34°46′48.80″N 135°21′45.00″E / 34.7802222°N 135.3625000°E
 The centaur statue at Hanshin Racecourse | |
| Location | Takarazuka, Hyogo, Japan |
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| Owned by | Japan Racing Association |
| Date opened | 1949 |
| Screened on | KBS Kyoto (Sat) Kansai TV (Sun) TVG Network (USA) |
| Course type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing, dirt racing, steeplechasing |
| Notable races | Takarazuka Kinen Osaka Hai Oka Sho Hanshin Juvenile Fillies Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes |
| Official website | |
Hanshin Racecourse (阪神競馬場, Hanshin-keibajō) is located in Takarazuka, Hyogo, Japan. It has a capacity of 139,000 and it is used for horse racing. The land was originally owned by Kawanishi Aircraft Company, which manufactured combat planes during World War II. After the World War II, GHQ ordered the company to stop manufacturing combat planes, which ended in closing the factory. In 1949, Keihanshin Keiba K.K. built the Hanshin Racecourse. The racecourse was transferred to Japan Racing Association in 1955.[1] A major reconstruction was completed in 1991, and another in 2006.
- ^ Keihanshin Real Estate Co., Ltd. 沿革 会社案内 京阪神不動産株式会社 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2007-03-22.