Hakodate Racecourse

Hakodate Racecourse
函館競馬場

Hakodate Racecourse Main Stand
Location	12-2 Komaba-chō, Hakodate Hokkaidō, Japan
Coordinates	41°46′50.3″N 140°46′31.2″E / 41.780639°N 140.775333°ECoordinates: 41°46′50.3″N 140°46′31.2″E / 41.780639°N 140.775333°E
Owned by	Japan Racing Association
Date opened	1896
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Course type	Turf & Dird
Notable races	Hakodate Kinen (GIII)
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Hakodate Racecourse (函館競馬場 Hakodate-keibajō) is a horse racing track in Hakodate, Japan, built in 1896. During the period between 2008 and 2009, Hakodate Racecourse was closed for renovation and refurbishment of the grandstand. Work was completed in June 2010.^[1] As part of this refurbishment, Mitsubishi Electric installed a Diamond Vision Screen.^[2] 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.

Length		Width
A-course 1,627m		A-course 29m
B-course 1,652m		B-course 25m
C-course 1,677m		C-course 21m

Dirt Course

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

Length		Width
1,476m		20m

Notable races

Month	Race	Distance	Age/Sex
Grade III
June	Hakodate Sprint Stakes	Turf 1200m	3yo +
July	Hakodate Nisai Stakes	Turf 1200m	2yo
July	Hakodate Kinen (Handicap)	Turf 2000m	3yo +

References

1. "Hakodate Racecourse". Horse Racing in Japan (Japan Association for International Horse Racing). 2010-10-10. Retrieved 2010-10-09.
2. "Mitsubishi Electric Completes Installation of Main Diamond Vision Screen at Hakodate Racecourse". mitsubishielectric.eu. 2010-06-08. Retrieved 2010-10-09.

• Track lengths from japanracing.jp