# Tokyo Racecourse

Tokyo Racecourse (東京競馬場, Tōkyō Keiba-jō) is located in Fuchū, Tokyo, Japan. Built in 1933 for horse racing, it is considered the "racecourse of racecourses" in Japanese horseracing. It has a capacity of 223,000, with seating for 13,750.
Tokyo Racecourse hosts numerous G1 (Grade 1) races, including the Japan Cup, Tokyo Yushun (the Japanese Derby) and the Yasuda Kinen, a part of the Asian Mile Challenge.

## Physical attributes

Tokyo Racecourse's grass course measures 2,083 m (6,834 ft) with two chutes (1800 m and 2000 m). Races can be run on the "A Course" rail setting (on the hedge), the "B Course" setting (rail out 3 meters), the "C Course" setting (rail out 6 meters), the "D Course" setting (rail out 9 meters) or the "E Course" setting (rail out 12 meters).
The dirt course measures 1,899 m (6,230 ft), with a 1,600 m (5,200 ft) chute.
The jump course measures 1,675 m (5,495 ft).
There was a chute for 3200m races (used for the Tenno Sho Autumn races), but when the race was shortened to 2000m, the 3200m chute was useless and is not in use as of today.
The course was renovated in 2007 (started in 2000), adding the world's largest video screen and upgrading a grandstand, named the Fuji View Stand, which in today is the main grandstand of the course. The Memorial 60 grandstand was also added.
All races have a US style gate run distance of approximately 5 metres, before official timing begins.
The high-definition video screen measured 218 feet (66 m) wide by only 37 feet (11 m) high at 8,066 square feet (749.4 m$^2$). In 2009 Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri took the world's largest title with an 84-foot (26 m) by 104-foot (32 m) is 8,736-square-foot (811.6 m$^2$) screen.

## Transportation

The racecourse is linked to Fuchūkeiba-seimommae Station by a footbridge. Another footbridge connects the racecourse with the Fuchuhonmachi Station of JR East.

## Notable races

| Month | Race | Distance | Age/Sex |
| Grade I ||||
| Feb. | February Stakes | Dirt 1600m | 4yo + |
| May. | NHK Mile Cup | Turf 1600m | 3yo c&f |
| May. | Victoria Mile | Turf 1600m | 4yo + f |
| May. | Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks) | Turf 2400m | 3yo f |
| May./Jun. | Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby) | Turf 2400m | 3yo c&f |
| Jun. | Yasuda Kinen | Turf 1600m | 3yo + |
| Oct./Nov. | Tenno Sho (Autumn) | Turf 2000m | 3yo + |
| Nov. | Japan Cup | Turf 2400m | 3yo + |
| Grade II ||||
| Apr. | Flora Stakes (Oaks Trial) | Turf 2000m | 3yo f |
| Apr./May | Aoba Sho (Derby Trial) | Turf 2400m | 3yo |
| May | Keio Hai Spring Cup (Yasuda Kinen Trial) | Turf 1400m | 4yo + |
| May | Meguro Kinen (Handicap) | Turf 2500m | 3yo + |
| Oct. | Mainichi Okan (Tenno Sho Autumn Trial) | Turf 1800m | 3yo + |
| Oct. | Fuchu Himba Stakes (Queen Elizabeth II Commemorative Cup Trial) | Turf 1800m | 3yo + f |
| Nov. | Copa Republica Argentina (Handicap) | Turf 2500m | 3yo + |
| Nov. | Keio Hai Nisai Stakes | Turf 1400m | 2yo |
| Grade III ||||
| Jan./Feb. | Tokyo Shimbun Hai | Turf 1600m | 4yo + |
| Jan./Feb. | Negishi Stakes (February Stakes Trial) | Dirt 1400m | 4yo + |
| Jan./Feb. | Kyodo News Service Hai | Turf 1800m | 3yo |
| Feb. | Diamond Stakes (Handicap) | Turf 3400m | 4yo + |
| Feb. | Queen Cup | Turf 1600m | 3yo f |
| Jun. | Epsom Cup | Turf 1800m | 3yo + |
| Oct. | Fuji Stakes (Mile Championship Trial) | Turf 1600m | 3yo + |
| Oct./Nov. | Musashino Stakes (Champions Cup Trial) | Dirt 1600m | 3yo + |
| Nov. | Tokyo Sports Hai Nisai Stakes | Turf 1800m | 2yo |
| Nov. | Artemis Stakes | Turf 1600m | 2yo f |
| Unlisted Races ||||
| Jan. | Crocus Stakes | Turf 1400m | 3yo |
| J-Grade II (Steeplechase) ||||
| Jun. | Tokyo High-Jump | Turf 3300m | 3yo + |
| J-Grade III (Steeplechase) ||||
| Oct. | Tokyo Autumn Jump | Turf 3300m | 3yo + |

