Keiokaku Velodrome (京王閣競輪場, Keiōkaku Keirinjyō), also known as TOKYO OVAL KEIOKAKU, is a velodrome located in Chōfu, Tokyo that conducts pari-mutuel Keirin racing - one of Japan's four authorized "Public Sports" (公営競技, kōei kyōgi) where gambling is permitted. Its Keirin identification number for betting purposes is 27# (27 sharp).
 Entrance to Keiokaku Velodrome | |
| Established in | 1949 |
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| Race course | 400m |
| Agari time record (back stretch to finishing line) | 10.4s set by Shane Perkins, October 14th 2015 |
| Major events in 2015 | |
| 68th Japan Keirin Championship (第６８回日本選手権競輪) | |
| Keirin Grand Prix 2015 (ＫＥＩＲＩＮグランプリ２０１５) | |
Keiokaku's oval is 400 meters in circumference. A typical keirin race of 2,025 meters consists of five laps around the course.
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