Niigata Racecourse (新潟競馬場, Niigata keibajō) is located in Kita-ku Niigata, Niigata. It is used for horse racing.[1] It was built in 1965. The capacity of the grandstand is 75,000.

Niigata Racecourse
新潟競馬場
Niigata Racecourse
LocationKita-ku Niigata, Japan
Owned byJapan Racing Association
Date opened1965
Course typeFlat, Steeplechase
Notable racesIbis Summer Dash
Niigata Daishoten
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Physical attributes

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Niigata Race Course has a turf course with two distinct ovals, and a dirt course. Jump races are conducted using fences on the turf course.[2]

The turf's outer oval (外回り, sotomawari) measures 2248m (1+14 miles + 144 feet), the inner oval (内回り, uchimawari) measures 1648m (1 + 42 feet) and the straight (直線, chokusen) measures 1000m (1/2 miles + 639 feet).

The dirt course measures 1,472 meters (7/8 miles + 207 feet).

Notable races

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Month Race Distance Age/Sex
Grade III
May Niigata Daishoten (Handicap) Turf 2000m 4yo+
Jul. Ibis Summer Dash Turf 1000m 3yo+
Aug. Sekiya Kinen Turf 1600m 3yo+
Aug. Leopard Stakes Dirt 1800m 3yo
Aug. Niigata Kinen (Handicap) Turf 2000m 3yo+
Sep. Niigata Nisai Stakes Turf 1600m 2yo
J-Grade III (Steeplechase)
Aug. Niigata Jump Stakes Turf 3250m 3yo+

Track records

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Source:レコードタイム表 (Record time table) -> 新潟競馬場 (Niigata Racecourse)

  • † Reference Time.
  • Last updated on August 6, 2023.

Turf course (2yo)

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Distance Time Racehorse Sex Weight Jockey Date Recorded
1000m 55.0 Regina Forte Filly 54 kg Takuya Ono August 28, 2016
1200m 1:08.7 Tagano Rafflesia Filly 54 kg Ryuji Wada July 20, 2002
1400m 1:20.8 Jazz Blues Colt 54 kg Yuichi Fukunaga July 24, 2021
1600m 1:33.3 Purpur Ray Colt 54 kg Mirco Demuro July 25, 2021
1800m 1:46.4 Cantiamo Filly 55 kg Yuga Kawada July 30, 2023
2000m 2:01.3 Danon Dreamer Colt 54 kg Mirai Iwata October 10, 2020

Turf course (3yo+)

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Distance Time Racehorse Sex Weight Jockey Date Recorded
1000m 53.7 Calstone Light O Horse 4 56 kg Naohiro Onishi August 18, 2002
1200m 1:07.5 Gun and Rose Mare 4 54 kg Katsuharu Tanaka August 3, 2002
1400m 1:19.0 Magnaten Gelding 6 57 kg Yukio Okabe July 14, 2002
1600m 1:31.5 Donau Blue Mare 4 54 kg Hiroyuki Uchida August 12, 2012
1800m 1:44.1 Jun Blossom Colt 3 54 kg Yuga Kawada July 31, 2022
2000m 1:58.9 Deadly Filly 3 54 kg Yuga Kawada August 6, 2023
Outer 2000m 1:56.4† Tsujino Wonder Horse 5 57 kg Yoshitomi Shibata July 14, 2001
2200m 2:10.8 Double Flat Colt 3 54 kg Hironobu Tanabe August 5, 2018
2400m 2:24.4 Ray of Water Colt 3 54 kg Yuichi Fukunaga July 24, 2021

Dirt course (2yo)

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Distance Time Racehorse Sex Weight Jockey Date Recorded
1200m 1:11.0 Scuba Colt 54 kg Mirai Iwata July 31, 2022
1800m 1:53.0 Shonan Mario Colt 52 kg Akira Sugawara October 5, 2019

Dirt course (3yo+)

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Distance Time Racehorse Sex Weight Jockey Date Recorded
1200m 1:09.1 Mallard the Record Gelding 5 57 kg Hayato Yoshida October 19, 2019
1700m 1:46.6 Makarios Horse 4 57 kg Daisaku Matsuda June 11, 2011
1800m 1:49.2 Kenshinko Colt 3 56 kg Genki Maruyama August 9, 2020
2500m 2:38.8 Meme Lantern Colt 3 54 kg Tsubasa Wada October 6, 2019

References

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  1. ^ "Niigata Racecourse". japanracing.jp.
  2. ^ "Niigata Racecourse - Course Details". japanracing.jp.
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37°56′51″N 139°11′11″E / 37.947638°N 139.186452°E / 37.947638; 139.186452