Track Layout

Niigata Dirt 1800

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

Venue Niigata Surface Dirt Distance 1800m Direction Left

Track Notes

Course Summary

Premier left-handed dirt mile-tier course with a 380m opening straight and two sweeping bends. The layout reduces early traffic but still compresses late runners with a brief 354m final straight. Strong early position or a well-timed mid-race push is key.

Fun Facts

• Transcend was the first winner of the Leopard Stakes after it was inaugurated in 2009, marking his fourth straight dirt win after an attempted switch to Kyoto turf.
• Hokko Tarumae secured his first graded victory in the Leopard Stakes.
• Niigata Dirt 1800m uses a left-handed layout, making it a useful contrast to many right-handed JRA dirt routes.

Track Record

1:49.2 Kenshinko Leopard Stakes · 2020

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 905

Good 915

Soft 940

Heavy 965

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.

Wit

Position Keep End

Approximate point where early positioning behavior ends.

750m

Spurt Start

Approximate start point for the final spurt calculation.

1,200m

Spurt Details

Course feature active around the spurt zone.

Corner

Last Spurt Start

Approximate start of the last spurt section.

1,500m

Final Corner / Straight

Whether final corner acceleration carries into the final straight.

After

Carryover Potential Inherited skill notes

Kitasan, X.Oguri, Tachyon

Recommended Skills 6 skills

DDPP Good

Shrewd Step Good

Angling and Scheming Good

Moving Past and Beyond Good

Let's Pump Some Iron Good

No Stopping Me Good

Real Races

Races on Niigata Dirt 1800

2 races

Leopard Stakes BSN Sho

Leopard Stakes

G3 Medium Early August

Race Record 1:49.2 Kenshinko · 2020

A Grade 3 dirt race for three-year-olds, run over 1800 meters at Niigata Racecourse.

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

Historical Winners

Year	Winner	Time
2025	Don in the Mood	1:50.5
2024	Mikki Fight	1:51.2
2023	Riot Grrrl	1:50.8
2022	Kafuji Octagon	1:51.9
2021	Meisho Murakumo	1:51.3
2020	Kenshinko	1:49.2
2019	Hayayakko	1:51.3
2018	Grimm	1:52.0
2017	Rose Princedom	1:52.9
2016	Glanzend	1:50.6
2015	Cross Krieger	1:51.9
2014	Asia Express	1:50.4
2013	Incantation	1:50.3
2012	Hokko Tarumae Hokko Tarumae	1:51.8
2011	Boreas	1:52.0
2010	Miracle Legend	1:51.8
2009	Transcend	1:49.5