Track Layout

Tokyo Turf 2400

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

Venue Tokyo Surface Turf Distance 2400m Direction Left

Track Notes

Course Summary

Tokyo’s crown-jewel left-handed 2400m course with a clean 350m opening straight, sweeping turns, downhill momentum, the Shiroi slope, and a huge 525.9m final stretch. It strongly rewards stamina-backed late acceleration.

Fun Facts

• Hosts the Japanese Derby and Japanese Oaks, the second crown/tiara of the classic Triple Crown/Triple Tiara journey, as well as the international Japan Cup.
• Used for the first Champions Meeting, Taurus Cup.
• Tokai Teio won the 1992 Japan Cup on this course despite a turbulent year in his career.
• International participation in the Japan Cup has declined over time. The strength of Japanese entrants since the early 2000s, the increasingly busy international racing calendar, and logistical challenges have all been discussed as contributing factors. In 2019, the Japan Cup had no foreign participants.

Track Record

2:12.2 Falbrav Japan Cup · 2002

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 1,160

Good 1,160

Soft 1,300

Heavy 1,280

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.

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Position Keep End

Approximate point where early positioning behavior ends.

1,000m

Spurt Start

Approximate start point for the final spurt calculation.

1,600m

Spurt Details

Course feature active around the spurt zone.

Corner

Last Spurt Start

Approximate start of the last spurt section.

2,000m

Final Corner / Straight

Whether final corner acceleration carries into the final straight.

After

Carryover Potential Inherited skill notes

C.Dober, X.Oguri: late

Recommended Skills 8 skills

DDPP Good

Shrewd Step Good

Angling and Scheming Good

Red Shift Situational · Late

Late activation on this track.

Moving Past and Beyond Good

Let's Pump Some Iron Good

No Stopping Me Good

Final Push Situational · Situational

Gambling option on this track.

Real Races

Races on Tokyo Turf 2400

5 races

Aoba Sho Japanese Oaks Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby) Japan Cup Metropolitan Stakes

Japan Cup

G1 Medium Late November

Race Record 2:20.3 Calandagan · 2025

A Grade 1 international turf race for older horses, run over 2400 meters at Tokyo Racecourse.

Historical winner data is included as a lightweight reference for the real race connected to this track.

Historical Winners

Year	Winner	Time
2025	Calandagan	2:20.3
2024	Do Deuce	2:25.5
2023	Equinox	2:21.8
2022	Vela Azul	2:23.7
2021	Contrail	2:24.7
2020	Almond Eye	2:23.0
2019	Suave Richard	2:25.9
2018	Almond Eye	2:20.6
2017	Cheval Grand	2:23.7
2016	Kitasan Black Kitasan Black	2:25.8
2015	Shonan Pandora	2:24.7
2014	Epiphaneia	2:23.1
2013	Gentildonna	2:26.1
2012	Gentildonna	2:23.1
2011	Buena Vista	2:24.2
2010	Rose Kingdom	2:25.2
2009	Vodka Vodka	2:22.4
2008	Screen Hero	2:25.5
2007	Admire Moon	2:24.7
2006	Deep Impact	2:25.1
2005	Alkaased	2:22.1
2004	? Zenno Rob Roy No image Zenno Rob Roy	2:24.2
2003	Tap Dance City	2:28.7
2002	Falbrav	2:12.2
2001	Jungle Pocket	2:23.8
2000	T. M. Opera O TM Opera O	2:26.1
1999	Special Week Special Week	2:25.5
1998	El Condor Pasa El Condor Pasa	2:25.9
1997	Pilsudski	2:25.8
1996	Singspiel	2:23.8
1995	Lando	2:24.6
1994	Marvelous Crown	2:23.6
1993	Legacy World	2:24.4
1992	Tokai Teio Tokai Teio	2:24.6
1991	Golden Pheasant	2:24.7
1990	Better Loosen Up	2:23.2
1989	Horlicks	2:22.2
1988	Pay the Butler	2:25.5
1987	Le Glorieux	2:24.9
1986	Jupiter Island	2:25.0
1985	Symboli Rudolf Symboli Rudolf	2:28.8
1984	? Katsuragi Ace No image Katsuragi Ace	2:26.3
1983	Stanerra	2:27.6
1982	Half Iced	2:27.1
1981	Mairzy Doates	2:25.3