Track Layout

Chukyo Turf 1600

Course notes and real-life context will be added here.

Venue Chukyo Surface Turf Distance 1600m Direction Left

Track Notes

Course Summary

Left-handed mile course with a long 540m opening straight and a downhill mid-race flow into Corners 3 and 4. The 412.5m homestretch and steep uphill finish demand both top speed and late Power.

Fun Facts

• The Chukyo Kinen was usually run over 2000m before being reduced to its current 1600m distance in 2012.
• Ma Puce, a three-year-old filly ridden by Takeshi Yokoyama, became the first three-year-old filly to win the Chukyo Kinen, defeating older horses in 1:32.3.
• The Chukyo Kinen is the oldest graded race at Chukyo, with the first running held in 1953 to mark the opening of Chukyo Racecourse.
• The Kowamaki Sho is a two-year-old 1-win class allowance race and serves as a developmental mile race for promising juveniles.

Track Record

1:32.3 Ma Puce Chukyo Kinen · 2025

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 470

Good 465

Soft 515

Heavy 510

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.

Speed

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 Downhill

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

Camping Dober, Groove, Maya, McQueen

Recommended Skills 7 skills

Shrewd Step Good

Angling and Scheming Good

Budding Blossom Good

Shooting for Victory Good

Let's Pump some Iron Good

No Stopping Me Good

Final Push Good

Real Races

Races on Chukyo Turf 1600

2 races

Koyamaki Sho Chukyo Kinen

Chukyo Kinen

G3 Mile Mid July

Race Record 1:32.3 Greater London / Ma Puce · 2018

A Grade 3 turf mile handicap race for older horses, represented here on the Chukyo 1600 meter setup.

Historical winner data is included as a lightweight reference for the real race connected to this track. Earlier modern editions were run over 2000 meters, while some later editions used alternate 1800 meter setups.

Historical Winners

Year	Winner	Time
2025	Ma Puce	1:32.3
2024	Al Naseem	1:47.2
2023	Selberg	1:33.0
2022	Belenus	1:45.9
2021	Andraste	1:46.2
2020	Meikei Die Hard	1:32.7
2019	Groove It	1:33.6
2018	Greater London	1:32.3
2017	Win Gagnant	1:33.2
2016	Garibaldi	1:33.6
2015	Smart Orion	1:33.4
2014	Sadamu Patek	1:37.1
2013	Fragarach	1:33.5
2012	Fragarach	1:35.1
2011	Narita Crystal	2:00.0
2010	Shadow Gate	2:02.0
2009	Sakura Orion	2:00.4
2008	Tascata Sorte	1:58.4
2007	Rosenkreuz	1:56.9
2006	Machikane Aura	1:58.2
2005	Mega Stardom	1:59.5
2004	Meisho Kio	1:58.6
2003	Tagano My Bach	2:00.1
2002	Tsurumaru Boy	1:59.4
2001	Lord Cronos	1:59.7
2000	Meisho Doto Meisho Doto	1:59.1
1999	Erimo Excel	-
1998	Toyo Rainbow	-
1997	Aloha Dream	-
1996	Inazuma Takao	-
1995	Chokai Carol	-
1994	Shimano Yamahime	-
1993	Arashi	-
1992	Movie Star	-
1991	Lets Go Tarquin	-
1990	Osaichi George	-
1989	Inter Animato	-
1988	Topcoat	-
1987	Tosho Leo	-
1986	Shining Ruby	-
1985	Power Cedar	-
1984	Hashi Rody	-
1983	Arrow Bohemian	-
1982	Kunino Kachidoki	-
1981	Kei Kiroku	-
1980	Ascot Royal	-
1979	Mejiro Hawk	-
1978	King Lanark	-
1977	Horsemen Hope	-
1976	Road Cup	-
1975	Naoki	-
1974	Yamabuki O	-
1973	Naoki	-
1972	Erimo Cup	-
1971	Daihogetsu	-
1970	Z Arrow	-
1969	Tanino Harromore	-
1968	Satohikaru	-
1967	Epsom	-
1966	Aoba	-
1965	Passport	-
1964	Tetsuno O	-
1963	Haru Hikari	-
1962	Kusanagi	-
1961	Caesar	-
1960	Homare Hero	-
1959	Katsura Shuho	-
1958	Blessing	-
1957	Cattle	-
1956	Hiyaki Organ	-
1955	Rairyu	-
1954	Meiji Homare	-
1953	Leda	-