Kyoto Racecourse
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is located in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto
Fushimi-ku, Kyoto
is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Famous places in Fushimi include the Fushimi Inari Shrine, with thousands of torii lining the paths up and down a mountain; Fushimi Castle, originally built by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, with its rebuilt towers and gold-lined...

, Kyoto Prefecture
Kyoto Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Kyoto.- History :Until the Meiji Restoration, the area of Kyoto prefecture was known as Yamashiro....

, Japan
Japan
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. It is used for horse racing
Horse racing
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. It has a capacity of 120,000. It was built in 1999. It has 28,000 seats.

Physical attributes

Kyoto Race Course has two turf courses, a dirt course, and a jump course.

The turf's measures 1894m (1 1/8 miles + 274 feet), and the measures 1783m (1 1/16 miles + 240 feet). 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 meters) or the "D Course" setting (rail out 10 meters).

The dirt course measures 1608 meters (4 feet less than 1 mile), with a 1400m chute.

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Notable races

Month Race Distance Age/Sex
Grade I
Apr/May Tenno Sho (Spring)  Turf 3200m 4yo +
Oct Shuka Sho
Shūka Sho
The is a Grade 1 flat horse race in Japan for three-year-old thoroughbred fillies run over a distance of 2,000 metres at the Kyoto Racecourse, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture in October....

 
Turf 2000m 3yo f
Oct Kikuka Sho
Kikuka Sho
The is a Japanese Domestic Grade 1 flat horse race in Japan for three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies run over a distance of 3,000 metres at the Kyoto Racecourse, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture in October....

 (Japanese St. Leger
St. Leger Stakes
The St. Leger Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain which is open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run at Doncaster over a distance of 1 mile, 6 furlongs and 132 yards , and it is scheduled to take place each year in September.Established in 1776, the St. Leger...

)
Turf 3000m 3yo c&f
Nov Queen Elizabeth II Commemorative Cup
Queen Elizabeth II Commemorative Cup
The Queen Elizabeth II Commemorative Cup is an International Grade 1 flat horse race in Japan for three-year-old and above thoroughbred fillies and mares run over a distance of 2,200 metres on the turf at Kyoto Racecourse in November.The race was first run in 1976 over a distance of 2,400 metres...

 
Turf 2200m 3yo + f
Nov Mile Championship
Mile Championship
The Mile Championship is an International Grade I flat horse race in Japan for three-year-old and above thoroughbreds run over a distance of 1,600 metres on the turf at Kyoto Racecourse in November...

 
Turf 1600m 3yo +
Grade II
Jan Nikkei Shinshun Hai (Handicap) Turf 2400m 4yo +
Feb Kyoto Kinen
Kyōto Kinen
The is a Grade II race in Japan that is open to international horses. It is held mid February at Kyoto Racecourse in Kyoto, Japan.The race was first run in 1942. It was not run from 1944 to 1947 due to World War II...

 
Turf 2200m 4yo +
May Kyoto Shimbun Hai  Turf 2200m 3yo
Oct Kyoto Daishoten  Turf 2400m 3yo +
Oct Daily Hai Nisai Stakes  Turf 1600m 2yo
Oct Swan Stakes  Turf 1400m 3yo +
Grade III
Jan Kyoto Kimpai (Handicap) Turf 1600m 4yo +
Jan Shinzan Kinen  Turf 1600m 3yo
Jan Heian Stakes  Dirt 1800m 4yo +
Jan/Feb Kyoto Himba Stakes  Turf 1600m 4yo + f
Jan/Feb Silk Road Stakes (Handicap) Turf 1200m 4yo +
Feb Kisaragi Sho (NHK
NHK
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 Sho)
Turf 1800m 3yo
Apr Antares Stakes  Dirt 1800m 4yo +
Nov Miyako Stakes  Dirt 1800m 3yo +
Nov Fantasy Stakes  Turf 1400m 2yo f
Nov Keihan Hai  Turf 1200m 3yo +
J-Grade II (Steeplechase)
Nov Kyoto High-Jump  Turf 3930m 3yo +
J-Grade III (Steeplechase)
May Kyoto Jump Stakes (Handicap) Turf 3170m 4yo +
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