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

Fuji Stakes

G2 Mile Mid Oct

Race Record 1:31.4 Namur · 2023

A Grade 2 turf mile race run over 1600 meters at Tokyo Racecourse.

Historical winner data is included as a lightweight reference. Older runnings before the current Tokyo Turf 1600 format are preserved in the winners table but excluded from automatic Tokyo Turf 1600 record calculations.

Historical Winners

Year	Winner	Time
2025	Gaia Force	1:31.7
2024	Jun Blossom	1:32.1
2023	Namur	1:31.4
2022	Serifos	1:32.0
2021	Songline	1:33.2
2020	Vin de Garde	1:33.4
2019	Normcore	1:33.0
2018	Logi Cry	1:31.7
2017	Air Spinel	1:34.8
2016	Young Man Power	1:34.0
2015	Danon Platina	1:32.7
2014	Staphanos	1:33.2
2013	Danon Shark	1:33.5
2012	Clarente	1:32.4
2011	Eishin Apollon	1:35.0
2010	Danon Yoyo	1:32.8
2009	Absolute	1:33.3
2008	Silent Pride	1:32.7
2007	Meiner Segal	1:33.3
2006	Kinetics	1:32.8
2005	Win Radius	1:32.9
2004	Admire Max	1:33.2
2003	Millenium Bio	1:32.0
2002	Meisho Ramses	1:32.3
2001	Kris The Brave	1:33.2
2000	Daiwa Caerleon	1:33.9
1999	Red Chili Pepper	1:21.4
1998	Air Jihad	1:23.0
1997	Biko Alpha	1:22.8
1996	Shinko King	1:48.5
1995	Fujiyama Kenzan	1:47.5
1994	Sakura Chitose O	1:46.9
1993	Matikanetannhauser Matikanetannhauser	1:48.2
1992	Shinko Lovely	1:47.6
1991	Stabilizer	1:47.4
1990	Mogami Champion	1:47.9
1989	Oracle Asuka	1:47.8
1988	Salem Drive	1:46.9
1987	Triptych	1:46.9
1986	Waverley Star	1:47.5
1985	Tosho Summit	1:48.6
1984	Arrow Bohemian	1:49.8