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The grandstand and lawn at Nakayama Racecourse

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RACECOURSE · Kanto — Chiba

Nakayama

中山競馬場

Opened 1907Right-handed

Stage of the Arima Kinen and the Satsuki Sho, and one of Japan’s four major racecourses.

Nakayama Racecourse, 2 October 2022 — Photo: 江戸村のとくぞう / CC BY-SA 4.0

02

Overview

Address
Kosaku, Funabashi, Chiba
Region
Kanto — Chiba
Opened
1907
Direction
Right-handed
Operator
Japan Racing Association (JRA)

03

History

  • Its Grade 1 races are the Satsuki Sho, Sprinters Stakes, Arima Kinen and Hopeful Stakes.
  • It is also the home of Japan’s great jump races, the Nakayama Daishogai and the Nakayama Grand Jump.

04

Major races

05

Iconic moments

  1. 15 Apr 1984

    Symboli Rudolf—Satsuki ShoGI

  2. 23 Dec 1984

    Symboli Rudolf—Arima KinenGI

  3. 22 Dec 1985

    Symboli Rudolf—Arima KinenGI

  4. 25 Dec 1988

    Oguri Cap—Arima KinenGI

  5. 23 Dec 1990

    Oguri Cap—Arima KinenGI

  6. 14 Apr 1991

    Tokai Teio—Satsuki ShoGI

  7. 12 Dec 1993

    Narita Brian—Asahi Hai Sansai StakesGI

  8. 26 Dec 1993

    Tokai Teio—Arima KinenGI

  9. 17 Apr 1994

    Narita Brian—Satsuki ShoGI

  10. 25 Dec 1994

    Narita Brian—Arima KinenGI

  11. 18 Apr 1999

    T.M. Opera O—Satsuki ShoGI

  12. 24 Dec 2000

    T.M. Opera O—Arima KinenGI

  13. 17 Apr 2005

    Deep Impact—Satsuki ShoGI

  14. 24 Dec 2006

    Deep Impact—Arima KinenGI

  15. 28 Dec 2008

    Daiwa Scarlet—Arima KinenGI

  16. 25 Dec 2011

    Orfevre—Arima KinenGI

  17. 15 Apr 2012

    Gold Ship—Satsuki ShoGI

  18. 23 Dec 2012

    Gold Ship—Arima KinenGI

  19. 22 Dec 2013

    Orfevre—Arima KinenGI

  20. 24 Dec 2017

    Kitasan Black—Arima KinenGI

  21. 25 Dec 2022

    Equinox—Arima KinenGI

06

Gallery

07

Location

Kosaku, Funabashi, Chiba

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SOURCES & REFERENCES

Sources & References

  1. 01
    中山競馬場 — Wikipedia（日本語版）

    Wikipedia · Reference · Accessed 2026-09-26

  2. 02
    Nakayama Racecourse — Wikipedia (English)

    Wikipedia · Reference · Accessed 2026-09-26

IMAGE CREDITS

Image credits

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