# Kyoto Racecourse

Kyoto Racecourse (京都競馬場, Kyōto-keibajō) is located in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It is used for horse racing. It has a capacity of 120,000. The current stand was built in 1999.

## History

Kyoto Racecourse opened at its current location in December 1, 1925.
In preparation for the track's 100th anniversary, Kyoto Race Course closed from November 2020 until the Spring of 2023 for grandstand renovations. Races normally run at Kyoto moved to either Hanshin Racecourse or Chukyo Racecourse during this time. Kyoto Racecourse finally reopened after renovations on 22 April 2023.

## Physical attributes

Kyoto Race Course has two turf courses, a dirt course, and a jump course.
The turf's outer oval (外回り, sotomawari) measures 1894m and the inner oval (内回り, uchimawari) measures 1783m . 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 metres) or the "D Course" setting (rail out 10 meters).
The dirt course measures 1608 metres, with a 1400m chute.
Source: Japan Association for International Racing and Stud Book, Kyoto Racecourse, retrieved 2020-08-16

## Notable races

| Month | Race | Distance | Age/Sex |
| Grade I ||||
| Apr./May. | Tenno Sho (Spring) | Turf 3200m | 4yo + |
| Oct. | Shuka Sho | Turf 2000m | 3yo f |
| Oct. | Kikuka Sho (Japanese St. Leger) | Turf 3000m | 3yo c&f |
| Nov. | Queen Elizabeth II Cup | Turf 2200m | 3yo + f |
| Nov. | Mile Championship | Turf 1600m | 3yo + |
| Grade II ||||
| Jan. | Nikkei Shinshun Hai (Handicap) | Turf 2400m | 4yo + |
| Feb. | Kyoto Kinen | Turf 2200m | 4yo + |
| Apr. | Yomiuri Milers Cup (Yasuda Kinen Trial) | Turf 1600m | 4yo + |
| May | Kyoto Shimbun Hai | Turf 2200m | 3yo |
| Oct. | Daily Hai Nisai Stakes | Turf 1600m | 2yo |
| Oct. | Kyoto Daishoten (Tenno Sho Trial) | Turf 2400m | 3yo + |
| Oct./Nov. | Swan Stakes (Mile Championship Trial) | Turf 1400m | 3yo + |
| Grade III ||||
| Jan. | Kyoto Kimpai (Handicap) | Turf 1600m | 4yo + |
| Jan. | Shinzan Kinen | Turf 1600m | 3yo |
| Jan./Feb. | Kyoto Himba Stakes | Turf 1600m | 4yo + f |
| Jan/Feb. | Silk Road Stakes (Handicap) | Turf 1200m | 4yo + |
| Feb. | Kisaragi Sho (NHK Sho) | Turf 1800m | 3yo |
| Apr. | Unicorn Stakes | Dirt 1900m | 3yo |
| May | Heian Stakes | Dirt 1900m | 4yo + |
| Nov. | Miyako Stakes (Champions Cup Trial) | Dirt 1800m | 3yo + |
| Nov. | Fantasy Stakes | Turf 1400m | 2yo f |
| Nov. | Keihan Hai | Turf 1200m | 3yo + |
| Nov. | Kyoto Nisai Stakes | Turf 2000m | 2yo |
| J-Grade II (Steeplechase) ||||
| May | Kyoto High-Jump | Turf 3930m | 3yo + |
| J-Grade III (Steeplechase) ||||
| Nov | Kyoto Jump Stakes | Turf 3170m | 4yo + |

## Track records

Source：レコードタイム表 (Record time table) -> 京都競馬場 (Kyoto Racecourse)
* † Reference Time.
* Last updated on October 18, 2020.

