Kyoto Racecourse

Kyoto Racecourse is located in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It was renovated in 1999 and has a capacity of 120,000. The racecourse can seat up to 28,000 horseracing fans.

Originally built in 1924, Kyoto Racecourse is the premier racecourse of Western Japan. Kyoto Racecourse holds the same number of race meetings as other major Japanese racecourses, with five meetings a year.

In 2007, a multi-screen Turf Vision on the same scale as the one in Tokyo was installed to enhance the provision of video and information at the track.

Kyoto Racecourse Quick Facts

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

• The turf's outer oval measures 1894m (1 1/8 miles + 274 feet), and the inner oval 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.

Significant Races at Kyoto Racecourse

The Kyoto Racecourse plays host to many significant races in the Japanese horseracing calendar. Here are some of them:

• Tenno Sho (spring)
• Kikuka Sho (the Japanese St. Leger)
• Mile Championship
• Queen Elizabeth II Commemorative Cup
• Shuka Sho