Track Layout

Tokyo Turf 1600

A mile course at Tokyo Racecourse used by several major Grade 1 races.

Venue Tokyo Surface Turf Distance 1600m Direction Left

Track Notes

Course Summary

Left-handed premier mile course with a huge 543m opening straight and Tokyo’s massive 525.9m final homestretch. The Shiroi slope appears around the 400m mark, making this a raw Speed, acceleration, and Power test for elite mile runners.

Fun Facts

• Hosts major Tokyo mile G1 races such as the NHK Mile Cup, Victoria Mile, and Yasuda Kinen.
• Vodka won back-to-back Yasuda Kinen crowns here in 2008 and 2009.
• 1600m is a Core Distance, so Standard Distance can activate.
• Normcore set a blazing Tokyo 1600m turf record of 1:30.5 in 2019.

Track Record

1:30.5 Normcore Victoria Mile · 2019

Oshi Cup Record

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Record Holder

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Stamina Requirements By track condition

Firm 737

Good 735

Soft 793

Heavy 788

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/Guts

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

No carryover notes for this layout.

Recommended Skills 10 skills

DDPP Good

Shrewd Step Good

Angling and Scheming Good

Victoria por plancha Situational · Late

Late activation on this track.

Budding Blossom Good

Let's Pump Some Iron Good

Give Mummy a Hug Situational · Late

Late activation on this track.

Louder! Tracen Cheer! Situational · Late

Late activation on this track.

Straightaway Spurt Situational · Late

Late activation on this track.

Final Push Situational · Situational

Gambling option on this track.

Real Races

Races on Tokyo Turf 1600

11 races

Saudi Arabia Royal Cup Artemis Stakes Akamatsu Sho Begonia Sho Queen Cup NHK Mile Cup Yasuda Kinen Fuji Stakes Capital Stakes Tokyo Shimbun Hai Victoria Mile

Victoria Mile

G1 Mile Mid May

Race Record 1:30.5 Normcore · 2019

A Grade 1 turf mile race for older fillies and mares, run over 1600 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
2026	Embroidery	1:30.9
2025	Ascoli Piceno	1:32.1
2024	Ten Happy Rose	1:31.8
2023	Songline	1:32.2
2022	Sodashi	1:32.2
2021	Gran Alegria	1:31.0
2020	Almond Eye	1:30.6
2019	Normcore	1:30.5
2018	Jour Polaire	1:32.3
2017	Admire Lead	1:33.9
2016	Straight Girl	1:31.5
2015	Straight Girl	1:31.9
2014	Verxina	1:32.3
2013	Verxina	1:32.4
2012	Whale Capture	1:32.4
2011	Apapane	1:31.9
2010	Buena Vista	1:32.4
2009	Vodka	1:32.4
2008	Asian Winds	1:33.7
2007	Koiuta	1:32.5
2006	Dance in the Mood	1:34.0