# Niigata Racecourse

Niigata Racecourse (新潟競馬場, Niigata keibajō) is located in Kita-ku Niigata, Niigata in the Chūbu region of Japan. It is used for horse racing. It was built in 1965. The capacity of the grandstand is 75,000.

## Physical attributes

Niigata Race Course has a turf course with two distinct ovals, and a dirt course. Jump races are conducted using fences on the turf course.
The turf's outer oval (外回り, sotomawari) measures 2248m (1+1⁄4 miles + 144 feet), the inner oval (内回り, uchimawari) measures 1648m (1 + 42 feet) and the straight (直線, chokusen) 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+ |

## Track records

Source：レコードタイム表 (Record time table) -> 新潟競馬場 (Niigata Racecourse)
* † Reference Time.
* Last updated on August 6, 2023.

### Turf course (2yo)

| Distance | Time | Racehorse | Sex | Weight | Jockey | Date Recorded |
| 1000m | 55.0 | Regina Forte | Filly | 54 kg | Takuya Ono | August 28, 2016 |
| 1200m | 1:08.7 | Tagano Rafflesia | Filly | 54 kg | Ryuji Wada | July 20, 2002 |
| 1400m | 1:20.8 | Jazz Blues | Colt | 54 kg | Yuichi Fukunaga | July 24, 2021 |
| 1600m | 1:33.3 | Purpur Ray | Colt | 54 kg | Mirco Demuro | July 25, 2021 |
| 1800m | 1:46.4 | Cantiamo | Filly | 55 kg | Yuga Kawada | July 30, 2023 |
| 2000m | 2:01.3 | Danon Dreamer | Colt | 54 kg | Mirai Iwata | October 10, 2020 |

### Turf course (3yo+)

| Distance | Time | Racehorse | Sex | Weight | Jockey | Date Recorded |
| 1000m | 53.7 | Calstone Light O | Horse 4 | 56 kg | Naohiro Onishi | August 18, 2002 |
| 1200m | 1:07.5 | Gun and Rose | Mare 4 | 54 kg | Katsuharu Tanaka | August 3, 2002 |
| 1400m | 1:19.0 | Magnaten | Gelding 6 | 57 kg | Yukio Okabe | July 14, 2002 |
| 1600m | 1:31.5 | Donau Blue | Mare 4 | 54 kg | Hiroyuki Uchida | August 12, 2012 |
| 1800m | 1:44.1 | Jun Blossom | Colt 3 | 54 kg | Yuga Kawada | July 31, 2022 |
| 2000m | 1:58.9 | Deadly | Filly 3 | 54 kg | Yuga Kawada | August 6, 2023 |
| Outer 2000m | 1:56.4† | Tsujino Wonder | Horse 5 | 57 kg | Yoshitomi Shibata | July 14, 2001 |
| 2200m | 2:10.8 | Double Flat | Colt 3 | 54 kg | Hironobu Tanabe | August 5, 2018 |
| 2400m | 2:24.4 | Ray of Water | Colt 3 | 54 kg | Yuichi Fukunaga | July 24, 2021 |

### Dirt course (2yo)

| Distance | Time | Racehorse | Sex | Weight | Jockey | Date Recorded |
| 1200m | 1:11.0 | Scuba | Colt | 54 kg | Mirai Iwata | July 31, 2022 |
| 1800m | 1:53.0 | Shonan Mario | Colt | 52 kg | Akira Sugawara | October 5, 2019 |

### Dirt course (3yo+)

| Distance | Time | Racehorse | Sex | Weight | Jockey | Date Recorded |
| 1200m | 1:09.1 | Mallard the Record | Gelding 5 | 57 kg | Hayato Yoshida | October 19, 2019 |
| 1700m | 1:46.6 | Makarios | Horse 4 | 57 kg | Daisaku Matsuda | June 11, 2011 |
| 1800m | 1:49.2 | Kenshinko | Colt 3 | 56 kg | Genki Maruyama | August 9, 2020 |
| 2500m | 2:38.8 | Meme Lantern | Colt 3 | 54 kg | Tsubasa Wada | October 6, 2019 |