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Hanshin Racecourse

34°46′48.80″N 135°21′45.00″E / 34.7802222°N 135.3625000°E / 34.7802222; 135.3625000

Hanshin Racecourse
阪神競馬場
The centaur statue at Hanshin Racecourse
LocationTakarazuka, Hyogo, Japan
Owned byJapan Racing Association
Date opened1949
Screened onKBS Kyoto (Sat)
Kansai TV (Sun)
TVG Network (USA)
Course typeThoroughbred - Flat racing, dirt racing, steeplechasing
Notable racesTakarazuka Kinen
Osaka Hai
Oka Sho
Hanshin Juvenile Fillies
Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes
Official website

Hanshin Racecourse (阪神競馬場, Hanshin-keibajō) is located in Takarazuka, Hyogo, Japan. It has a capacity of 139,000 and it is used for horse racing. The land was originally owned by Kawanishi Aircraft Company, which manufactured combat planes during World War II. After the World War II, GHQ ordered the company to stop manufacturing combat planes, which ended in closing the factory. In 1949, Keihanshin Keiba K.K. built the Hanshin Racecourse. The racecourse was transferred to Japan Racing Association in 1955. A major reconstruction was completed in 1991, and another in 2006.

Physical attributes

Hanshin Racecourse has two turf courses, a dirt course, and a jump course.

The turf's outer oval (外回り, sotomawari) measures 2089m (114 miles + 254 feet), and the inner oval (内回り, uchimawari) measures 1689m (1 mile + 261 feet). Two chutes allow races to be run at 1800m/1400m and 2600m/2200m, respectively. Races can be run on the "A Course" rail setting (on the hedge), or the "B Course" setting (rail out 4 meters). The dirt course measures 1518 meters (7/8 mile + 360 feet), with a 1400m chute.

The 2089m-long outer oval turf course was part of a major construction in 2006, and was a 400m-long extension. This would eventually remove two old chutes previously used, including a 1600m chute used for the currently-used 1689m-long inner oval course. The reconstruction (until the course was completely reconstructed) forced stakes races held in Hanshin during the second reconstruction period to be held in other racecourses, including Chukyo Racecourse and Kyoto Racecourse.

Hanshin Racecourse hosted the Japan Cup Dirt from 2008; races prior to that was held in Tokyo Racecourse. It has since been moved to Chukyo since 2015 and is now known as the Champions Cup.

Notable races

Aerial Photograph of the Hanshin Racecourse in 2012 by the National Land Image Information (Color Aerial Photographs)
Month Race Distance Age/Sex
Grade I
Apr Osaka Hai Turf 2000m 4yo +
Apr Oka Sho (Japanese 1,000 Guineas) Turf 1600m out 3yo f
Jun Takarazuka Kinen Turf 2200m 3yo +
Dec Hanshin Juvenile Fillies Turf 1600m out 2yo f
Dec Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes Turf 1600m out 2yo f
Grade II
Mar Fillies' Revue (Oka Sho Trial) Turf 1400m 3yo f
Mar Hanshin Daishoten (Tenno Sho Trial) Turf 3000m 4yo +
Apr Hanshin Himba Stakes (Victoria Mile Trial) Turf 1400m 4yo + f
Sep Centaur Stakes (Sprinters Stakes Trial) Turf 1200m 3yo +
Sep Rose Stakes (Shuka Sho Trial) Turf 1800m out 3yo f
Sep Kobe Shimbun Hai (Kikuka Sho Trial) Turf 2400m out 3yo c&f
Dec Hanshin Cup Turf 1400m 3yo +
Grade III
Feb./Mar. Arlington Cup Turf 1600m out 3yo
Feb./Mar. Hankyu Hai (Takamatsunomiya Kinen Trial) Turf 1400m 4yo +
Mar. Tulip Sho (Oka Sho Trial) Turf 1600m out 3yo f
Mar. Mainichi Hai Turf 1800m out 3yo
Apr. Antares Stakes Dirt 1800m 4yo +
Jun. Naruo Kinen Turf 2000m 3yo +
Jun. Mermaid Stakes (Handicap) Turf 2000m 3yo + f
Sep./Oct. Sirius Stakes (Handicap) Dirt 2000m 3yo +
Dec. Challenge Cup Turf 2000m 3yo +
J-Grade II (Steeplechase)
Mar. Hanshin Spring Jump Turf 3900m 4yo +
J-Grade III (Steeplechase)
Sep Hanshin Jump Stakes Turf 3140m 3yo +

Track records

Source:レコードタイム表 (Record time table) -> 阪神競馬場 (Hanshin Racecourse)

  • † Reference Time.
  • Last updated on September 24, 2023.

Turf course (2yo)

Distance Time Racehorse Sex Weight Jockey Date Recorded
1200m 1:08.2 Mild Claymore Colt 55kg Mirai Iwata December 4, 2022
1400m 1:20.1 Meikei Yell Filly 54kg Yutaka Take November 7, 2020
1600m 1:32.3 Grenadier Guards Colt 55kg Yuga Kawada December 20, 2020
1800m 1:45.6 Obsession Colt 55kg Christophe Lemaire December 2, 2017
2000m 1:59.7 Satono Helios Colt 55kg Mirai Iwata December 11, 2021

Turf course (3yo+)

Distance Time Racehorse Sex Weight Jockey Date Recorded
1200m 1:06.7 Tower of London Horse 4 57kg Christophe Lemaire September 8, 2019
1400m 1:19.2 Resistencia Mare 4 54kg Yuichi Kitamura February 28, 2021
1600m 1:31.1 Sodashi Filly 3 55kg Hayato Yoshida April 11, 2021
1800m 1:43.0 Masked Diva Filly 3 54kg Mirai Iwata September 17, 2023
2000m 1:57.2 Strong Titan Horse 5 56kg Mirco Demuro June 2, 2018
2200m 2:09.7 Titleholder Horse 4 58kg Kazuo Yokoyama June 26, 2022
2400m 2:23.5 Satono Glanz Colt 3 56kg Yuga Kawada September 24, 2023
2600m 2:35.1 Miss Mamma Mia Mare 6 53kg Yuichi Fukunaga April 11, 2021
3000m 3:02.4 Ask Victor More Colt 3 57kg Hironobu Tanabe October 23, 2022
3200m 3:14.7 World Premiere Horse 5 58kg Yuichi Fukunaga May 2, 2021

Dirt course (2yo)

Distance Time Racehorse Sex Weight Jockey Date Recorded
1200m 1:11.0 Meine la Lonja Filly 51kg Bunshi Funabiki December 12, 2007
1400m 1:23.0 Adirato Colt 55kg Yutaka Take December 24, 2016
1800m 1:50.9 Tagano Galaxy Colt 55kg Futoshi Komaki December 22, 2012

Dirt course (3yo+)

Distance Time Racehorse Sex Weight Jockey Date Recorded
1200m 1:08.8 Sweet Jewelry Mare 5 55kg Yuga Kawada September 8, 2013
1400m 1:21.5 In Orario Horse 7 56kg Suguru Hamanaka March 31, 2012
1800m 1:48.5 Saqalat Horse 4 54kg Yutaka Take July 10, 2004
2000m 2:01.0 Wonder Speed Horse 5 58kg Futoshi Komaki December 23, 2007

References

  1. ^ Keihanshin Real Estate Co., Ltd. 沿革 会社案内 京阪神不動産株式会社 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2007-03-22.
  2. ^ JAIR. "Hanshin Racecourse". Archived from the original on 2006-10-23. Retrieved 2007-02-26.