Track Notes
Course Summary
Flat right-handed dirt sprint with a generous 410m opening straight before tight Corners 3 and 4. The short 329m final stretch makes early rail control and clean corner exit more important than late recovery.
Fun Facts
• Winners of the Muromachi Stakes include Bulldog Boss and Red Le Zele, both of whom later won the JBC Sprint.
• The Yamato Stakes dates back to 1966. It was originally a turf race called Yamato Tokubetsu, switched to dirt in 1976, and became a modern open special around 2009–2010.
• The Tennozan Stakes is named after Mount Tennozan. The mountain was the decisive battleground of the 1582 Battle of Yamazaki, and “Tennozan” has since become a Japanese idiom meaning a decisive contest or make-or-break moment.
• The Yamato Stakes dates back to 1966. It was originally a turf race called Yamato Tokubetsu, switched to dirt in 1976, and became a modern open special around 2009–2010.
• The Tennozan Stakes is named after Mount Tennozan. The mountain was the decisive battleground of the 1582 Battle of Yamazaki, and “Tennozan” has since become a Japanese idiom meaning a decisive contest or make-or-break moment.
