is located in Funabashi, Chiba

Funabashi, Chiba

is a city located in northwestern Chiba Prefecture, Japan. As of February 2011, the city had an estimated population of 609,157 and a population density of 7110 persons per km². The total area was 85.64 km². It is the 7th most populous city in Greater Tokyo....

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

. It is used for horse racing

Horse racing

Horse racing is an equestrian sport that has a long history. Archaeological records indicate that horse racing occurred in ancient Babylon, Syria, and Egypt. Both chariot and mounted horse racing were events in the ancient Greek Olympics by 648 BC...

. It has a capacity of 165,676. It was built in 1990. It has 15,944 seats.

Physical attributes

Nakayama Race Course has two grass courses, a dirt course, and a jump course.

The turf's measures 1840m (1 1/8 miles + 97 feet) with a 1600m and a 2200m chute, and the measures 1667m (1 mile + 189 feet) with a 1400m chute. Races can be run on the "A Course" rail setting (on the hedge), the "B Course" setting (rail out 3 meters), or the "C Course" setting (rail out 7 meters).

1000m, 1400m, 1800m, 2000m, 2500m and 3600m races run on the inner oval, while 1200m, 1600m, 2200m, 2600m and 4000m races run on the outer oval. 3200m races run on the outer oval first, then the inner oval.

The dirt course measures 1493 meters (7/8 mile + 278 feet), with a 1200m chute.

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Notable races

Month	Race	Distance	Age/Sex
Grade I
Apr.	Satsuki Sho Satsuki Sho The is a Japanese domestic Grade 1 flat horse race in Japan for three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies run over a distance of 2,000 metres at the Nakayama Racecourse, Funabashi, Chiba, in April....  (Japanese 2,000 Guineas)	Turf 2000m	3yo c&f
Sep. / Oct.	Sprinters Stakes Sprinters Stakes The is a Grade 1 flat horse race in Japan open to thoroughbreds which are three-years-old or above. It is run over a distance of 1,200 metres at Nakayama Racecourse, and it takes place annually in late September or early October....	Turf 1200m	3yo +
Dec.	Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes The Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes is a one mile turf stakes race for thoroughbred colts two years olds. It is considered the de facto year-end championship for Japanese thoroughbred racing in the two-year-olds division.- Winners :*2010 - Grand Prix Boss...	Turf 1600m	2yo c&f
Dec.	Arima Kinen Arima Kinen The Arima Kinen is a Grade I flat horse race in Japan open to Thoroughbreds which are three-years-old or above. It is run over a distance of 2,500 metres at Nakayama Racecourse, and it takes place annually in late December...  (Nakayama Grand Prix)	Turf 2500m	3yo +
Grade II
Jan.	American Jockey Club Cup	Turf 2200m	4yo +
Feb. / Mar.	Nakayama Kinen	Turf 1800m	4yo +
Mar.	Yayoi Sho (Satsuki Sho Trial)	Turf 2000m	3yo
Mar.	Spring Stakes (Satsuki Sho Trial)	Turf 1800m	3yo c&f
Mar.	Nikkei Sho	Turf 2500m	4yo +
Apr.	New Zealand Trophy (NHK Mile Cup NHK Mile Cup The NHK Mile Cup is a Grade 1 flat horse race in Japan for three-year-old and above thoroughbred colts and fillies, run over a distance of 1,600 metres on the turf at Tokyo Racecourse in May....  Trial)	Turf 1600m	3yo c&f
Sep.	St. Lite Kinen (Kikuka Sho Kikuka Sho The is a Japanese Domestic Grade 1 flat horse race in Japan for three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies run over a distance of 3,000 metres at the Kyoto Racecourse, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture in October....  Trial)	Turf 2200m	3yo
Sep.	All Comers	Turf 2200m	3yo +
Dec.	Stayers Stakes	Turf 3600m	3yo +
Grade III
Jan.	Nakayama Kimpai (Handicap)	Turf 2000m	4yo +
Jan.	Fairly Stakes	Turf 1600m	3yo f
Mar.	Ocean Stakes (Handicap)	Turf 1200m	4yo +
Mar.	Flower Cup	Turf 1800m	3yo f
Mar.	Nakayama Himba Stakes (Handicap)	Turf 1800m	4yo+ f
Mar.	March Stakes (Handicap)	Dirt 1800m	4yo +
Apr.	Lord Derby Challenge Trophy (Handicap)	Turf 1600m	4yo +
Sep.	Keisei Hai Autumn Handicap (Handicap)	Turf 1600m	3yo +
Dec.	Capella Stakes	Dirt 1200m	3yo +
J-Grade I (Steeplechase)
Apr.	Nakayama Grand Jump Nakayama Grand Jump The Nakayama Grand Jump is a Japanese horse racing steeplechase, held at Nakayama Racecourse every year in mid-April. It is for thoroughbreds, four years old and older, run at a distance of 4250m ....	Turf 4250m	4yo +
Dec.	Nakayama Daishogai Nakayama Daishogai The Nakayama Daishogai is a Grade 1 steeplechase horse race in Japan open to thoroughbreds which are three-years-old or above.It is run over a distance of 4100m at Nakayama Racecourse every year in late December....	Turf 4100m	3yo +