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This is a list of currently active horse racing venues, both Thoroughbred racing and harness racing, sorted by country. In most English-speaking countries they are called "racecourses". In most English-speaking countries they are called "racecourses".
Deep Impact winning Kikuka Sho 2005 on October 23. Horse racing (競馬, keiba) is a popular equestrian sport in Japan, with more than 21,000 horse races held each year.. There are three types of racing that take place in Japan - flat racing, jump racing, and Ban'ei Racing (also called Draft Ra
A list of notable flat horse races which take place annually in Japan. Except for the Tokyo Daishoten, all graded races are operated Japan Racing Association, including all conditions races which currently hold Grade 1, 2 or 3 status. [1] In Japanese, it is called 重賞 (Jyūshō), lit Big race.
The Arima Kinen (有馬記念) is a Grade I flat horse race in Japan open to Thoroughbreds which are three-years-old or above and the world's largest betting horserace. [2] It is run over a distance of 2,500 metres (approximately 1 mile and 4 + 1 ⁄ 2 furlongs) at Nakayama Racecourse, and it takes place annually in late December.
The track was resold to Penn National in May 2010 for approximately 37 million dollars, about four million shy of what Penn National paid also at the same time for Thistledown (Race Track) in Cleveland. In 2011, Penn National Gaming, the owner of Beulah Park, announced plans to relocate the track and all operations to Dayton, Ohio. The new ...
Utsunomiya Racecourse: Ended racing on March 14, 2005. Iwamizawa Racecourse: Ended racing on October 2, 2006. Kitami Racecourse: Ended racing on November 27, 2006. Asahikawa Racecourse: Ended racing in October 16, 2008. Arao Racecourse: Ended racing on December 23, 2011. Fukuyama Racecourse: Ended racing on March 24, 2013.
Race Distance Age/Sex; JPN I Jan. Kawasaki Kinen: Dirt 2100m: 4yo + Dec. Zen-Nippon Nisai Yushun: Dirt 1600m: 2yo JPN II Feb. Empress Hai (Kiyofuji Kinen) Dirt 2100m: 4yo + f Jun. Kanto Oaks: Dirt 2100m: 3yo f JPN III Jul. Sparking Lady Cup (Hokuto Vega Memorial) Dirt 1600m: 3yo + f
The Tokyo City Cup Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at the beginning of April at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California.A Grade III event raced on dirt at a distance of 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (12 furlongs), it is open to horses aged four and older.