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Main grandstand at the Tokyo Racecourse Turf Vision video screen. Tokyo Racecourse (東京競馬場, Tōkyō Keiba-jō) is located in Fuchū, 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, with seating for 13,750. [2]
It is run over a distance of 1,600 metres (approximately 8 furlongs) at Tokyo Racecourse in late February. It was first run in 1984 as February Handicap, and was given Domestic Grade 3 status. This was elevated to Domestic Grade 2 in 1994, Domestic Grade 1 in 1997, and to its present level in 2007. It was renamed February Stakes in 1994.
It was first run in 1938 and is the Japanese equivalent of the English Epsom Oaks.. On May 23, 2010, in the 71st running of the Yushun Himba, Apapane and Saint Emilion hit the finish at the same time in the race, making the first time that a Grade 1 race in Japan has resulted in a dead heat for the win.
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
The Tōkyō Yūshun (東京優駿), also called the Japanese Derby (日本ダービー, Nippon Dābī) is a Grade 1 flat horse race in Japan for three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies run over a distance of 2,400 metres (approximately 1 mile 4 furlongs) at the Tokyo Racecourse, Fuchū, Tokyo in late May or early June.
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The Tokyo Derby (東京ダービー) is a Japanese thoroughbred horse race on dirt for three-year-olds. It is graded as a Domestic Grade I. It is graded as a Domestic Grade I. It is run over a distance of 2,000 meters (about 10 furlongs) at Oi Racecourse in the Shinagawa , Tokyo in June.
The Autumn Tenno Sho is held at Tokyo Racecourse, in late October. It is run over a distance of 2,000 metres (6,600 ft). It is run over a distance of 2,000 metres (6,600 ft). It is considered the first leg of the Japanese Autumn Triple Crown (the other two are the Japan Cup and the Arima Kinen ).