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Hanshin Turf 2000 Inner

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

Venue Hanshin Surface Turf Distance 2000m Direction Right Variant Inner

Track Notes

Course Summary

Demanding right-handed inner 2000m course where runners climb Hanshin’s hill twice: shortly after the start and again before the finish. Tight turns and the short 356.5m final straight make forward position very important.

Fun Facts

• Kitasan Black won the first G1 edition of the Osaka Hai in 2017.
• Tokai Teio won the 1992 Osaka Hai when it was still a G2.
• The tight inner loop has historically been a tricky layout for Tokyo Derby winners.
• Both Oguri Cap and T. M. Opera O won their first graded race in the Mainichi Hai on this course before the race distance was reduced to 1800m, a fact nodded to in their exchange in Road To The Top.

Track Record

1:43.7 David Barows Naruo Kinen · 2025

Oshi Cup Record

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100% Survival/Spurt Stamina Statline (Does not factor recoveries) By track condition
Firm 850
Good 850
Soft 920
Heavy 915

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.

Guts
Position Keep End

Approximate point where early positioning behavior ends.

833m
Spurt Start

Approximate start point for the final spurt calculation.

1,333m
Spurt Details

Course feature active around the spurt zone.

Corner Downhill
Last Spurt Start

Approximate start of the last spurt section.

1,667m
Final Corner / Straight

Whether final corner acceleration carries into the final straight.

After
Carryover Potential Inherited skill notes
C.Dober, S.Maru, X.Oguri
Recommended Skills 9 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
Straight Descent Situational · Situational

Gambling option on this track.

Final Push Situational · Situational

Gambling option on this track.

Real Races

Races on Hanshin Turf 2000 Inner

7 races
Erica Sho Wakaba Stakes Wasurenagusa Sho Mermaid Stakes Naruo Kinen Challenge Cup Osaka Hai

Osaka Hai

G1 Medium Late March / Early April
Race Record 1:56.2 Bellagio Opera · 2025

A Grade 1 turf race for older horses, run over 2000 meters at Hanshin Racecourse.

Historical winner data is included as a lightweight reference for the real race connected to this track. The race was formerly run as the Grade 2 Sankei Osaka Hai before becoming a Grade 1 race in 2017.

Historical Winners

Year Winner Time
2026
Croix Du Nord
1:57.6
2025
Bellagio Opera
1:56.2
2024
Bellagio Opera
1:58.2
2023
Jack d'Or
1:57.4
2022
Potager
1:58.4
2021
Lei Papale
2:01.6
2020
Lucky Lilac
1:58.4
2019
Al Ain
2:01.0
2018
Suave Richard
1:58.2
2017 Kitasan Black Kitasan Black Kitasan Black Kitasan Black 1:58.9
2016
Ambitious
1:59.3
2015
Lachesis
2:02.9
2014
Kizuna
2:00.3
2013
Orfevre
1:59.0
2012
Shonan Mighty
2:05.5
2011
Hiruno d'Amour
1:57.8
2010
T M Encore
1:59.5
2009
Dream Journey
1:59.7
2008 Daiwa Scarlet Daiwa Scarlet Daiwa Scarlet Daiwa Scarlet 1:58.7
2007
Meisho Samson
2:01.4
2006
Company
2:04.5
2005
Sunrise Pegasus
1:59.0
2004 ? Neo Universe No image Neo Universe 1:59.6
2003
Tagano My Bach
1:59.1
2002
Sunrise Pegasus
1:59.1
2001
Toho Dream
1:58.4
2000
Meisho Odo
2:00.8
1999
Silent Hunter
1:59.9
1998 Air Groove Air Groove Air Groove Air Groove 2:01.3
1997 Marvelous Sunday Marvelous Sunday Marvelous Sunday Marvelous Sunday 2:02.0
1996
Taiki Blizzard
2:00.7
1995
Inter My Way
1:59.3
1994
Nehai Caesar
2:01.2
1993 Mejiro McQueen Mejiro McQueen Mejiro McQueen Mejiro McQueen 2:03.3
1992 Tokai Teio Tokai Teio Tokai Teio Tokai Teio 2:06.3
1991
White Stone
-
1990 Super Creek Super Creek Super Creek Super Creek -
1989 Yaeno Muteki Yaeno Muteki Yaeno Muteki Yaeno Muteki -
1988
Fresh Voice
-
1987
Nishino Raiden
-
1986
Sakura Yutaka O
-
1985
State Jaguar
-
1984 ? Katsuragi Ace No image Katsuragi Ace -
1983
Hikari Duel
-
1982
Sanei Tholon
-
1981
Sancy Doll
-
1980
Hashi Kranz
-
1979
Metro Jumbo
-
1978
King Lanark
-
1977
Gold Eagle
-
1976
Long Hawk
-
1975
Sky Leader
-
1974
Nihon Pillow Moutiers
-
1973
Takuma O
-
1972
Kei Takashi
-
1971
Tokino Shin O
-
1970
Shunsaku O
-
1969
Date Horai
-
1968
Yama Pit
-
1967
Ryu Pharos
-
1966
Ballymoss Nisei
-
1965
Young Hero
-
1964
Tetsuno O
-
1963
Ryu Z
-
1962
Sugihime
-
1961
Kodame
-
1960
Wildeal
-
1959
Kiyo Sugata
-
1958
Katsura Homare
-
1957
Homare Ichi
-