Track Notes
Course Summary
Right-handed medium-distance turf course with a long 472m opening straight and a rolling downhill flow into Kokura’s spiral curves. The flat 293m final stretch turns the finish into a high-speed drag race if runners exit the final bend cleanly.
Fun Facts
• Traditional home of the Kokura Kinen, a major mid-summer G3 handicap.
• Twin Turbo contested this kind of flat Kokura 2000m layout.
• 2000m is a Core Distance, so Standard Distance can activate.
• Unlike Nakayama or Hanshin, Kokura has no final hill to punish front momentum.
• Twin Turbo contested this kind of flat Kokura 2000m layout.
• 2000m is a Core Distance, so Standard Distance can activate.
• Unlike Nakayama or Hanshin, Kokura has no final hill to punish front momentum.