## Track records

Source：レコードタイム表 (Record time table) -> 東京競馬場 (Tokyo Racecourse)
* † Reference Time.
* Last updated on November 4, 2023.

### Turf course (2yo)

| Distance | Time | Racehorse | Sex | Weight | Jockey | Date Recorded |
| 1400m | 1:20.6 | Corazon Beat | Filly | 55kg | Takeshi Yokoyama | November 4, 2023 |
| 1600m | 1:32.7 | Salios | Colt | 55kg | Shuu Ishibashi | October 5, 2019 |
| 1800m | 1:44.5 | Contrail | Colt | 55kg | Ryan Moore | November 16, 2019 |
| 2000m | 1:58.5 | With Grace | Filly | 54kg | Christophe Lemaire | November 28, 2021 |

### Turf course (3yo+)

| Distance | Time | Racehorse | Sex | Weight | Jockey | Date Recorded |
| 1400m | 1:19.4 | Tower of London | Horse 4 | 56kg | Damian Lane | May 11, 2019 |
| 1600m | 1:30.5 | Normcore | Mare 4 | 55kg | Damian Lane | May 12, 2019 |
| 1800m | 1:44.1 | Salios | Horse 5 | 56kg | Kohei Matsuyama | October 9, 2022 |
| 2000m | 1:55.2 | Equinox | Horse 4 | 58kg | Christophe Lemaire | October 29, 2023 |
| 2300m | 2:18.4 | Albilla | Colt 3 | 56kg | Christophe Lemaire | April 24, 2021 |
| 2400m | 2:20.6 | Almond Eye | Filly 3 | 53kg | Christophe Lemaire | November 25, 2018 |
| 2500m | 2:28.2 | Look Twice | Horse 6 | 55kg | Damian Lane | May 26, 2019 |
| 3400m | 3:29.1 | Mixology | Horse 4 | 56kg | Atsuya Nishimura | February 18, 2023 |

### Dirt course (2yo)

| Distance | Time | Racehorse | Sex | Weight | Jockey | Date Recorded |
| 1300m | 1:17.4 | Mr Melody | Colt | 55kg | Keita Tosaki | November 4, 2017 |
| 1400m | 1:23.1 | Yuwa Hurricane | Colt | 55kg | Eiji Nakadate | October 8, 2005 |
| 1600m | 1:36.2 | Le Vent Se Leve | Colt | 55kg | Mirco Demuro | October 14, 2017 |

### Dirt course (3yo+)

| Distance | Time | Racehorse | Sex | Weight | Jockey | Date Recorded |
| 1300m | 1:16.1 | Satono Fantasy | Colt 3 | 56kg | Keita Tosaki | November 12, 2016 |
| 1400m | 1:21.5 | Nonkono Yume | Gelding 6 | 58kg | Hiroyuki Uchida | January 28, 2018 |
| 1600m | 1:33.5 | Desierto | Colt 3 | 54kg | Keita Tosaki | October 10, 2022 |
| 2100m | 2:06.7 | Vermilion | Horse 5 | 57kg | Yutaka Take | November 24, 2007 |
| 2400m | 2:28.6 | Groovin' High | Horse 4 | 56kg | Katsuharu Tanaka | February 18, 2007 |