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, built in 1896. During 2008 and 2009, Hakodate Racecourse was closed for renovation and refurbishment of the grandstand. Work was completed in June 2010. As part of this refurbishment,

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installed a Diamond Vision Screen. Races that were supposed to be held at Hakodate during that period were moved to Sapporo Racecourse. Hakodate Racecourse has both a grass course, and a dirt course.

Physical attributes

Main Turf Course

1000m, 1200m, 1700m, 1800m, 2000m, and 2600m races are run on the Main turf Course.

Dirt Course

1000m, 1700m, and 2400m races run on the dirt oval.

Notable races

Track records

Source�
レコードタイム表 (Record time table) -> 函館競馬場 (Hakodate Racecourse)
* † Reference Time. * Last updated on July 2, 2022.

Turf course (2yo)

Turf course (3yo+)

Dirt course (2yo)

Dirt course (3yo+)

References

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