Track Notes
Course Summary
Right-handed long-medium dirt course starting 100m behind the 1800m gate. The 300m opening straight gives some time to settle, but four tight turns and a short 328m final stretch make early inside position decisive.
Fun Facts
• The Heian Stakes is a Grade 3 race for Thoroughbreds aged four and older, currently run over 1900m.
• Dokanjo, Smart Boy, and Osumi Jet each won the Heian Stakes in back-to-back years.
• Shinko Windy and Toyo Seattle finished in a dead heat in the 1997 Heian Stakes.
• The central pond makes parts of Kyoto's inner dirt course difficult to view from the stands.
• Dokanjo, Smart Boy, and Osumi Jet each won the Heian Stakes in back-to-back years.
• Shinko Windy and Toyo Seattle finished in a dead heat in the 1997 Heian Stakes.
• The central pond makes parts of Kyoto's inner dirt course difficult to view from the stands.
