Track Layout

Chukyo Dirt 1800

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

Venue Chukyo Surface Dirt Distance 1800m Direction Left

Track Notes

Course Summary

Premier left-handed dirt mile-tier course where runners climb Chukyo’s hill almost immediately and again at the finish. Early position, Power, and stamina control are vital, especially for front-running dirt specialists.

Fun Facts

• Hosts the Champions Cup, formerly known as the Japan Cup Dirt, Japan's major year-end dirt G1.
• Like the Japan Cup, the Champions Cup has been part of the Japan Autumn International series since 2008, with bonus money available to the top three finishers if they are not trained in Japan.
• The Winter Stakes went through several evolutions in distance and grade before being renamed the Tokai Stakes in 2000. The Tokai Stakes was later associated with this 1800m setup before its 2025 grade and distance change.

Track Record

1:22.2 Yamanin Ours Tokai Stakes · 2025

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 665

Good 660

Soft 690

Heavy 715

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

Position Keep End

Approximate point where early positioning behavior ends.

750m

Spurt Start

Approximate start point for the final spurt calculation.

1,200m

Spurt Details

Course feature active around the spurt zone.

Final Corner Downhill

Last Spurt Start

Approximate start of the last spurt section.

1,500m

Final Corner / Straight

Whether final corner acceleration carries into the final straight.

After

Carryover Potential Inherited skill notes

Camping Dober, S. Maruzensky, X.Oguri: Early (mainly TS carryover)

Recommended Skills 8 skills

DDPP Good

Shrewd Step Good

Angling and Scheming Good

Red Shift Good

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 Chukyo Dirt 1800

3 races

Meitetsu Hai Champions Cup Tokai Stakes

Tokai Stakes

G2 Mile Late January

Race Record 1:49.2 Auvergne / William Barows · 2021

A Grade 2 dirt race for older horses, run over 1800 meters at Chukyo Racecourse.

Historical winner data is included as a lightweight reference for the real race connected to this track. Earlier editions were run over several longer dirt distances before the race settled into the Chukyo Dirt 1800m setup.

Historical Winners

Year	Winner	Time
2025	Yamanin Ours	1:22.2
2024	William Barows	1:49.2
2023	Promised Warrior	1:51.2
2022	Suave Aramis	1:51.7
2021	Auvergne	1:49.2
2020	Air Almas	1:50.2
2019	Inti	1:49.8
2018	T M Jinsoku	1:51.8
2017	Glanzend	1:53.2
2016	Asukano Roman	1:51.9
2015	Copano Rickey Copano Rickey	1:50.9
2014	Nihonpiro Ours	1:50.4
2013	Grape Brandy	1:51.0
2012	Solitary King	1:56.4
2011	? Wonder Acute No image Wonder Acute	1:53.7
2010	Silk Mobius	1:55.4
2009	Wonder Speed	2:23.7
2008	Yamato Marion	2:24.0
2007	Meisho Tokon	2:26.8
2006	Hard Crystal	2:23.6
2005	Saqalat	2:22.6
2004	En Dehors	2:23.7
2003	Gold Proof	2:26.5
2002	Hagino High Grade	2:22.3
2001	Hagino High Grade	2:23.4
2000	Fast Friend	2:24.2
1999	My Turn	2:33.6
1998	Machikanewaraukado	2:25.6
1997	Abukuma Poro	2:24.8
1996	Toyo Seattle	2:24.9
1995	Kyoto City	2:31.8
1994	Lively Mount	2:27.1
1993	Laurier Andre	2:27.5
1992	Cherry Koman	2:25.9
1991	Narita Hayabusa	2:24.5
1990	Narita Hayabusa	2:25.3
1989	Marubutsu Superior	2:21.2
1988	Soda Kazan	2:19.6
1987	Crown Exceed	2:19.9
1986	Life Tateyama	2:19.7
1985	Cherry Foot	2:19.1
1984	Andre Amon	2:18.1