Beneath the grandstands of Kokura Racecourse, a competitive 12-race programme will unfold on Sunday, 19 July, featuring races for juveniles, three-year-olds and older horses across distances ranging from 1,000 to 2,860 metres. The meeting will begin with the day’s only jumps contest before progressing through a series of valuable flat races, with the Grade 3 Kokura Kinen serving as the feature event. Supporting races including the Shiranui Tokubetsu, Miyazaki Stakes and Chikushi Tokubetsu will further strengthen an action-packed afternoon on the JRA calendar.
Kokura Race Cards 19 July
Opening the programme, RACE 1 will be a 2,860-metre contest for three-year-olds and upwards at 10:05, carrying prize money of ¥16,040,000 and serving as the day’s only jumps event. The opener will provide an early examination of stamina before the meeting switches to flat racing. RACE 2 will immediately follow at 10:40, a 1,200-metre contest for three-year-olds with a purse of ¥11,050,000, where emerging sprinters will begin the flat-racing schedule.
Continuing the early programme, RACE 3 will be run over 1,700 metres at 11:10 for three-year-olds, offering ¥11,050,000 in prize money and presenting another opportunity for developing performers. RACE 4 will then be staged at 11:40 over 2,000 metres, also for three-year-olds, carrying an identical purse as the middle-distance runners take centre stage.
Attention will then shift to RACE 5, which will feature two-year-olds over 1,800 metres at 12:30 for ¥14,880,000 in prize money, giving juveniles another valuable opportunity to gain racecourse experience. RACE 6 will follow at 13:00, where three-year-olds will compete over 1,700 metres for a purse of ¥11,050,000, maintaining the competitive rhythm of the afternoon.
Building towards the feature races, RACE 7 will be contested over 1,200 metres at 13:30 for three-year-olds and upwards, carrying ¥15,620,000 in prize money. RACE 8 will then be run over 1,000 metres at 14:00, also for three-year-olds and upwards, with the same purse, providing the quickest examination on the programme.
Feature-race action will commence with RACE 9 – The Shiranui Tokubetsu, which will be contested over 1,800 metres at 14:35 for three-year-olds and upwards, offering ¥30,370,000 in prize money. RACE 10 – The Miyazaki Stakes, will follow at 15:10 over 1,700 metres, carrying a purse of ¥36,060,000 and serving as an important supporting feature ahead of the day’s headline contest.
The spotlight will then fall on RACE 11 – The Grade 3 Kokura Kinen, which will be run over 2,000 metres at 15:45 for total prize money of ¥82,710,000. The expected field will include Zendan Hayabusa, Tagano Abby, Namura Ahab, Copano Santos, Echt, Gaiamente, Total Clarity, Safira, G T Adamant, Meiner Memory, Kane Hula and K’s Reve, along with additional runners expected to complete a competitive line-up for one of the day’s most prestigious races.
Bringing the meeting to a close, RACE 12 – The Chikushi Tokubetsu, scheduled for 16:30 over 1,800 metres for three-year-olds and upwards, carrying prize money of ¥22,100,000. The concluding contest will round off a well-balanced programme featuring juvenile races, competitive handicaps, valuable conditions events and the Grade 3 Kokura Kinen.
Overall, Kokura Race Cards 19 July will deliver a well-balanced 12-race programme featuring contests for juveniles, three-year-olds and older horses. Headlined by the Grade 3 Kokura Kinen and supported by the Shiranui Tokubetsu and Miyazaki Stakes, the meeting will provide a varied afternoon of JRA racing at Kokura Racecourse.
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