Tokyo Racecourse

Tokyo Racecourse
東京競馬場
	Aerial Photo at the Tokyo Racecourse
Location	Fuchū, Tokyo, Japan
Owned by	Japan Racing Association
Date opened	1933
Screened on	TV Tokyo (Saturday); Fuji Television (Sunday); NHK (both General TV and BS-hi; select Sundays); TVG Network (USA broadcasting); Horse Racing TV (occasional USA broadcasting)
Course type	Flat, Steeplechase
Notable races	Japan Cup; Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby); Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks); Yasuda Kinen; Tenno Sho (Autumn); February Stakes; NHK Mile Cup; Victoria Mile (G1)
	Official website

Tokyo Racecourse (東京競馬場, Tōkyō Keiba-jō) is located in Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan.[1] Built in 1933 for horse racing, it is considered the "racecourse of racecourses" in Japanese horseracing.[1] It has a capacity of 223,000,[2] with seating for 13,750.

Main grandstand at the Tokyo Racecourse

Turf Vision video screen

Tokyo Racecourse hosts numerous G1 (Grade 1) races, including the Japan Cup, Tokyo Yushun (the Japanese Derby) and the Yasuda Kinen, a part of the Asian Mile Challenge.[1]

Physical attributes

Tokyo Race Course's grass course measures 2083m (1¼ 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).[3]

The dirt course measures 1899 meters (1⅛ mile + 290 feet), with a 1600m chute.[3]

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. The HD screen measured 218 feet (66 m) wide by only 37 feet (11 m) high at 8,066 square feet (749.4 m²). In 2009 Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri took the world's largest title with an 84-foot (26 m) by 104-foot (32 m) is 8,736-square-foot (811.6 m²) screen.[4]

Transportation

The racecourse is linked to Fuchūkeiba-seimommae Station by a footbridge.

Notable races

Month	Race	Distance	Age/Sex
Grade I
Feb.	February Stakes	Dirt 1600m	4yo +
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
Jun.	Yasuda Kinen	Turf 1600m	3yo +
Oct./Nov.	Tenno Sho (Autumn)	Turf 2000m	3yo +
Nov.	Japan Cup	Turf 2400m	3yo +
Grade II
Apr.	Flora Stakes (Oaks Trial)	Turf 2000m	3yo f
Apr./May	Aoba Sho (Derby Trial)	Turf 2400m	3yo
May	Keio Hai Spring Cup (Yasuda Kinen Trial)	Turf 1400m	4yo +
May	Meguro Kinen (Handicap)	Turf 2500m	3yo +
Oct.	Mainichi Okan (Tenno Sho Autumn Trial)	Turf 1800m	3yo +
Oct.	Fuchu Himba Stakes (Queen Elizabeth II Commemorative Cup Trial)	Turf 1800m	3yo + f
Nov.	Copa Republica Argentina (Handicap)	Turf 2500m	3yo +
Nov.	Keio Hai Nisai Stakes	Turf 1400m	2yo
Grade III
Jan./Feb.	Tokyo Shimbun Hai	Turf 1600m	4yo +
Jan./Feb.	Negishi Stakes (February Stakes Trial)	Dirt 1400m	4yo +
Jan./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
Jun.	Epsom Cup	Turf 1800m	3yo +
Oct.	Fuji Stakes (Mile Championship Trial)	Turf 1600m	3yo +
Oct./Nov.	Musashino Stakes (Champions Cup Trial)	Dirt 1600m	3yo +
Nov.	Tokyo Sports Hai Nisai Stakes	Turf 1800m	2yo
Nov.	Artemis Stakes	Turf 1600m	2yo f
Unlisted Races
Jan.	Crocus Stakes	Turf 1400m	3yo
J-Grade II (Steeplechase)
Jun.	Tokyo High-Jump	Turf 3300m	3yo +
J-Grade III (Steeplechase)
Oct.	Tokyo Autumn Jump	Turf 3300m	3yo +

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References

The Japan Association for International Horse Racing. "Racecourses (JRA): Tokyo Racecourse". Archived from the original on 2007-02-16. Retrieved 2007-02-26.
"Tokyo Racecourse". Archived from the original on July 4, 2008. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
The Japan Association for International Horse Racing. "Tokyo Racecourse". Retrieved 7 December 2009.
Kansas City Royals to get 'world's largest' HD LED scoreboard – endgadeget.com – Retrieved May 18, 2009

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[JRA-1] The Japan Association for International Horse Racing. "Racecourses (JRA): Tokyo Racecourse". Archived from the original on 2007-02-16. Retrieved 2007-02-26.

[2] "Tokyo Racecourse". Archived from the original on July 4, 2008. Retrieved July 13, 2019.

[course-3] The Japan Association for International Horse Racing. "Tokyo Racecourse". Retrieved 7 December 2009.

[4] Kansas City Royals to get 'world's largest' HD LED scoreboard – endgadeget.com – Retrieved May 18, 2009