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Chukyo Racecourse

Coordinates: 35°4′0.25″N 136°59′22.0″E / 35.0667361°N 136.989444°E / 35.0667361; 136.989444
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Chukyo Racecourse
中京競馬場
Location1225 Magome-chō Shikita Toyoake, Aichi, Japan
Coordinates35°4′0.25″N 136°59′22.0″E / 35.0667361°N 136.989444°E / 35.0667361; 136.989444
Owned byNagoya Horse Racing Co., Ltd.
Date opened1953
Race typeFlat, Steeplechase
Notable racesTakamatsunomiya Kinen (G1)
Champions Cup (G1)
Kinko Sho (G2)
Official website

Chukyo Racecourse (中京競馬場, Chūkyō-keibajō) is located in Toyoake, Aichi, Japan. It is used for horse racing. It was built in 1953. It has a capacity of 58,400. It has 8,795 seats. Unlike the JRA's nine other racecourses, it is independent of the JRA, with most of the racecourse owned and run by Nagoya Horse Racing Co., Ltd [ja].

Physical attributes

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Chukyo Racecourse has a grass courses, a dirt course, and a jump course.[1]

The turf's measures 1705.9 meters. 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, 1200m, 1400m, 1700m, 1800m, 2000m, 2500m and 2800m races run on the oval.

The dirt course measures 1530 meters, with races at distances of 1000m, 1200m, 1600m, 1700m, 1800m, and 2300m respectively.

Notable races

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Month Race Distance Age/Sex
Grade I
Mar. Takamatsunomiya Kinen Turf 1200m 4yo +
Dec. Champions Cup Dirt 1800m 3yo +
Grade II
Jan. Tokai Stakes (February Stakes Trial) Dirt 1800m 4yo +
Mar. Kinko Sho Turf 2000m 3yo +
Grade III
Mar. Chunichi Shimbun Hai (Handicap) Turf 2000m 4yo +
Mar. Falcon Stakes Turf 1400m 3yo
Jul. CBC Sho (Handicap) Turf 1200m 3yo +
Jul. Procyon Stakes Dirt 1400m 3yo +
Jul. Chukyo Kinen (Handicap) Turf 1600m 3yo +
Jan. Aichi Hai (Handicap) Turf 2000m 4yo + f

Track records

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Source:レコードタイム表 (Record time table) -> 中京競馬場 (Chukyo Racecourse)

  • † Reference Time.
  • Last updated on January 5, 2023.

Turf course (2yo)

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Distance Time Racehorse Sex Weight Jockey Date Recorded
1200m 1:07.9 Big Caesar Colt 54 kg Hideaki Miyuki September 18, 2022
1400m 1:20.4 Aroma de Rosa Filly 54 kg Yuichi Fukunaga September 17, 2022
1600m 1:33.1 Red Belle Aube Colt 54 kg Yuichi Fukunaga September 19, 2020
2000m 1:59.8 Rond Colt 54 kg Yutaka Take September 25, 2021

Turf course (3yo+)

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Distance Time Racehorse Sex Weight Jockey Date Recorded
1200m 1:06.2 Meikei Yell Mare 4 55 kg Kenichi Ikezoe September 11, 2022
1400m 1:19.2 Kurino Gaudi Horse 5 57.5 kg Yasunari Iwata May 30, 2021
1600m 1:32.2 La La Vole Ciel Colt 3 55 kg Ryuji Wada September 11, 2022
2000m 1:57.2 Jack d'Or Horse 4 56 kg Yusuke Fujioka March 13, 2022
2200m 2:09.0 Prima Vista Horse 5 54 kg Kota Fujioka May 8, 2022
3000m 3:03.4 Mixology Horse 4 53 kg Atsuya Nishimura January 5, 2023

Dirt course (2yo)

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Distance Time Racehorse Sex Weight Jockey Date Recorded
1200m 1:11.1 Mesmeriser Colt 54 kg Yuichi Fukunaga September 18, 2021
1400m 1:23.6 Dualist Colt 54 kg Yuichi Kitamura September 26, 2020
1800m 1:51.2 Copano Nicholson Colt 53 kg Heart Kameda September 26, 2021

Dirt course (3yo+)

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Distance Time Racehorse Sex Weight Jockey Date Recorded
1200m 1:09.1 Rhein Garuda Mare 5 55 kg Daihito Ozawa September 10, 2022
1400m 1:20.3 Matera Sky Horse 7 56 kg Yutaka Take July 8, 2018
1800m 1:47.6 Sumahama Horse 4 54 kg Yusuke Fujioka July 14, 2019
1900m 1:54.7 Auvergne Horse 5 58 kg Yuichi Fukunaga May 22, 2021
2500m 2:44.6† Azuma Ryusei Horse 5 58 kg Ryota Sameshima December 8, 2012

Access

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The closest train station is Chūkyō-keibajō-mae Station, which is named after this racecourse.[2]

References

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  1. ^ コース図・紹介 (in Japanese). JRA. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  2. ^ "所在地・アクセス:中京競馬場". Japan Racing Association. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
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