Track Layout

Kyoto Turf 2400 Outer

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

Venue Kyoto Surface Turf Distance 2400m Direction Right Variant Outer

Track Notes

Course Summary

Right-handed outer 2400m course with a long opening run, sweeping bends, and the Yodo Hill climb and descent. The flat 403.7m final stretch makes this a clean long-medium test of stamina, timing, and finishing speed.

Fun Facts

• As a handicap race, the Nikkei Shinshun Hai assigns weights based on each horse's past performance to encourage competitive balance.
• The Nikkei Shinshun Hai is a Grade 2 Thoroughbred handicap race in Japan, open to horses aged four years and older.
• Super Creek won Kyoto Daishoten back-to-back in 1989 and 1990.
• Mejiro McQueen won the Kyoto Daishoten in 1991 and 1993.

Track Record

2:09.8 Lord del Rey Nikkei Shinshun Hai · 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 1,290

Good 1,290

Soft 1,470

Heavy 1,455

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.

Power

Position Keep End

Approximate point where early positioning behavior ends.

1,000m

Spurt Start

Approximate start point for the final spurt calculation.

1,600m

Spurt Details

Course feature active around the spurt zone.

Corner Downhill

Last Spurt Start

Approximate start of the last spurt section.

2,000m

Final Corner / Straight

Whether final corner acceleration carries into the final straight.

After

Carryover Potential Inherited skill notes

C.Dober, Kitasan, S.Maru, X.Oguri, Tachyon

Recommended Skills 7 skills

DDPP Good

Shrewd Step Good

Angling and Scheming Good

Moving Past and Beyond Good

Let's Pump Some Iron Good

Straight Descent Good

No Stopping Me Good

Real Races

Races on Kyoto Turf 2400 Outer

2 races

Kyoto Daishoten Nikkei Shinshun Hai

Kyoto Daishoten

G2 Medium Early October

Race Record 2:22.9 Hit The Target / Chevalier Rose · 2013

A Grade 2 turf race for older horses, run over 2400 meters at Kyoto Racecourse.

Historical winner data is included as a lightweight reference for the real race connected to this track.

Historical Winners

Year	Winner	Time
2025	Deep Monster	2:23.9
2024	Chevalier Rose	2:22.9
2023	Pradaria	2:25.3
2022	Vela Azul	2:24.3
2021	Makahiki	2:24.5
2020	Glory Vase	2:25.6
2019	Dreadnoughtus	2:23.5
2018	Satono Diamond Satono Diamond	2:25.4
2017	Smart Layer	2:23.0
2016	Kitasan Black Kitasan Black	2:25.5
2015	Lovely Day	2:23.6
2014	Last Impact	2:24.2
2013	Hit The Target	2:22.9
2012	Meisho Kampaku	2:23.4
2011	Rose Kingdom	2:24.1
2010	Meisho Beluga	2:25.0
2009	Oken Bruce Lee	2:24.3
2008	Toho Alan	2:26.9
2007	Inti Raimi	2:24.8
2006	Sweep Tosho Sweep Tosho	2:31.5
2005	Lincoln	2:25.4
2004	Narita Century	2:25.2
2003	Tap Dance City	2:26.6
2002	Narita Top Road	2:23.6
2001	T. M. Opera O TM Opera O	2:25.0
2000	T. M. Opera O TM Opera O	2:26.0
1999	Tsurumaru Tsuyoshi	2:24.3
1998	Seiun Sky Seiun Sky	2:25.6
1997	Silk Justice	2:26.2
1996	Marvelous Sunday Marvelous Sunday	2:25.1
1995	Hishi Amazon Hishi Amazon	2:25.3
1994	Marvelous Crown	2:31.0
1993	Mejiro McQueen Mejiro McQueen	-
1992	Osumi Roch	-
1991	Mejiro McQueen Mejiro McQueen	-
1990	Super Creek Super Creek	-
1989	Super Creek Super Creek	-
1988	Meisho Eikan	-
1987	Tokai Roman	-
1986	Suzuka Koban	-
1985	Yamano Shiragiku	-
1984	Suzuka Koban	-
1983	Yamano Shiragiku	-
1982	Mejiro Chara	-
1981	Inado Kotobuki	-
1980	Silksky	-
1979	Tenmei	-
1978	Ryu Kiko	-
1977	Ten Point	-
1976	Passing Venture	-
1975	Ishino Masaru	-
1974	Tanino Chikara	-
1973	Tanino Chikara	-
1972	Kimusu Vimy	-
1971	Mejiro Asama	-
1970	New Kiminonawa	-
1969	Finis	-
1968	Marchs	-
1967	Shibafuji	-
1966	Kyoei Hikari	-