Track Layout

Tokyo Turf 1600

A mile course at Tokyo Racecourse used by several major Grade 1 races.

Venue Tokyo Surface Turf Distance 1600m Direction Left

Track Notes

Course Summary

Left-handed premier mile course with a huge 543m opening straight and Tokyo’s massive 525.9m final homestretch. The Shiroi slope appears around the 400m mark, making this a raw Speed, acceleration, and Power test for elite mile runners.

Fun Facts

• The NHK Mile Cup was informally known as the "Japanese Derby for non-Japanese-bred horses" until foreign-bred entry restrictions were lifted.
• Vodka won back-to-back Yasuda Kinen crowns here in 2008 and 2009.
• Since 2018, the Victoria Mile and Yasuda Kinen have been partnered with the Prix Jacques Le Marois under the "Destination France" initiative.
• The Fuji Stakes was first run in 1981 as a preparatory race for local and foreign horses invited to the Japan Cup, before later becoming a trial race for the Mile Championship.

Track Record

1:30.5 Normcore Victoria Mile · 2019

Oshi Cup Record

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Record Holder

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100% Survival/Spurt Stamina Statline (Does not factor recoveries) By track condition

Firm 630

Good 630

Soft 685

Heavy 680

Map and data contents credited to GameTora and members of Raecord.

Course Phase Data Positioning and spurt timing

Threshold Stat

The stat checked for this course layout, when applicable.

Stamina/Guts

Position Keep End

Approximate point where early positioning behavior ends.

667m

Spurt Start

Approximate start point for the final spurt calculation.

1,067m

Spurt Details

Course feature active around the spurt zone.

Final Corner

Last Spurt Start

Approximate start of the last spurt section.

1,333m

Final Corner / Straight

Whether final corner acceleration carries into the final straight.

After

Carryover Potential Inherited skill notes

No carryover notes for this layout.

Recommended Skills 10 skills

DDPP Good

Shrewd Step Good

Angling and Scheming Good

Victoria por plancha Situational · Late

Late activation on this track.

Budding Blossom Good

Let's Pump Some Iron Good

Give Mummy a Hug Situational · Late

Late activation on this track.

Louder! Tracen Cheer! Situational · Late

Late activation on this track.

Straightaway Spurt Situational · Late

Late activation on this track.

Final Push Situational · Situational

Gambling option on this track.

Real Races

Races on Tokyo Turf 1600

11 races

Saudi Arabia Royal Cup Artemis Stakes Akamatsu Sho Begonia Sho Queen Cup NHK Mile Cup Yasuda Kinen Fuji Stakes Capital Stakes Tokyo Shimbun Hai Victoria Mile

Begonia Sho

Mile Late Nov

Race Record 1:33.1 Dream Core · 2025

A turf mile race for two-year-olds, run over 1600 meters at Tokyo Racecourse.

Historical winner data is included as a lightweight reference for the real race connected to this track. The 2000 and 2001 entries appear to be shorter-distance runnings and are excluded from Tokyo Turf 1600 record calculations.

Historical Winners

Year	Winner	Time
2025	Dream Core	1:33.1
2024	Dianasaal	1:33.4
2023	Awesome Stroke	1:37.0
2022	Champagne Color	1:34.6
2021	Red Radiance	1:34.7
2020	Kingston Boy	1:35.2
2019	Mi Amante	1:36.2
2018	Intruse	1:34.7
2017	Ambrosio	1:35.0
2016	Satono Ares	1:35.6
2015	Nishino Journey	1:34.0
2014	Danon Platina	1:34.3
2013	Shonan Wadachi	1:35.5
2012	Logotype	1:33.6
2011	Satono Gallant	1:36.2
2010	Nakayama Knight	1:34.8
2009	King Leopold	1:34.1
2008	Pearl Shadow	1:35.2
2007	Dream Gardener	1:35.5
2006	Meisho Regalo	1:35.4
2005	Black Bar Spin	1:35.4
2004	Ladrao Fama	1:37.0
2003	Pure Brown	1:39.7
2002	Ile des Pins	1:35.9
2001	Royal Mile	1:23.8
2000	Meisho Dosan	1:23.3