J-PLACE Nagoya has been relocated and JRA off-course betting sales at the outlet have been suspended1. The change is tied to the earlier move of Nagoya Racecourse, operated by the Aichi Horse Racing Association, from Nagoya's Minato ward to Yatomi in Aichi prefecture1.
The Wikipedia entry lists the relocation of J-PLACE Nagoya and the suspension of JRA off-course betting, along with the discontinuation of the San-aru Nagoya shuttle bus service, among related changes1. The entry does not state the reason for the JRA sales suspension or whether it is temporary or permanent; that has not been reported in the source.
The new racecourse has a right-handed dirt course of 1,180 meters around, with a width of 30 meters, and a home straight of 300 meters, of which 240 meters runs from the fourth corner to the finish line1. Race distances are set at 900, 920, 1,400, 1,500, 1,700, 2,000 and 2,100 meters, with a maximum field of 12 horses1. The grandstand has a total floor area of 5,400 square meters and 574 indoor and outdoor viewing seats, about one tenth the number at the old track, a reduction attributed to growth in internet betting1. Capacity is listed at about 2,000 people1.
The old course, nicknamed Donko racecourse after the former name of its location, had a circumference of 1,100 meters, a width of 23 meters and a home straight of 194 meters, the shortest among then-existing racecourses in Japan1. Its distance settings were 800, 1,300, 1,400, 1,600, 1,800, 1,900 and 2,500 meters1.
What it means for players
For anyone who used J-PLACE Nagoya to place JRA bets in person, that outlet has moved and JRA off-course sales there are suspended1. Racing itself continues at the relocated Nagoya Racecourse in Yatomi, which opened in April 2022 and runs night meetings under the Bayside Night name1. The source does not say which betting products remain on sale at the new location, or where JRA off-course sales have been redirected, so those details have not been reported. Players who bet on Japanese racing through off-course betting in Japan or horse racing in Japan will find the venue change affects where in-person tickets can be bought rather than the racing calendar itself.
What happens next
No date has been reported for a resumption of JRA sales at the site.
Sources1 sources
- 名古屋競馬場 - Wikipedia, ja.wikipedia.org
