is located in Toyoake, Aichi,

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. It is used for

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. It was built in 1994. It has a capacity of 58,400. It has 8,795 seats.

Physical attributes

Chukyo Racecourse has a grass courses, a dirt course, and a jump course. The turf's measures 1600m (7/8 mile + 629 feet). 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, 1200m, 1700m, 1800m, 2000m, 2500m and 2800m races run on the oval. The dirt course measures 1418 meters (7/8 mile + 278 feet). 1000m, 1600m, 1700m, 2300m races run on the oval.

Notable races

Access

The closest train station is

Chūkyō-keibajō-mae Station 200px, Ticket gate is a railway station in Midori-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Meitetsu. Lines Chūkyō-keibajō-mae Station is served by the Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line and is 51.4 kilometers from the terminus of the lin ...

, which is named after this racecourse.

References

{{horseracing-venue-stub Sports venues in Aichi Prefecture Horse racing venues in Japan Toyoake, Aichi Sports venues completed in 1994 1994 establishments in Japan