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The venue is owned by the Japan Racing Association and is a public park all year round, known familiarly as 'Horse Park'. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It was constructed in 1940 for the Olympics , but after the Games were cancelled, it was used for the promotion of equestrian events of all sorts.
In Japan, horse racing is organized by the Japan Racing Association (JRA) and the National Association of Racing (NAR). The JRA is responsible for horseracing events at ten major racecourses in metropolitan areas, while the NAR is responsible for various local horseracing events throughout Japan. This system of administration of horse racing is ...
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]
The Naruo Kinen (in Japanese: 鳴尾記念) is a Grade 3 middle-distance race for three-year-olds and older horses in the JRA. It is run over 2,000 meters at Hanshin Racecourse in June. The race often serves as a trial race for the Takarazuka Kinen later in the month.
The Japan Racing Association (Japanese: 日本中央競馬会 Nippon Chūō Keiba Kai, or JRA) is a public company established to operate Chūō Keiba (中央競馬 Central horse racing) and to manage racecourses, betting facilities, and horse-training facilities.
The Japan Dirt Classic (ジャパンダートクラシック) is a Japanese Domestic Grade 1 flat horse race in Japan for three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies run over a distance of 2,000 meters (approximately 1 mile 2 furlongs) at the Oi Racecourse, Shinagawa, Tokyo in early October. It is the third and final leg of the Japanese ...
Chukyo Racecourse (中京競馬場, Chūkyō-keibajō) is located in Toyoake, Aichi, Japan. It is used for horse racing. It was built in 1953. It has a capacity of 58,400. It has 8,795 seats. Unlike the JRA's nine other racecourses, it is independent of the JRA, with most of the racecourse owned and run by Nagoya Horse Racing Co., Ltd .
The Hakodate Sprint Stakes (Japanese 函館スプリントステークス) is a Grade 3 horse race for Thoroughbreds aged three and over, run in June over a distance of 1200 metres on turf at Hakodate Racecourse. [1] It was first run in 1994 and has held Grade 3 status ever since. The race was run at Sapporo Racecourse until 1997.