Kyoto Racecourse

Kyoto Racecourse

nihongo|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. It was built in 1999. It has 28,000 seats.

Physical attributes

Kyoto Race Course has two turf courses, a dirt course, and a jump course.

The turf's Nihongo|outer oval|外回り|sotomawari measures 1894m (1 1/8 miles + 274 feet), and the Nihongo|inner oval|内回り|uchimawari measures 1783m (1 1/16 miles + 240 feet). 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 meters) or the "D Course" setting (rail out 10 meters).

The dirt course measures 1608 meters (4 feet less than 1 mile), with a 1400m chute.

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title = Kyoto Racecourse
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access-date = 2007-02-26

Notable races


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