Chukyo Racecourse

Chukyo Racecourse
中京競馬場
Location	1225 Magome-chō Shikita Toyoake, Aichi, Japan
Coordinates	35°4′0.25″N 136°59′22.0″E / 35.0667361°N 136.989444°E
Owned by	Nagoya Horse Racing Co., Ltd.
Date opened	1953
Race type	Flat, Steeplechase
Notable races	Takamatsunomiya 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

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

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

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)

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+)

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)

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+)

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

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

References

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

External links

Nagoya Horse Racing Co., Ltd. (Japanese)

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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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