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.

  • 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
Map
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History

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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

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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

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Tenno Sho in 2007
Month Race Distance Age/Sex
Grade I
Apr./May. Tenno Sho (Spring) Turf 3200m 4yo +
Oct. Shuka Sho Turf 2000m 3yo f
Oct. Kikuka Sho (Japanese St. Leger) Turf 3000m 3yo c&f
Nov. Queen Elizabeth II Cup Turf 2200m 3yo + f
Nov. Mile Championship Turf 1600m 3yo +
Grade II
Jan. Nikkei Shinshun Hai (Handicap) Turf 2400m 4yo +
Feb. Kyoto Kinen Turf 2200m 4yo +
Apr. Yomiuri Milers Cup (Yasuda Kinen Trial) Turf 1600m 4yo +
May Kyoto Shimbun Hai Turf 2200m 3yo
Oct. Daily Hai Nisai Stakes Turf 1600m 2yo
Oct. Kyoto Daishoten (Tenno Sho Trial) Turf 2400m 3yo +
Oct./Nov. Swan Stakes (Mile Championship Trial) Turf 1400m 3yo +
Grade III
Jan. Kyoto Kimpai (Handicap) Turf 1600m 4yo +
Jan. Shinzan Kinen Turf 1600m 3yo
Jan./Feb. Kyoto Himba Stakes Turf 1600m 4yo + f
Jan/Feb. Silk Road Stakes (Handicap) Turf 1200m 4yo +
Feb. Kisaragi Sho (NHK Sho) Turf 1800m 3yo
Apr. Unicorn Stakes Dirt 1900m 3yo
May Heian Stakes Dirt 1900m 4yo +
Nov. Miyako Stakes (Champions Cup Trial) Dirt 1800m 3yo +
Nov. Fantasy Stakes Turf 1400m 2yo f
Nov. Keihan Hai Turf 1200m 3yo +
Nov. Kyoto Nisai Stakes Turf 2000m 2yo
J-Grade II (Steeplechase)
May Kyoto High-Jump Turf 3930m 3yo +
J-Grade III (Steeplechase)
Nov Kyoto Jump Stakes Turf 3170m 4yo +

Track records

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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)

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Distance Time Racehorse Sex Weight Jockey Date Recorded
1100m 1:05.0 Yamapit Filly 50kg Yasuo Ikee September 4, 1966
1200m 1:08.0 A Shin Whity Colt 52kg Kyosuke Kokubun November 7, 2009
1400m 1:20.5 Moon Express Filly 54kg Kohei Matsuyama November 24, 2014
Outer 1400m 1:20.3 Aston Machan Filly 54kg Yutaka Take November 5, 2006
1600m 1:32.3 Mikki Isle Colt 55kg Suguru Hamanaka November 2, 2013
Outer 1600m 1:33.2 Horai Akiko Filly 54kg Ryuji Wada October 5, 2013
1800m 1:45.9 Platina Voice Colt 55kg Ryuji Wada October 8, 2016
2000m 1:59.8 Agnes Forte Colt 55kg Ryuji Wada October 24, 2015

Turf course (3yo+)

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Distance Time Racehorse Sex Weight Jockey Date Recorded
1100m 1:07.5 Kitakami Colt 3 52kg Izumi Shimizu January 9, 1966
1200m 1:06.7 Henny Hound Horse 6 56kg Yuji Hishida October 12, 2014
1400m 1:19.9 A Shin Pepelatz Colt 3 56kg Yutaka Take April 26, 2014
Outer 1400m 1:19.0 Uliuli Mare 5 55kg Suguru Hamanaka May 31, 2015
1600m 1:32.2 Chuwano Kiseki Colt 3 56kg Kohei Matsuyama May 9, 2020
Outer 1600m 1:31.3 Sungrazer Horse 4 57kg Yuichi Fukunaga April 22, 2018
1800m 1:43.9 Grandezza Horse 5 56kg Shinichiro Akiyama May 17, 2014
2000m 1:56.8 Admire Cosmos Horse 4 57kg Hiroyuki Uemura October 8, 2011
Outer 2000m 2:00.2 El Casa River Filly 3 55kg Masato Shibata October 25, 1992
2200m 2:09.7 Neptunite Horse 4 55kg Andrasch Starke April 21, 2019
2400m 2:22.6 San M.X. Horse 4 57kg Mikio Matsunaga October 15, 2000
3000m 3:01.0 Toho Jackal Colt 3 57kg Manabu Sakai October 26, 2014
3200m 3:12.5 Kitasan Black Horse 5 58kg Yutaka Take April 30, 2017

Dirt course (2yo)

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Distance Time Racehorse Sex Weight Jockey Date Recorded
1100m 1:06.5† Long Sovereign Colt 53kg Katsumi Minai August 29, 1982
1200m 1:11.0 Love Michan Filly 54kg Kusuhiko Hamaguchi November 14, 2009
1400m 1:23.3 Ca Va Colt 55kg Yuichi Fukunaga October 18, 2020
1800m 1:51.0 Big Smoky Colt 55kg Suguru Hamanaka November 18, 2017

Dirt course (3yo+)

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Distance Time Racehorse Sex Weight Jockey Date Recorded
1200m 1:09.0 Mont Perdu Filly 3 51kg Fuma Matsuwaka October 19, 2019
1400m 1:21.7 Best Warrior Horse 4 56kg Suguru Hamanaka February 8, 2014
1800m 1:47.8 War Tactics Horse 4 56kg Yuga Kawada April 26, 2009
1900m 1:53.7 Wonder Acute Horse 5 57kg Ryuji Wada May 22, 2011
2600m 2:43.3† Erimo Roller Horse 5 57kg Shigetoshi Saruhashi January 22, 1984

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "京都競馬場2023年春からリニューアル 京都開催は来年11月から2年4か月間の休止". hochi.news (in Japanese). Sports Hochi. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  2. ^ National Land Image Information (Color Aerial Photography), Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.