is located in Kita-ku

Kita-ku, Niigata

is one of the eight wards of Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. The ward was created on April 1, 2007 when Niigata became a government-designated city. It is composed of the Niigata City north district and the former city of Toyosaka....

 Niigata

Niigata, Niigata

is the capital and the most populous city of Niigata Prefecture, Japan. It lies on the northwest coast of Honshu, the largest island of Japan, and faces the Sea of Japan and Sado Island....

, Niigata

Niigata Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Honshū on the coast of the Sea of Japan. The capital is the city of Niigata. The name "Niigata" literally means "new lagoon".- History :...

. It is used for horse racing

Horse racing

Horse racing is an equestrian sport that has a long history. Archaeological records indicate that horse racing occurred in ancient Babylon, Syria, and Egypt. Both chariot and mounted horse racing were events in the ancient Greek Olympics by 648 BC...

. It was built in 1965.

Physical attributes

Niigata Race Course has three turf courses, a dirt course, and a jump course.

The turf's measures 2248m (1 1/4 miles + 144 feet), the measures 1648m (1 + 42 feet) and the measures 1000m (1/2 miles + 639 feet).

The dirt course measures 1,472 meters (7/8 miles + 207 feet).

Notable races

Month	Race	Distance	Age/Sex
Grade III
May	Niigata Daishoten (Handicap)	Turf 2000m	4yo+
Jul.	Ibis Summer Dash	Turf 1000m	3yo+
Aug.	Sekiya Kinen	Turf 1600m	3yo+
Aug.	Leopard Stakes	Dirt 1800m	3yo
Aug.	Niigata Kinen (Handicap)	Turf 2000m	3yo+
Sep.	Niigata Nisai Stakes	Turf 1600m	2yo
J-Grade III (Steeplechase)
Aug.	Niigata Jump Stakes	Turf 3250m	3yo+

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