Track Notes
Course Summary
Right-handed medium-distance turf course with a 320m opening straight, early downhill section, and a long continuous uphill climb through the backstretch. The short 262m final straight compresses the field, making forward positioning and strong mid-race acceleration especially valuable.
Fun Facts
• Hosts the Hakodate Kinen, a historic summer G3 handicap.
• Mayano Top Gun made his first graded-stakes appearance in the 1995 Hakodate Kinen.
• The late-race phase begins on the punishing uphill section, raising the Power requirement.
• Hakodate’s dense ryegrass can still produce fast times when turf conditions are ideal.
• Mayano Top Gun made his first graded-stakes appearance in the 1995 Hakodate Kinen.
• The late-race phase begins on the punishing uphill section, raising the Power requirement.
• Hakodate’s dense ryegrass can still produce fast times when turf conditions are ideal.
