Physical Attributes
Nakayama Race Course has two grass courses, a dirt course, and a jump course.
The turf's outer oval (外回り, sotomawari?) measures 1840m (1 1/8 miles + 97 feet) with a 1600m and a 2200m chute, and the inner oval (内回り, uchimawari?) measures 1667m (1 mile + 189 feet) with a 1400m chute. 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, 1400m, 1800m, 2000m, 2500m and 3600m races run on the inner oval, while 1200m, 1600m, 2200m, 2600m and 4000m races run on the outer oval. 3200m races run on the outer oval first, then the inner oval.
The dirt course measures 1493 meters (7/8 mile + 278 feet), with a 1200m chute.
Source: JAIR, Nakayama Racecourse, http://www.japanracing.jp/course/j02.html, retrieved 2007-02-26
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