is located in

Chūō-ku, Sapporo is one of the ten wards in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. Chūō-ku means "central ward" in Japanese. City administration and entertainment facilities are centred in this ward. History During Meiji Period, Sousei river, precursor of Susukino distric ...

Hokkaido is Japan, Japan's Japanese archipelago, second largest island and comprises the largest and northernmost Prefectures of Japan, prefecture, making up its own List of regions of Japan, region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō from Honshu; th ...

, Japan. It was built in 1907 for horse racing use. It has 12,000 seats, with a capacity of 30,000. 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.

Dirt course

1000 m, 1200 m, 1500 m, 1800 m, 2000 m, and 2600 m races are run on the dirt oval.

Notable races

Access

JR Hokkaido The is one of the constituent companies of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group), and is often referred to using its official abbreviation of . It operates intercity and local rail services in Hokkaido, Japan. The company introduced Kitaca, a sm ...

: 10 minutes walk from

Sōen Station is a railway station in Chūō-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). The station is numbered S02. Lines Sōen Station is served by the Hakodate Main Line and also the Sasshō Line (Gakuentoshi L ...

External links

JRA Sapporo Racecourse

Hokkaidokeiba

Chūō-ku, Sapporo Horse racing venues in Japan Sports venues in Sapporo Sports venues completed in 1907 1907 establishments in Japan {{horseracing-venue-stub