Track Notes
Course Summary
Right-handed long-medium dirt course starting 100m behind the 1800m gate. The 300m opening straight gives some time to settle, but four tight turns and a short 328m final stretch make early inside position decisive.
Fun Facts
• Hosts the Heian Stakes, a major late-spring dirt G3.
• 1900m is a Non-Core Distance, so Standard Distance does not activate.
• Smart Falcon dominated the 2010 Heian Stakes on this course.
• The central pond makes parts of Kyoto’s inner dirt course difficult to view from the stands.
• 1900m is a Non-Core Distance, so Standard Distance does not activate.
• Smart Falcon dominated the 2010 Heian Stakes on this course.
• The central pond makes parts of Kyoto’s inner dirt course difficult to view from the stands.
