# Sapporo Racecourse

Sapporo Racecourse (札幌競馬場, Sapporo-keibajō) is located in Chūō-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. It was built in 1907 for horse racing use. It has 12,000 seats, with a capacity of 30,000.
Sapporo Racecourse hosts one GII (Grade 2) race, the Sapporo Kinen.

## Physical attributes
### Main turf course

1000m, 1200m, 1500m, 1800m, 2000m, and 2600m races are run on the Main turf course.
| Length | Straight | Width |
| A-course 1640.9 m | A-course 266.1 m | A-course 25–27 m |
| B-course 1650.3 m | B-course 267.6 m | B-course 23.5-25.5 m |
| C-course 1659.8 m | C-course 269.1 m | C-course 22–24 m |

### Dirt course

1000 m, 1200 m, 1500 m, 1800 m, 2000 m, and 2600 m races are run on the dirt oval.
| Length | Straight | Width |
| 1487.0 m | 264.3 m | 20 m |

## Emergency use

It has been designated as a "wide-area evacuation site" by the city of Sapporo and can also be used as an evacuation shelter in the event of a large-scale fire .

## Notable races

| Month | Race | Distance | Age/sex |
| Grade II ||||
| Aug | Sapporo Kinen | Turf 2000m | 3yo + |
| Grade III ||||
| Jul | Queen Stakes | Turf 1800m | 3yo + f |
| Aug | Keeneland Cup (Sprinters Stakes Trial) | Turf 1200m | 3yo + |
| Aug | Elm Stakes | Dirt 1700m | 3yo + |
| Sep | Sapporo Nisai Stakes | Turf 1800m | 2yo |

## Access

* JR Hokkaido: 10 minutes walk from Sōen Station

## Track records

Source：レコードタイム表 (Record time table) -> 札幌競馬場 (Sapporo Racecourse)
* † Reference Time.
* Last updated on July 23, 2023.

### Turf course (2yo)

| Distance | Time | Racehorse | Sex | Weight | Jockey | Date Recorded |
| 1000m | 56.9 | Kaikano Kiseki | Filly | 54kg | Katsuma Sameshima | June 12, 2021 |
| 1200m | 1:07.9 | Pomeranc | Filly | 54kg | Yūsuke Fujioka | June 19, 2021 |
| 1500m | 1:29.1 | Candy Barows | Filly | 54kg | Christophe Lemaire | August 23, 2015 |
| 1800m | 1:48.2 | Sodashi | Filly | 54kg | Hayato Yoshida | September 5, 2020 |
| 2000m | 2:02.1 | Miyamazakura | Filly | 54kg | Yūsuke Fujioka | August 31, 2019 |

### Turf course (3yo+)

| Distance | Time | Racehorse | Sex | Weight | Jockey | Date Recorded |
| 1000m | 56.5 | Ogi Tiffany | Mare 5 | 54kg | Hiroshi Gōhara | June 23, 1996 |
| 1200m | 1:07.4 | Schwarz Kaiser | Gelding 5 | 55kg | Kenichi Ikezoe | July 23, 2023 |
| 1500m | 1:27.3 | Vatreni | Gelding 3 | 54kg | Kazuo Yokoyama | June 27, 2021 |
| 1800m | 1:45.7 | Quatre Feuilles | Mare 5 | 55kg | Yuichi Fukunaga | August 3, 2014 |
| 2000m | 1:58.6 | Tascata Sorte | Horse 4 | 57kg | Norihiro Yokoyama | August 24, 2008 |
| 2600m | 2:37.6 | Pont des Arts | Mare 5 | 54kg | Christophe Lemaire | August 8, 2020 |

### Dirt course (2yo)

| Distance | Time | Racehorse | Sex | Weight | Jockey | Date Recorded |
| 1000m | 58.5 | Grandson | Colt | 53kg | Yasuhiko Yasuda | September 15, 2001 |
| 1700m | 1:44.9 | Sage Minoru | Colt | 53kg | Ryusei Sakai | August 12, 2017 |

### Dirt course (3yo+)

| Distance | Time | Racehorse | Sex | Weight | Jockey | Date Recorded |
| 1000m | 57.5 | Million Sempu | Horse 6 | 55kg | Masato Shibata | June 24, 1990 |
| 1700m | 1:40.9 | London Town | Horse 4 | 57kg | Yasunari Iwata | August 13, 2017 |
| 2400m | 2:32.1 | Endowment | Colt 3 | 54kg | Hayato Yoshida | August 24, 2019 |