Priority 1 • JRA Central Japanese Racing (G1 Flagships)

Mile Championship

Race Date

2026-11-22 • G1

Venue & Course

Kyoto Racecourse (1600m Turf)

Historical Par GLD

114 GLD

Purse

¥388,800,000 (~$2.6M USD)

Track & Draw Bias Guide: Kyoto Racecourse →GLD Class Par Benchmarks

Course Geometry, Pace Dynamics & Cross-Circuit Translation

Kyoto 1600m Outer Turf demands a high-cruising 700m run up the backstretch hill before slingshotting down the 4.3m gradient into a flat stretch where middle-to-outside swoopers hit peak velocity.

Historical Par GLD: 114 — All contender figures below are normalized onto the universal GLD Speed Figure scale.

Multi-Stage Countdown Milestones (T-30 to T-2)

T-30

Stage 1 — Early SEO Event Hub & Historical Par GLD Launch

T-14

Stage 2 — Contender & International Shipper Speed Figure Translation

T-7

Stage 3 — First-Turn Pace Map & Barrier/Bracket Bias Blueprint

T-2

Stage 4 — Final Declared Field, GLD Line & Exotic Blueprint

Projected Contenders — GLD Speed Figures & GLD Line

Contender (ALL CAPS)	Localized Name	Proj GLD Fig	Peak GLD Fig	GLD Line	Handicapping & Pace Angle
SOUL RUSH	SOUL RUSH	114	115	5/2	Kyoto outer-mile specialist with top GLD Speed Figures on both firm and稍重 (yielding) turf.
BREDE WEG	BREDE WEG	113	115	3/1	Explosive Final 3F turn of foot capable of swallowing pacesetters inside the final 200m.
CHARYN	CHARYN	114	116	4/1	European G1 miler whose cross-circuit GLD Speed Figure translation projects right at Kyoto G1 Par.