Date opened December 1, 1925 Opened 1 December 1925 Owner Japan Racing Association | Course type Flat, Steeplechase Phone +81 75-631-3131 | |
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Location Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Japan Owned by Japan Racing Association Address 32 Yoshijima Watashibajimacho, Fushimi Ward, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan Notable races Kikuka-shō, Tenno Sho, Shūka Sho, Queen Elizabeth II Cup, Mile Championship Screened on Kyoto Broadcasting System, Kansai Telecasting Corporation (Sun), TVG Network (USA) Similar Tokyo Racecourse, Nakayama Racecourse, Hanshin Racecourse, Chukyo Racecourse, Kokura Racecourse | ||
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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. It was built in 1999.
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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 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: JAIR, Kyoto Racecourse, retrieved 2007-02-26