Track Notes
Course Summary
Premier left-handed one-turn dirt mile with a long backstretch chute, wide turns, rolling terrain, and a 1m uphill finish. It gives runners room to settle, then tests sustained speed and Power late.
Fun Facts
• Hosts the Mile Championship Nambu Hai, a major autumn dirt Jpn1.
• Morioka 1600m is Japan’s rare full-dirt one-turn mile without a turf start.
• 1600m is a Core Distance, so Standard Distance can activate.
• Morioka’s design was inspired by Churchill Downs.
• Morioka 1600m is Japan’s rare full-dirt one-turn mile without a turf start.
• 1600m is a Core Distance, so Standard Distance can activate.
• Morioka’s design was inspired by Churchill Downs.
