Nakayama Racecourse

Horse racing venue in Funabashi, Japan

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Nakayama Racecourse
中山競馬場

Nakayama Racecourse Grandstand

Location| Funabashi, Chiba, Japan
Owned by| Japan Racing Association
Date opened| 1907
Screened on| TV Tokyo (Sat)
Fuji TV (Sun)
TVG Network (USA)
NHK (both General TV and BS-hi) (selected races)
Course type| Flat, Steeplechase
Notable races| Arima Kinen (Grand Prix)
Satsuki Sho
Nakayama Grand Jump
Sprinters Stakes
Hopeful Stakes
Nakayama Daishogai
Official website

Nakayama Racecourse (中山競馬場, Nakayama-keibajō) was built in 1990 in Funabashi, Chiba, Japan, for horse racing and can accommodate up to 165,676 spectators.[1]

## Physical attributes

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Nakayama Race Course has two grass courses, a dirt course and a jump course.[2]

The turf's outer oval (外回り, sotomawari) measures 1840m (1 1/8 miles + 97 feet) with 1600m and 2200m chutes, 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 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

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Month | Race | Distance | Age/Sex

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Grade I
Apr. | Satsuki Sho (Japanese 2,000 Guineas) | Turf 2000m | 3yo c&f
Sep. / Oct. | Sprinters Stakes | Turf 1200m | 3yo +
Dec. | Arima Kinen (Grand Prix) | Turf 2500m | 3yo +
Dec. | Hopeful Stakes | Turf 2000m | 2yo c&f
Grade II
Jan. | American Jockey Club Cup | Turf 2200m | 4yo +
Feb. / Mar. | Nakayama Kinen | Turf 1800m | 4yo +
Mar. | Yayoi Sho (Satsuki Sho Trial) | Turf 2000m | 3yo
Mar. | Spring Stakes (Satsuki Sho Trial) | Turf 1800m | 3yo c&f
Mar. | Nikkei Sho (Tenno Sho Trial) | Turf 2500m | 4yo +
Apr. | New Zealand Trophy (NHK Mile Cup Trial) | Turf 1600m | 3yo c&f
Sep. | St. Lite Kinen (Kikuka Sho Trial) | Turf 2200m | 3yo
Sep. | All Comers (Tenno Sho Trial) | Turf 2200m | 3yo +
Dec. | Stayers Stakes | Turf 3600m | 3yo +
Grade III
Jan. | Nakayama Kimpai (Handicap) | Turf 2000m | 4yo +
Jan. | Fairy Stakes | Turf 1600m | 3yo f
Mar. | Ocean Stakes (Takamatsunomiya Kinen Trial) | Turf 1200m | 4yo +
Mar. | Flower Cup | Turf 1800m | 3yo f
Mar. | Nakayama Himba Stakes (Handicap) | Turf 1800m | 4yo+ f
Mar. | March Stakes (Handicap) | Dirt 1800m | 4yo +
Apr. | Lord Derby Challenge Trophy (Handicap) | Turf 1600m | 4yo +
Sep. | Shion Stakes (Shuka Sho Trial) | Turf 2000m | 3yo f
Sep. | Keisei Hai Autumn Handicap (Handicap) | Turf 1600m | 3yo +
Dec. | Turquoise Stakes (Handicap) | Turf 1600m | 3yo+ f
Dec. | Capella Stakes | Dirt 1200m | 3yo +
J-Grade I (Steeplechase)
Apr. | Nakayama Grand Jump | Turf 4250m | 4yo +
Dec. | Nakayama Daishogai | Turf 4100m | 3yo +

## Track records

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Source：レコードタイム表 (Record time table) -> 中山競馬場 (Nakayama Racecourse)

* † Reference Time.
* Last updated on April 14, 2024.

### Turf course (2yo)

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Distance | Time | Racehorse | Sex | Weight | Jockey | Date Recorded

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1200m | 1:07.8 | Saga Novel | Filly | 54 kg | Norihiro Yokoyama | December 16, 2001
1400m | 1:23.4 | Hisano Maya | Filly | 53 kg | Sueo Masuzawa | November 30, 1991
1600m | 1:33.1 | Catfight | Filly | 55 kg | Takuya Ono | September 9, 2023
1800m | 1:46.4 | Miyaji Taiga | Colt | 54 kg | Ryuji Wada | September 8, 2012
2000m | 1:58.9 | Grande Mare | Colt | 55 kg | Yusuke Fujioka | November 30, 2019

### Turf course (3yo+)

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Distance | Time | Racehorse | Sex | Weight | Jockey | Date Recorded

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1200m | 1:06.7 | Lord Kanaloa | Horse 4 | 57 kg | Yasunari Iwata | September 30, 2012
1400m | 1:23.2 | Lindo UFO | Colt 3 | 55 kg | Sueo Masuzawa | April 11, 1987
1600m | 1:30.3 | Trois Etoiles | Mare 4 | 52 kg | Norihiro Yokoyama | September 8, 2019
1800m | 1:44.8 | Sixpence | Horse 4 | 58kg | Christophe Lemaire | March 7, 2025
2000m | 1:56.6 | Christmas Parade | Filly 3 | 55 kg | Yukito Ishikawa | September 7, 2024
2200m | 2:10.1 | Cosmo Bulk | Colt 3 | 56 kg | Fuyuki Igarashi | September 19, 2004
2500m | 2:29.5 | Zenno Rob Roy | Horse 4 | 57 kg | Olivier Peslier | December 26, 2004
2600m | 2:40.3 | Kikuno Flash | Horse 4 | 56 kg | Masamitsu Tamura | December 2, 1984
3200m | 3:19.3 | Kiri Spurt | Mare 5 | 54 kg | Yukio Okabe | April 3, 1993
3600m | 3:41.6 | Air Dublin | Colt 3 | 57.5 kg | Yukio Okabe | December 10, 1994

### Dirt course (2yo)

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Distance | Time | Racehorse | Sex | Weight | Jockey | Date Recorded

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1000m | 59.4 | Sunny Shaver | Colt | 53 kg | Naohiro Onishi | September 26, 1998
1200m | 1:10.2 | I Am Ruby | Filly | 54 kg | Masami Matsuoka | December 6, 2009
1800m | 1:51.9 | Toledo | Colt | 54 kg | Yukito Ishikawa | September 24, 2022

### Dirt course (3yo+)

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Distance | Time | Racehorse | Sex | Weight | Jockey | Date Recorded

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1000m | 58.4 | Nishino Green | Filly 3 | 52 kg | Shigekatsu Moriyasu | July 1, 1978
1200m | 1:08.4 | Hakodate Busho | Horse 4 | 56 kg | Yukito Ishikawa | September 24, 2022
1700m | 1:43.1 | Erfolg | Horse 4 | 53 kg | Kazumi Iijima | June 27, 1976
1800m | 1:48.5 | Kiyo Hidaka | Horse 5 | 57 kg | Hiroyuki Gohara | January 6, 1983
2400m | 2:28.8 | Peach Shadai | Horse 6 | 56 kg | Tomio Yasuda | January 6, 1983
2500m | 2:38.6 | Satono Top Gun | Colt 3 | 55 kg | Hiroyuki Uchida | December 12, 2009

## References

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1. ^ "Nakayama Racecourse". japanracing.jp.
2. ^ "Nakayama Racecourse - Course Details". japanracing.jp.

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