Nakayama Racecourse (中山競馬場, Nakayama-keibajō) was built in 1990 in Funabashi, Chiba, Japan, for horse racing and up to 165,676 spectators.[1]

Nakayama Racecourse
中山競馬場
Nakayama Racecourse Grandstand
LocationFunabashi, Chiba, Japan
Owned byJapan Racing Association
Date opened1907
Screened onTV Tokyo (Sat)
Fuji TV (Sun)
TVG Network (USA)
NHK (both General TV and BS-hi) (selected races)
Course typeFlat, Steeplechase
Notable racesArima Kinen (Grand Prix)
Satsuki Sho
Nakayama Grand Jump
Sprinters Stakes
Hopeful Stakes
Nakayama Daishogai
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Physical attributes

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Nakayama Race Course has two grass courses, a dirt course and a jump course.[2]

The turf's outer oval (外回り, sotomawari) measures 1840m (1 1/8 miles + 97 feet) with 1600m and 2200m chutes, 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.

The jump course is unique because several different configurations can be used. In all races, horses must drop and climb over steep embankments at the rear of the course. One configuration contains the two most difficult jumps on the course, and is used only a few times a year, particularly for the Nakayama Grand Jump and Nakayama Daishogai races.

 
Nakayama Racecourse in 1989

Notable races

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Month Race Distance Age/Sex
Grade I
Apr. Satsuki Sho (Japanese 2,000 Guineas) Turf 2000m 3yo c&f
Sep. / Oct. Sprinters Stakes Turf 1200m 3yo +
Dec. Arima Kinen (Grand Prix) Turf 2500m 3yo +
Dec. Hopeful Stakes Turf 2000m 2yo c&f
Grade II
Jan. American Jockey Club Cup Turf 2200m 4yo +
Feb. / Mar. Nakayama Kinen Turf 1800m 4yo +
Mar. Yayoi Sho (Satsuki Sho Trial) Turf 2000m 3yo
Mar. Spring Stakes (Satsuki Sho Trial) Turf 1800m 3yo c&f
Mar. Nikkei Sho (Tenno Sho Trial) Turf 2500m 4yo +
Apr. New Zealand Trophy (NHK Mile Cup Trial) Turf 1600m 3yo c&f
Sep. St. Lite Kinen (Kikuka Sho Trial) Turf 2200m 3yo
Sep. All Comers (Tenno Sho Trial) Turf 2200m 3yo +
Dec. Stayers Stakes Turf 3600m 3yo +
Grade III
Jan. Nakayama Kimpai (Handicap) Turf 2000m 4yo +
Jan. Fairy Stakes Turf 1600m 3yo f
Mar. Ocean Stakes (Takamatsunomiya Kinen Trial) Turf 1200m 4yo +
Mar. Flower Cup Turf 1800m 3yo f
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. Shion Stakes (Shuka Sho Trial) Turf 2000m 3yo f
Sep. Keisei Hai Autumn Handicap (Handicap) Turf 1600m 3yo +
Dec. Turquoise Stakes (Handicap) Turf 1600m 3yo+ f
Dec. Capella Stakes Dirt 1200m 3yo +
J-Grade I (Steeplechase)
Apr. Nakayama Grand Jump Turf 4250m 4yo +
Dec. Nakayama Daishogai Turf 4100m 3yo +

Track records

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Source:レコードタイム表 (Record time table) -> 中山競馬場 (Nakayama Racecourse)

  • † Reference Time.
  • Last updated on April 14, 2024.

Turf course (2yo)

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Distance Time Racehorse Sex Weight Jockey Date Recorded
1200m 1:07.8 Saga Novel Filly 54 kg Norihiro Yokoyama December 16, 2001
1400m 1:23.4 Hisano Maya Filly 53 kg Sueo Masuzawa November 30, 1991
1600m 1:33.1 Catfight Filly 55 kg Takuya Ono September 9, 2023
1800m 1:46.4 Miyaji Taiga Colt 54 kg Ryuji Wada September 8, 2012
2000m 1:58.9 Grande Mare Colt 55 kg Yusuke Fujioka November 30, 2019

Turf course (3yo+)

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Distance Time Racehorse Sex Weight Jockey Date Recorded
1200m 1:06.7 Lord Kanaloa Horse 4 57 kg Yasunari Iwata September 30, 2012
1400m 1:23.2 Lindo UFO Colt 3 55 kg Sueo Masuzawa April 11, 1987
1600m 1:30.3 Trois Etoiles Mare 4 52 kg Norihiro Yokoyama September 8, 2019
1800m 1:44.9 Sakura President Horse 4 57 kg Yutaka Take February 29, 2024
Hishi Iguazu Horse 5 56 kg Kohei Matsuyama February 28, 2021
2000m 1:57.1 Justin Milano Colt 3 57 kg Keita Tosaki April 14, 2024
2200m 2:10.1 Cosmo Bulk Colt 3 56 kg Fuyuki Igarashi September 19, 2004
2500m 2:29.5 Zenno Rob Roy Horse 4 57 kg Olivier Peslier December 26, 2004
2600m 2:40.3 Kikuno Flash Horse 4 56 kg Masamitsu Tamura December 2, 1984
3200m 3:19.3 Kiri Spurt Mare 5 54 kg Yukio Okabe April 3, 1993
3600m 3:41.6 Air Dublin Colt 3 57.5 kg Yukio Okabe December 10, 1994

Dirt course (2yo)

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Distance Time Racehorse Sex Weight Jockey Date Recorded
1000m 59.4 Sunny Shaver Colt 53 kg Naohiro Onishi September 26, 1998
1200m 1:10.2 I Am Ruby Filly 54 kg Masami Matsuoka December 6, 2009
1800m 1:51.9 Toledo Colt 54 kg Yukito Ishikawa September 24, 2022

Dirt course (3yo+)

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Distance Time Racehorse Sex Weight Jockey Date Recorded
1000m 58.4 Nishino Green Filly 3 52 kg Shigekatsu Moriyasu July 1, 1978
1200m 1:08.4 Hakodate Busho Horse 4 56 kg Yukito Ishikawa September 24, 2022
1700m 1:43.1 Erfolg Horse 4 53 kg Kazumi Iijima June 27, 1976
1800m 1:48.5 Kiyo Hidaka Horse 5 57 kg Hiroyuki Gohara January 6, 1983
2400m 2:28.8 Peach Shadai Horse 6 56 kg Tomio Yasuda January 6, 1983
2500m 2:38.6 Satono Top Gun Colt 3 55 kg Hiroyuki Uchida December 12, 2009

References

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  1. ^ "Nakayama Racecourse". japanracing.jp.
  2. ^ "Nakayama Racecourse - Course Details". japanracing.jp.

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