is a racecourse run by the Japan Racing Association located in Chūō-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. Built in 1907, it has a seating capacity of 12,000, and can accommodate 30,000 spectators in total.
Sapporo Racecourse hosts one GII (Grade 2) horse race, the Sapporo Kinen.
Physical attributes
Main turf course
1000m, 1200m, 1500m, 1800m, 2000m, and 2600m races are run on the Main turf course.
Length Straight Width A-course 1640.9 m A-course 266.1 m A-course 25–27 m B-course 1650.3 m B-course 267.6 m B-course 23.5-25.5 m C-course 1659.8 m C-course 269.1 m C-course 22–24 m
Dirt course
1000 m, 1200 m, 1500 m, 1800 m, 2000 m, and 2600 m races are run on the dirt oval.
Length Straight Width 1487.0 m 264.3 m 20 m
Emergency use It has been designated as a "wide-area evacuation site" by the city of Sapporo and can also be used as an evacuation shelter in the event of a large-scale fire .
Notable races MonthRaceDistanceAge/sexGrade IIAug Sapporo KinenTurf 2000m 3yo +Grade IIIJul Queen StakesTurf 1800m 3yo + fAug Keeneland Cup (Sprinters Stakes Trial)Turf 1200m 3yo +Aug Elm StakesDirt 1700m 3yo +Sep Sapporo Nisai Stakes Turf 1800m 2yo
Access JR Hokkaido: 10 minutes walk from Sōen Station
Track records Source：レコードタイム表 (Record time table) -> 札幌競馬場 (Sapporo Racecourse)
† Reference Time. Last updated on August 23, 2026.
Turf course (2yo) DistanceTimeRacehorseSexWeightJockeyDate Recorded1000m56.9Kaikano KisekiFilly54kgKatsuma SameshimaJune 12, 20211200m1:07.9PomerancFilly54kgYūsuke FujiokaJune 19, 20211500m1:28.6NitamonodoshiColt55kgYuga KawadaAugust 18, 20241800m1:47.2CrepuscularColt55kgRachel KingAugust 3, 20252000m2:02.1MiyamazakuraFilly54kgYūsuke FujiokaAugust 31, 2019
Turf course (3yo+) DistanceTimeRacehorseSexWeightJockeyDate Recorded1000m56.5Ogi TiffanyMare 554kgHiroshi GōharaJune 23, 19961200m1:07.4Schwarz KaiserGelding 555kgKenichi IkezoeJuly 23, 20231500m1:27.3VatreniGelding 354kgKazuo YokoyamaJune 27, 20211800m1:45.7Quatre FeuillesMare 555kgYuichi FukunagaAugust 3, 20142000m1:58.2Shake Your HeartHorse 658kgYoshihiro FurukawaAugust 16, 20262600m2:37.6Pont des ArtsMare 554kgChristophe LemaireAugust 8, 2020
Dirt course (2yo) DistanceTimeRacehorseSexWeightJockeyDate Recorded1000m58.5GrandsonColt53kgYasuhiko YasudaSeptember 15, 20011700m1:44.9Sage MinoruColt53kgRyusei SakaiAugust 12, 2017
Dirt course (3yo+) DistanceTimeRacehorseSexWeightJockeyDate Recorded1000m57.5Million SempuHorse 655kgMasato ShibataJune 24, 19901700m1:40.9London TownColt 457kgYasunari IwataAugust 13, 20172400m2:32.1EndowmentColt 354kgHayato YoshidaAugust 24, 2019
References
External links JRA Sapporo Racecourse Hokkaidokeiba Sapporo Racecourse