, also known as Tokyo City Keiba (TCK), is located in

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. Built in 1950 for

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, on weekends it also hosts one of the largest Tokyo-area

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The racecourse is located near

Ōi Keibajō Mae Station is a station on the Tokyo Monorail in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan. Lines Ōi Keibajō Mae Station is served by the 17.8 km Tokyo Monorail Haneda Airport Line The , officially the , is a straddle-beam, Alweg-type monorail line in Tokyo, J ...

on the

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. The

Tokyo City Cup The Tokyo City Cup Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at the beginning of April at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. A Grade III event raced on dirt at a distance of miles (12 furlongs), it is open to horses aged f ...

held annually at

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honors the partnership between the American racetrack and Ohi Racecourse. In recognition of their relationship, TCK holds "Santa Anita Week" each summer which features the one mile G3 "Santa Anita Trophy".

Notable races

Tokyo Daishōten The Tokyo Daishōten (東京大賞典) is a Japanese thoroughbred horse race on dirt track for three years old and above. It is run over a distance of 2,000 meters (about 10 furlongs) at Ōi Racecourse in the Shinagawa, Tokyo in the end of the ...

(International Grade 1) *

Tokyo Derby The Tokyo Derby (東京ダービー) is a Japanese thoroughbred horse race on dirt for three-year-olds. It is run over a distance of 2000 meters (about 10 furlongs) at Oi Racecourse in the Shinagawa, Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), o ...

* Teio Sho *

Tokyo Kinen The Tokyo Kinen (in Japanese: 東京記念), is a horse race for three-years-old and over at Ohi Racecourse. Race details The name of the race has its origins with the 1964 Tokyo Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo ...

Japan Dirt Derby 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 (approximately 1 mile 2 furlongs) at the Oi Racecourse, Shinagawa, Tokyo in late July. It wa ...

Haneda Hai The is a Japanese thoroughbred horse race on dirt track only for three years old. It is graded as a Domestic Grade I. It is run over a distance of 1,800 meters (about 9 furlongs) at Oi Racecourse in Shinagawa, Tokyo in April or May. History ...

Tokyo Princess Sho The Tokyo Princess Sho (in Japanese: 東京プリンセス賞), is a Japanese thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies open only to horses from South Kanto at Ohi Racecourse. It is graded as a South Kanto Grade I. It is run over a dist ...

* Tokyo Nisai Yūshun Himba * Kinpai

Former races

Tokyo Okan Sho The Tokyo Okan Sho (in Japanese: 東京王冠賞), was a horse race for three-year-olds at Ohi Racecourse. Race details The race was held at various lengths throughout its existence including 2,000 meters, 2,400 meters and 2,600 meters before ...

- Ended in 2001

References

Tokyo City Racecourse website
(Japanese language)
Tokyo City Cup at Santa Anita Park official website
Sports venues in Tokyo Horse racing venues in Japan Shinagawa Sports venues completed in 1950 1950 establishments in Japan {{horseracing-venue-stub

Notable races

Former races

See also

References