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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] 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]
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.
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]
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.
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.
It is run over a distance of 2400 metres at Tokyo Racecourse in April. [1] The Aoba Sho was first run in 1984 and was elevated to Grade 3 status in 1994 before being promoted to Grade 2 in 2001. It serves as a trial race for the Tokyo Yushun, with the winner and second place each awarded a slot for the race. [2]
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 ).