REAL RACING ARCHIVE(documented racing history)
RACECOURSE · Kansai — Kyoto
Kyoto
京都競馬場「淀」
Home of the Kikuka Sho and the spring Tenno Sho — known as “Yodo” after its nearest station.
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Overview
- Address
- Fushimi-ku, Kyoto
- Region
- Kansai — Kyoto
- Opened
- 1 December 1925 (current site)
- Direction
- Right-handed
- Operator
- Japan Racing Association (JRA)
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History
- It opened on its present site on 1 December 1925.
- Photographs from 2023 show the new finishing post standing beside the old one after the redevelopment.
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Major races
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Iconic moments
11 Nov 1984
Symboli Rudolf—Kikuka ShoGI
29 Apr 1985
Symboli Rudolf—Tenno Sho (Spring)GI
19 Nov 1989
Oguri Cap—Mile ChampionshipGI
04 Nov 1990
Mejiro McQueen—Kikuka ShoGI
28 Apr 1991
Mejiro McQueen—Tenno Sho (Spring)GI
26 Apr 1992
Mejiro McQueen—Tenno Sho (Spring)GI
06 Nov 1994
Narita Brian—Kikuka ShoGI
02 May 1999
Special Week—Tenno Sho (Spring)GI
30 Apr 2000
T.M. Opera O—Tenno Sho (Spring)GI
29 Apr 2001
T.M. Opera O—Tenno Sho (Spring)GI
23 Oct 2005
Deep Impact—Kikuka ShoGI
30 Apr 2006
Deep Impact—Tenno Sho (Spring)GI
25 Jun 2006
Deep Impact—Takarazuka KinenGI
14 Oct 2007
Daiwa Scarlet—Shuka ShoGI
11 Nov 2007
Daiwa Scarlet—Queen Elizabeth II CupGI
23 Oct 2011
Orfevre—Kikuka ShoGI
21 Oct 2012
Gold Ship—Kikuka ShoGI
03 May 2015
Gold Ship—Tenno Sho (Spring)GI
25 Oct 2015
Kitasan Black—Kikuka ShoGI
01 May 2016
Kitasan Black—Tenno Sho (Spring)GI
30 Apr 2017
Kitasan Black—Tenno Sho (Spring)GI
14 Oct 2018
Almond Eye—Shuka ShoGI
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Gallery
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Location
Fushimi-ku, Kyoto
OpenStreetMap ↗SOURCES & REFERENCES
Sources & References
- 01京都競馬場 — Wikipedia（日本語版）
Wikipedia · Reference · Accessed 2026-09-26
- 02Kyoto Racecourse — Wikipedia (English)
Wikipedia · Reference · Accessed 2026-09-26
IMAGE CREDITS
Image credits
Each photograph was checked on its individual Wikimedia Commons file page for author and licence.
The new grandstand at Kyoto Racecourse, 2023
Photo: Nadaraikon · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Old and new finishing posts, Kyoto Racecourse, 2023
Photo: Nadaraikon · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Main stand of Kyoto Racecourse (c. 1923–1937)
Public domain / CC0 · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Deep Impact — Tenno Sho (Spring), Kyoto Racecourse, 30 April 2006
Photo: Goki · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons