SungrazerHorse 457kgYuichi FukunagaApril 22, 2018
1800m1:43.9GrandezzaHorse 556kgShinichiro AkiyamaMay 17, 2014
2000m1:56.8Admire CosmosHorse 457kgHiroyuki UemuraOctober 8, 2011
Outer 2000m2:00.2El Casa RiverFilly 355kgMasato ShibataOctober 25, 1992
2200m2:09.7NeptuniteHorse 455kgAndrasch StarkeApril 21, 2019
2400m2:22.6San M.X.Horse 457kgMikio MatsunagaOctober 15, 2000
3000m3:01.0Toho JackalColt 357kgManabu SakaiOctober 26, 2014
3200m3:12.5Kitasan BlackHorse 558kgYutaka TakeApril 30, 2017

Dirt course (2yo)

DistanceTimeRacehorseSexWeightJockeyDate Recorded
1100m1:06.5†Long SovereignColt53kgKatsumi MinaiAugust 29, 1982
1200m1:11.0Love MichanFilly54kgKusuhiko HamaguchiNovember 14, 2009
1400m1:23.3Ca VaColt55kgYuichi FukunagaOctober 18, 2020
1800m1:51.0Big SmokyColt55kgSuguru HamanakaNovember 18, 2017

Dirt course (3yo+)

DistanceTimeRacehorseSexWeightJockeyDate Recorded
1200m1:09.0Mont PerduFilly 351kgFuma MatsuwakaOctober 19, 2019
1400m1:21.7Best WarriorHorse 456kgSuguru HamanakaFebruary 8, 2014
1800m1:47.8War TacticsHorse 456kgYuga KawadaApril 26, 2009
1900m1:53.7Wonder AcuteHorse 557kgRyuji WadaMay 22, 2011
2600m2:43.3†Erimo RollerHorse 557kgShigetoshi SaruhashiJanuary 22, 1984

See also

References

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.