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Sapporo Racecourse

Coordinates: 43°04′40″N 141°19′32″E / 43.07778°N 141.32556°E / 43.07778; 141.32556
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Sapporo Racecourse
札幌競馬場
Sapporo Racecource Main Gate
LocationChuō-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan
Coordinates43°04′40″N 141°19′32″E / 43.07778°N 141.32556°E / 43.07778; 141.32556
Owned byJapan Racing Association
Date opened1907
Race typeThoroughbred - Flat racing
Course typeTurf, Dirt
Notable racesSapporo Kinen (GII)
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Sapporo Racecourse (札幌競馬場, Sapporo-keibajō) 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.

Length Straight Width
A-course 1640.9 m A-course 266.1 m A-course 25-27 m
B-course 1650.3 m B-course 267.6 m B-course 23.5-25.5 m
C-course 1659.8 m C-course 269.1 m C-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.

Length Straight Width
1487.0 m 264.3 m 20 m

Notable races

Month Race Distance Age/Sex
Grade II
Aug Sapporo Kinen Turf 2000m 3yo +
Grade III
Jul Queen Stakes Turf 1800m 3yo + f
Aug Keeneland Cup (Sprinters Stakes Trial) Turf 1200m 3yo +
Aug Elm Stakes Dirt 1700m 3yo +
Sep Sapporo Nisai Stakes Turf 1800m 2yo

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