Sapporo Racecourse Explained

Sapporo Racecourse
札幌競馬場
Website:http://jra.jp/facilities/race/sapporo/index.html
Location:Chuō-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan
Coordinates:43.0778°N 141.3256°W
Owner:Japan Racing Association
Opened:1907
Racetype:Thoroughbred - flat racing
Coursetype:Turf, dirt
Notableraces:Sapporo Kinen (GII)

is located in Chūō-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. It was built in 1907 for horse racing use. It has 12,000 seats, with a capacity of 30,000.

Sapporo Racecourse hosts one GII (Grade 2) race, the Sapporo Kinen.

Physical attributes

Main turf course

1000m, 1200m, 1500m, 1800m, 2000m, and 2600m races are run on the Main turf course.

LengthStraightWidth
A-course 1640.9 m A-course 266.1 mA-course 25–27 m
B-course 1650.3 mB-course 267.6 mB-course 23.5-25.5 m
C-course 1659.8 mC-course 269.1 mC-course 22–24 m

Dirt course

1000 m, 1200 m, 1500 m, 1800 m, 2000 m, and 2600 m races are run on the dirt oval.

Notable races

MonthRaceDistanceAge/sex
Grade II
Aug Sapporo KinenTurf 2000m 3yo +
Grade III
Jul Queen StakesTurf 1800m 3yo + f
Aug Keeneland Cup (Sprinters Stakes Trial)Turf 1200m 3yo +
Aug Elm StakesDirt 1700m 3yo +
Sep Turf 1800m 2yo

Access

Track records

Source:レコードタイム表 (Record time table) -> 札幌競馬場 (Sapporo Racecourse)

Turf course (2yo)

DistanceTimeRacehorseSexWeightJockeyDate Recorded
1000m56.9Kaikano KisekiFilly54kgKatsuma SameshimaJune 12, 2021
1200m1:07.9PomerancFilly54kgYūsuke FujiokaJune 19, 2021
1500m1:29.1Candy BarowsFilly54kgChristophe LemaireAugust 23, 2015
1800m1:48.2SodashiFilly54kgHayato YoshidaSeptember 5, 2020
2000m2:02.1MiyamazakuraFilly54kgYūsuke FujiokaAugust 31, 2019

Turf course (3yo+)

DistanceTimeRacehorseSexWeightJockeyDate Recorded
1000m56.5Ogi TiffanyMare 554kgHiroshi GōharaJune 23, 1996
1200m1:07.4Schwarz KaiserGelding 555kgKenichi IkezoeJuly 23, 2023
1500m1:27.3VatreniGelding 354kgKazuo YokoyamaJune 27, 2021
1800m1:45.7Quatre FeuillesMare 555kgYuichi FukunagaAugust 3, 2014
2000m1:58.6Tascata SorteHorse 457kgNorihiro YokoyamaAugust 24, 2008
2600m2:37.6Pont des ArtsMare 554kgChristophe LemaireAugust 8, 2020

Dirt course (2yo)

DistanceTimeRacehorseSexWeightJockeyDate Recorded
1000m58.5GrandsonColt53kgYasuhiko YasudaSeptember 15, 2001
1700m1:44.9Sage MinoruColt53kgRyusei SakaiAugust 12, 2017

Dirt course (3yo+)

DistanceTimeRacehorseSexWeightJockeyDate Recorded
1000m57.5Million SempuHorse 655kgMasato ShibataJune 24, 1990
1700m1:40.9London TownHorse 457kgYasunari IwataAugust 13, 2017
2400m2:32.1EndowmentColt 354kgHayato YoshidaAugust 24, 2019

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