is located in Toyoake, Aichi

Toyoake, Aichi

is a city located in Aichi, Japan.As of 2007, the city has an estimated population of 69,057 and the density of 2,979.16 persons per km². The total area is 23.18 km².The city was founded on August 1, 1972....

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

. It is used for horse racing

Horse racing

Horse racing is an equestrian sport that has a long history. Archaeological records indicate that horse racing occurred in ancient Babylon, Syria, and Egypt. Both chariot and mounted horse racing were events in the ancient Greek Olympics by 648 BC...

. It was built in 1994. It has a capacity of 58,400. It has 8,795 seats.

Physical attributes

Chukyo Racecourse has a grass courses, a dirt course.

The turf's measures 1600m (7/8 mile + 629 feet). Races can be run on the "A Course" rail setting (on the hedge), the "B Course" setting (rail out 3 meters), or the "C Course" setting (rail out 7 meters).

1000m, 1200m, 1700m, 1800m, 2000m, 2500m and 2800m races run on the oval.

The dirt course measures 1418 meters (7/8 mile + 278 feet).
1000m, 1600m, 1700m, 2300m races run on the oval.

Notable races

Month	Race	Distance	Age/Sex
Grade I
Mar.	Takamatsunomiya Kinen Takamatsunomiya Kinen The is a Grade 1 flat horse race in Japan for three-year-old and above thoroughbreds. It is run over a distance of 1,200 metres at Chukyo Racecourse in late March.The forerunner of this race was the...	Turf 1200m	4yo +
Grade II
May	Tokai Stakes	Dirt 2300m	3yo +
May	Kinko Sho	Turf 2000m	3yo +
Grade III
Mar.	Chukyo Kinen (Handicap)	Turf 2000m	4yo +
Mar.	Falcon Stakes	Turf 1200m	3yo
Jun.	CBC Sho (Handicap)	Turf 1200m	3yo +
Dec.	Chunichi Shimbun Hai (Handicap)	Turf 2000m	3yo +
Dec.	Aichi Hai (Handicap)	Turf 2000m	3yo + f

Access

The closest train station is Chūkyō-keibajō-mae Station

Chukyo-keibajo-mae Station

is a train station located in Midori-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.This station provides access to Chukyo Racecourse and Nagoya College.-Platforms:-Adjacent stations:-See also:...

, which is named after this racecourse.