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| Kyoto Racecourse 京都競馬場 |
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| Location | Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Japan |
| Owned by | Japan Racing Association |
| Year opened | 1999 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | JRA website japanracing.jp |
| Principal Races | |
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| Tenno Sho (Spring) (G1) | |
| Shuka Sho (G1) | |
| Queen Elizabeth II Commemorative Cup (G1) | |
| Mile Championship (G1) | |
Kyoto Racecourse (京都競馬場 Kyōto-keibajō?) is located in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. The Tenno Sho (天皇賞 is a race that is actually held two times per year once in the spring and once in the autumn The Queen Elizabeth II Commemorative Cup is a International Grade 1 flat horse race in Japan for three-year-old and above Thoroughbred The Mile Championship is a International Grade I flat horse race in Japan for three-year-old and above Thoroughbreds run over is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines --> is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kinki region of the island of Honshū For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. It is used for horse racing. This article is about the sport For other uses see Horserace (drinking game or Horse race (politics. It has a capacity of 120,000. It was built in 1999. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) It has 28,000 seats.
Physical attributes
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 (1 1/8 miles + 274 feet), and the inner oval (内回り uchimawari?) measures 1783m (1 1/16 miles + 240 feet). 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 meters) or the "D Course" setting (rail out 10 meters).
The dirt course measures 1608 meters (4 feet less than 1 mile), with a 1400m chute.
Source: JAIR, Kyoto Racecourse, <http://www.japanracing.jp/course/j03.html>. Retrieved on 26 February 2007
Notable races
| Month | Race | Distance | Age/Sex |
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| Grade I (International Races) | |||
| Apr/May | Tenno Sho (Spring) | Turf 3200m | 4yo + c&f |
| Nov | Queen Elizabeth II Commemorative Cup | Turf 2200m | 3yo + f |
| Nov | Mile Championship | Turf 1600m | 3yo + |
| JPN I | |||
| Oct | Shuka Sho | Turf 2000m | 3yo f |
| Oct | Kikuka Sho (Japanese St. Leger) | Turf 3000m | 3yo c&f |
| Grade II (International Races) | |||
| Jan | Nikkei Shinshun Hai (Handicap) | Turf 2400m | 4yo + |
| Feb | Kyoto Kinen | Turf 2200m | 4yo + |
| Oct | Kyoto Daishoten | Turf 2400m | 3yo + |
| Oct | Swan Stakes | Turf 1400m | 3yo + |
| JPN II | |||
| May | Kyoto Shimbun Hai | Turf 2200m | 3yo |
| Oct | Daily Hai Nisai Stakes | Turf 1600m | 2yo |
| Grade III (International Races) | |||
| Jan | Kyoto Kimpai (Handicap) | Turf 1600m | 4yo + |
| Jan | Heian Stakes | Dirt 1800m | 4yo + |
| Jan/Feb | Kyoto Himba Stakes | Turf 1600m | 4yo + f |
| Jan/Feb | Silk Road Stakes (Handicap) | Turf 1200m | 4yo + |
| Apr | Antares Stakes | Dirt 1800m | 4yo + |
| Nov | Keihan Hai | Turf 1200m | 3yo + |
| JPN III | |||
| Jan | Shinzan Kinen | Turf 1600m | 3yo |
| Feb | Kisaragi Sho | Turf 1800m | 3yo |
| Nov | Fantasy Stakes | Turf 1400m | 2yo f |
| J-Grade II (Steeplechase) | |||
| Nov | Kyoto High-Jump | Turf 3930m | 3yo + |
| J-Grade III (Steeplechase) | |||
| May | Kyoto Jump Stakes (Handicap) | Turf 3170m | 4yo + |
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