Sapporo Racecourse

Sapporo Racecourse (札幌競馬場, Sapporo-keibajō) is a racecourse run by the Japan Racing Association located in Chūō-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. Built in 1907, it has a seating capacity of 12,000, and can accommodate 30,000 spectators in total.

Sapporo Racecourse
札幌競馬場

Sapporo Racecourse Main Gate
Location	Chuō-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan
Coordinates	43°04′40″N 141°19′32″E
Owned by	Japan Racing Association
Date opened	1907
Race type	Thoroughbred - flat racing
Course type	Turf, dirt
Notable races	Sapporo Kinen (GII)
Official website

Sapporo Racecourse hosts one GII (Grade 2) horse 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

Emergency use

It has been designated as a "wide-area evacuation site" by the city of Sapporo and can also be used as an evacuation shelter in the event of a large-scale fire .^[1]

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

Access

• JR Hokkaido: 10 minutes walk from Sōen Station

Track records

Source：レコードタイム表 (Record time table) -> 札幌競馬場 (Sapporo Racecourse)

• † Reference Time.
• Last updated on July 23, 2023.

Turf course (2yo)

Distance	Time	Racehorse	Sex	Weight	Jockey	Date Recorded
1000m	56.9	Kaikano Kiseki	Filly	54kg	Katsuma Sameshima	June 12, 2021
1200m	1:07.9	Pomeranc	Filly	54kg	Yūsuke Fujioka	June 19, 2021
1500m	1:29.1	Candy Barows	Filly	54kg	Christophe Lemaire	August 23, 2015
1800m	1:48.2	Sodashi	Filly	54kg	Hayato Yoshida	September 5, 2020
2000m	2:02.1	Miyamazakura	Filly	54kg	Yūsuke Fujioka	August 31, 2019

Turf course (3yo+)

Distance	Time	Racehorse	Sex	Weight	Jockey	Date Recorded
1000m	56.5	Ogi Tiffany	Mare 5	54kg	Hiroshi Gōhara	June 23, 1996
1200m	1:07.4	Schwarz Kaiser	Gelding 5	55kg	Kenichi Ikezoe	July 23, 2023
1500m	1:27.3	Vatreni	Gelding 3	54kg	Kazuo Yokoyama	June 27, 2021
1800m	1:45.7	Quatre Feuilles	Mare 5	55kg	Yuichi Fukunaga	August 3, 2014
2000m	1:58.6	Tascata Sorte	Horse 4	57kg	Norihiro Yokoyama	August 24, 2008
2600m	2:37.6	Pont des Arts	Mare 5	54kg	Christophe Lemaire	August 8, 2020

Dirt course (2yo)

Distance	Time	Racehorse	Sex	Weight	Jockey	Date Recorded
1000m	58.5	Grandson	Colt	53kg	Yasuhiko Yasuda	September 15, 2001
1700m	1:44.9	Sage Minoru	Colt	53kg	Ryusei Sakai	August 12, 2017

Dirt course (3yo+)

Distance	Time	Racehorse	Sex	Weight	Jockey	Date Recorded
1000m	57.5	Million Sempu	Horse 6	55kg	Masato Shibata	June 24, 1990
1700m	1:40.9	London Town	Horse 4	57kg	Yasunari Iwata	August 13, 2017
2400m	2:32.1	Endowment	Colt 3	54kg	Hayato Yoshida	August 24, 2019