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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
札幌競馬場

Sapporo Racecourse Main Gate
Location	Chuō-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan
Coordinates
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) 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

Access

• JR Hokkaido: 10 minutes walk from Sōen Station

External links

• JRA Sapporo Racecourse (in Japanese)
• Hokkaidokeiba (in Japanese)
• Sapporo Racecourse

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