### Turf course (2yo)

| Distance | Time | Racehorse | Sex | Weight | Jockey | Date Recorded |
| 1100m | 1:05.0 | Yamapit | Filly | 50kg | Yasuo Ikee | September 4, 1966 |
| 1200m | 1:08.0 | A Shin Whity | Colt | 52kg | Kyosuke Kokubun | November 7, 2009 |
| 1400m | 1:20.5 | Moon Express | Filly | 54kg | Kohei Matsuyama | November 24, 2014 |
| Outer 1400m | 1:20.3 | Aston Machan | Filly | 54kg | Yutaka Take | November 5, 2006 |
| 1600m | 1:32.3 | Mikki Isle | Colt | 55kg | Suguru Hamanaka | November 2, 2013 |
| Outer 1600m | 1:33.2 | Horai Akiko | Filly | 54kg | Ryuji Wada | October 5, 2013 |
| 1800m | 1:45.9 | Platina Voice | Colt | 55kg | Ryuji Wada | October 8, 2016 |
| 2000m | 1:59.8 | Agnes Forte | Colt | 55kg | Ryuji Wada | October 24, 2015 |

### Turf course (3yo+)

| Distance | Time | Racehorse | Sex | Weight | Jockey | Date Recorded |
| 1100m | 1:07.5 | Kitakami | Colt 3 | 52kg | Izumi Shimizu | January 9, 1966 |
| 1200m | 1:06.7 | Henny Hound | Horse 6 | 56kg | Yuji Hishida | October 12, 2014 |
| 1400m | 1:19.9 | A Shin Pepelatz | Colt 3 | 56kg | Yutaka Take | April 26, 2014 |
| Outer 1400m | 1:19.0 | Uliuli | Mare 5 | 55kg | Suguru Hamanaka | May 31, 2015 |
| 1600m | 1:32.2 | Chuwano Kiseki | Colt 3 | 56kg | Kohei Matsuyama | May 9, 2020 |
| Outer 1600m | 1:31.3 | Sungrazer | Horse 4 | 57kg | Yuichi Fukunaga | April 22, 2018 |
| 1800m | 1:43.9 | Grandezza | Horse 5 | 56kg | Shinichiro Akiyama | May 17, 2014 |
| 2000m | 1:56.8 | Admire Cosmos | Horse 4 | 57kg | Hiroyuki Uemura | October 8, 2011 |
| Outer 2000m | 2:00.2 | El Casa River | Filly 3 | 55kg | Masato Shibata | October 25, 1992 |
| 2200m | 2:09.7 | Neptunite | Horse 4 | 55kg | Andrasch Starke | April 21, 2019 |
| 2400m | 2:22.6 | San M.X. | Horse 4 | 57kg | Mikio Matsunaga | October 15, 2000 |
| 3000m | 3:01.0 | Toho Jackal | Colt 3 | 57kg | Manabu Sakai | October 26, 2014 |
| 3200m | 3:12.5 | Kitasan Black | Horse 5 | 58kg | Yutaka Take | April 30, 2017 |

### Dirt course (2yo)

| Distance | Time | Racehorse | Sex | Weight | Jockey | Date Recorded |
| 1100m | 1:06.5† | Long Sovereign | Colt | 53kg | Katsumi Minai | August 29, 1982 |
| 1200m | 1:11.0 | Love Michan | Filly | 54kg | Kusuhiko Hamaguchi | November 14, 2009 |
| 1400m | 1:23.3 | Ca Va | Colt | 55kg | Yuichi Fukunaga | October 18, 2020 |
| 1800m | 1:51.0 | Big Smoky | Colt | 55kg | Suguru Hamanaka | November 18, 2017 |

### Dirt course (3yo+)

| Distance | Time | Racehorse | Sex | Weight | Jockey | Date Recorded |
| 1200m | 1:09.0 | Mont Perdu | Filly 3 | 51kg | Fuma Matsuwaka | October 19, 2019 |
| 1400m | 1:21.7 | Best Warrior | Horse 4 | 56kg | Suguru Hamanaka | February 8, 2014 |
| 1800m | 1:47.8 | War Tactics | Horse 4 | 56kg | Yuga Kawada | April 26, 2009 |
| 1900m | 1:53.7 | Wonder Acute | Horse 5 | 57kg | Ryuji Wada | May 22, 2011 |
| 2600m | 2:43.3† | Erimo Roller | Horse 5 | 57kg | Shigetoshi Saruhashi | January 22, 1984 |