Nakayama Racecourse

Nakayama Racecourse (中山競馬場, Nakayama-keibajō) is located in Funabashi, Chiba, Japan. It is used for horse racing. It has a capacity of 165,676. It was built in 1990.

Nakayama Racecourse
中山競馬場
Nakayama Racecourse Grandstand
LocationFunabashi, Chiba, Japan
Owned byJapan Racing Association
Date opened1907
Screened onTV Tokyo (Sat)
Fuji TV (Sun)
TVG Network (USA)
NHK (both General TV and BS-hi) (selected races)
Course typeFlat, Steeplechase
Notable racesArima Kinen (Grand Prix)
Satsuki Sho
Nakayama Grand Jump
Sprinters Stakes
Hopeful Stakes
Nakayama Daishogai
Official website

Physical attributes

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

The turf's outer oval (外回り, sotomawari) measures 1840m (1 1/8 miles + 97 feet) with a 1600m and a 2200m chute, and the inner oval (内回り, uchimawari) measures 1667m (1 mile + 189 feet) with a 1400m chute. Races can be run on the "A Course" rail setting (on the hedge), the "B Course" setting (rail out 3 meters), or the "C Course" setting (rail out 7 meters).

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.

The jump course is unique because several different configurations can be used. In all races, horses must drop and climb over steep embankments at the rear of the course. One particular configuration contains the two most difficult jumps on the course, and is used only a few times a year, particularly for the Nakayama Grand Jump and Nakayama Daishogai races.

Nakayama Racecourse in 1989

Notable races

Month Race Distance Age/Sex
Grade I
March/Apr.Fukuryu StakesDirt 1800m3yo c&f
Apr.Satsuki Sho (Japanese 2,000 Guineas)Turf 2000m3yo c&f
Sep. / Oct.Sprinters StakesTurf 1200m3yo +
Dec.Arima Kinen (Grand Prix)Turf 2500m3yo +
Dec.Hopeful StakesTurf 2000m2yo c&f
Grade II
Jan.American Jockey Club CupTurf 2200m4yo +
Feb. / Mar.Nakayama KinenTurf 1800m4yo +
Mar.Yayoi Sho (Satsuki Sho Trial)Turf 2000m3yo
Mar.Spring Stakes (Satsuki Sho Trial)Turf 1800m3yo c&f
Mar.Nikkei Sho (Tenno Sho Trial)Turf 2500m4yo +
Apr.New Zealand Trophy (NHK Mile Cup Trial)Turf 1600m3yo c&f
Sep.St. Lite Kinen (Kikuka Sho Trial)Turf 2200m3yo
Sep.All Comers (Tenno Sho Trial)Turf 2200m3yo +
Dec.Stayers StakesTurf 3600m3yo +
Grade III
Jan.Nakayama Kimpai (Handicap)Turf 2000m4yo +
Jan.Fairy StakesTurf 1600m3yo f
Mar.Ocean Stakes (Takamatsunomiya Kinen Trial)Turf 1200m4yo +
Mar.Flower CupTurf 1800m3yo f
Mar.Nakayama Himba Stakes (Handicap)Turf 1800m4yo+ f
Mar.March Stakes (Handicap)Dirt 1800m4yo +
Apr.Lord Derby Challenge Trophy (Handicap)Turf 1600m4yo +
Sep.Shion Stakes (Shuka Sho Trial)Turf 2000m3yo f
Sep.Keisei Hai Autumn Handicap (Handicap)Turf 1600m3yo +
Dec.Turquoise Stakes (Handicap)Turf 1600m3yo+ f
Dec.Capella StakesDirt 1200m3yo +
J-Grade I (Steeplechase)
Apr.Nakayama Grand JumpTurf 4250m4yo +
Dec.Nakayama DaishogaiTurf 4100m3yo +

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