HANSHIN

Hanshin Racecourse has two turf courses, a dirt course, and a jump course. The turf's outer oval (外回り sotomawari) measures 2089m (11⁄4 miles + 254 feet), and the inner oval (内回り uchimawari) measures 1689m (1 mile + 261 feet). Two chutes allow races to be run at 1800m/1400m and 2600m/2200m, respectively. Races can be run on the "A Course" rail setting (on the hedge), or the "B Course" setting (rail out 4 meters). The dirt course measures 1518 meters (7/8 mile + 360 feet), with a 1400m chute. The 2089m-long outer oval turf course was part of a major construction in 2006, and was a 400m-long extension. This would eventually remove two old chutes previously used, including a 1600m chute used for the currently-used 1689m-long inner oval course.

 Takarazuka, Hyogo, Japan.

 TRACK CONDITIONS: Thoroughbred: Turf, Harness: All Weather, Greyhound: All Weather