Track Layout

Nakayama Turf 1600 Outer

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

Venue Nakayama Surface Turf Distance 1600m Direction Right Variant Outer

Track Notes

Course Summary

Right-handed outer mile course with a short pocket start, immediate downhill rush, and early merge into the sweeping turn. Positioning can get aggressive quickly, and the final uphill stretch makes Power essential for finishing speed.

Fun Facts

• Historically hosted the Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes before it moved to Hanshin.
• Maruzensky won the 1976 Asahi Hai here by a massive margin.
• Narita Brian earned his first G1 win in the 1993 Asahi Hai Sansai Stakes.
• The New Zealand Trophy serves as a trial race for the NHK Mile Cup.

Track Record

1:07.8 Saga Novel Fairy Stakes · 2001

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 660

Good 660

Soft 720

Heavy 710

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.

Power

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

Air Groove, Mayano, McQueen

Recommended Skills 8 skills

DDPP Good

Shrewd Step Good

Angling and Scheming Good

Red Shift Situational · Early

Early activation on this track.

Moving Past and Beyond Situational · Early

Early activation on this track.

Let's Pump Some Iron Good

No Stopping Me Good

Final Push Situational · Situational

Gambling option on this track.

Real Races

Races on Nakayama Turf 1600 Outer

12 races

Aster Sho Saffron Sho Hiiragi Sho Fairy Stakes Junior Cup Anemone Stakes New Zealand Trophy Keisei Hai Autumn Handicap Turquoise Stakes New Year Stakes Kochi Stakes Lord Derby Challenge Trophy

New Zealand Trophy

G2 Mile Early April

Race Record 1:32.1 Taiki Lion · 2002

A Grade 2 turf mile race for three-year-olds, run over 1600 meters at Nakayama Racecourse.

Historical winner data is included as a lightweight reference for the real race connected to this track. Earlier editions were run at Tokyo, including several 1400 meter editions, and the 2011 edition was run at Hanshin Racecourse.

Historical Winners

Year	Winner	Time
2026	Reservation	1:33.3
2025	Immigrant Song	1:32.4
2024	Ecoro Bloom	1:34.4
2023	Eeyan	1:33.7
2022	Jean Gros	1:33.5
2021	Bathrat Leon	1:33.1
2020	Luftstrom	1:33.0
2019	Wide Pharaoh	1:34.2
2018	Katsuji	1:34.2
2017	Jo Strictly	1:36.0
2016	Dantsu Prius	1:33.9
2015	Yamakatsu Ace	1:34.8
2014	Shonan Achieve	1:33.3
2013	A Shin Top	1:34.8
2012	Curren Black Hill	1:33.2
2011	Eishin Osman	1:34.5
2010	Sunrise Prince	1:32.9
2009	San Carlo	1:33.8
2008	Satono Progress	1:35.0
2007	Toho Racer	1:33.9
2006	Meiner Scherzi	1:33.5
2005	Meiner Hearty	1:33.4
2004	Seeking The Dia	1:33.5
2003	Eishin Tsurugizan	1:34.6
2002	Taiki Lion	1:32.1
2001	Kitasan Channel	1:35.7
2000	Eishin Preston	1:34.4
1999	Zachariah	1:23.4
1998	El Condor Pasa El Condor Pasa	1:22.2
1997	Seeking The Pearl Seeking the Pearl	1:21.1
1996	Fabulous La Fouine	1:22.4
1995	Shake Hand	1:35.3
1994	Hishi Amazon Hishi Amazon	1:35.8
1993	Toyo Lyphard	1:34.6
1992	Shinko Lovely	1:34.9
1991	Weiss Cedar	1:35.3
1990	Music Time	1:34.9
1989	Aquavit	1:35.1
1988	Oguri Cap Oguri Cap	1:34.0
1987	Yuwa James	1:35.2
1986	Nippo Teio	1:36.8
1985	Maruyo Plaid	1:38.6
1984	Nippo Swallow	1:37.8
1983	Upsetter	1:37.0