Nakayama Racecourse

Nakayama Racecourse, built in 1920, joins Tokyo Racecourse as one of the premiere racecourses in the Japanese capital.

Nakayama Racecourse is located in Funabashi, Chiba, Japan. It has a capacity of 165,676. It was renovated in 1990 and has 15,944 seats.

The Nakayama Racecourse's racing calendar is comparable with that of Tokyo Racecourse. In fact, the two racecourses hold race meeting alternately.

Nakayama Racecourse Quick Facts

• Nakayama Race Course has two grass courses, a dirt course, and a jump course.

• The turf's outer oval measures 1840m (1 1/8 miles + 97 feet) with a 1600m and a 2200m chute, and the inner oval measures 1667m (1 mile + 189 feet) with a 1400m chute.

• 1000m, 1400m, 1800m, 2000m, 2500m and 3600m races run on the inner oval, while 1200m, 1600m, 2200m, 2600m and 4000m races run on the outer oval. 3200m races run on the outer oval first, then the inner oval.

• The dirt course measures 1493 meters (7/8 mile + 278 feet), with a 1200m chute.

Significant Races at Nakayama Racecourse

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

• Arima Kinen
• Satsuki Sho (the Japanese 2000 Guineas)
• Sprinters Stakes
• Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes
• Nakayama Grand Jump
• Nakayama Daishogai