Location | Fuchū, Tokyo, Japan |
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Owned by | Japan Racing Association |
Date opened | 1933 |
Screened on | TV Tokyo (Saturday) Fuji Television (Sunday) NHK (both General TV and BS-hi; select Sundays) Green Channel TVG Network (USA broadcasting) Horse Racing TV (occasional USA broadcasting) |
Course type | Flat, Steeplechase |
Notable races | Japan Cup Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby) Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks) Yasuda Kinen Tenno Sho (Autumn) February Stakes NHK Mile Cup Victoria Mile (G1) |
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Tokyo Racecourse (東京競馬場, Tōkyō Keiba-jō) is located in Fuchū, Tokyo, Japan.[1] Built in 1933 for horse racing, it is considered the "racecourse of racecourses" in Japanese horseracing.[1] It has a capacity of 223,000, with seating for 13,750.[2]
Tokyo Racecourse hosts numerous G1 (Grade 1) races, including the Japan Cup, Tokyo Yushun (the Japanese Derby) and the Yasuda Kinen, a part of the Asian Mile Challenge.[1]