is located in Kita-ku Niigata, Niigata in the Chūbu region of Japan. It is used for horse racing. It was built in 1965. The capacity of the grandstand is 75,000.
Physical attributes Niigata Race Course has a turf course with two distinct ovals, and a dirt course. Jump races are conducted using fences on the turf course.
The turf's measures 2248m ( miles + 144 feet), the measures 1648m (1 + 42 feet) and the measures 1000m (1/2 miles + 639 feet).
The dirt course measures 1,472 meters (7/8 miles + 207 feet).
Notable races MonthRaceDistanceAge/SexGrade IIIMay Niigata Daishoten (Handicap) Turf 2000m 4yo+Jul. Sekiya Kinen (Handicap) Turf 1600m 3yo+Aug. Ibis Summer Dash Turf 1000m 3yo+Aug. Leopard Stakes Dirt 1800m 3yoAug. Niigata Kinen Turf 2000m 3yo+Sep. Niigata Nisai Stakes Turf 1600m 2yoJ-Grade III (Steeplechase)Aug. Niigata Jump Stakes Turf 3250m 3yo+
Track records Source：レコードタイム表 (Record time table) -> 新潟競馬場 (Niigata Racecourse) † Reference Time. Last updated on August 23, 2026.
Turf course (2yo) DistanceTimeRacehorseSexWeightJockeyDate Recorded1000m55.0Regina ForteFilly54 kgTakuya OnoAugust 28, 20161200m1:08.7Tagano RafflesiaFilly54 kgRyuji WadaJuly 20, 20021400m1:20.4LukewarmFilly55 kgAkihide TsumuraAugust 8, 20261600m1:33.3Purpur RayColt54 kgMirco DemuroJuly 25, 20211800m1:45.5EmbroideryFilly55 kgChristophe LemaireJuly 27, 20242000m2:00.0La GarrigaColt55 kgRyusei SakaiAugust 9, 2026
Turf course (3yo+) DistanceTimeRacehorseSexWeightJockeyDate Recorded1000m53.5Puro MagicMare 556 kgHironobu TanabeAugust 2, 20261200m1:07.5Gun and RoseFilly 454 kgKatsuharu TanakaAugust 3, 20021400m1:19.0MagnatenGelding 657 kgYukio OkabeJuly 14, 20021600m1:31.0Kana TapeMare 654 kgRachel KingJuly 27, 20251800m1:44.0Cruzeiro do SulColt 457 kgYuga KawadaJuly 27, 20242000m1:58.6Meiner LihimColt 357 kgKazuki KikuzawaAugust 8, 2026Outer 2000m1:56.4†Tsujino WonderHorse 557 kgYoshitomi ShibataJuly 14, 20012200m2:09.3Lord FilerColt 355 kgKeita TosakiAugust 15, 20262400m2:24.4Ray of WaterColt 354 kgYuichi FukunagaJuly 24, 2021
Dirt course (2yo) DistanceTimeRacehorseSexWeightJockeyDate Recorded1200m1:10.8Satono VoyageColt55 kgKeita TosakiAugust 9, 20251800m1:53.0Shonan MarioColt52 kgAkira SugawaraOctober 5, 2019
Dirt course (3yo+) DistanceTimeRacehorseSexWeightJockeyDate Recorded1200m1:09.1Mallard the RecordGelding 557 kgHayato YoshidaOctober 19, 20191700m1:46.6MakariosColt 457 kgDaisaku MatsudaJune 11, 20111800m1:49.2KenshinkoColt 356 kgGenki MaruyamaAugust 9, 20202500m2:38.8Meme LanternColt 354 kgTsubasa WadaOctober 6, 2019
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