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Sports Lighting Racecourse
Hakodate RacecourseHakodate City, Hokkaido
At the racecourse on a picturesque northern land, LEDioc FLOOD ZEST creates a pleasing and energy-efficient lit environment for training horses
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Nighttime scene of the whole racecourse. LEDioc FLOOD ZEST floodlights have been installed around the outer perimeter of the course to provide the lighting for training purposes, ensuring that the course enjoys plenty of light whilst also minimizing any impact of light spillage to the surrounding areas.
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Three types of course, a turf course, a dirt track, and a wood-chipped area, are illuminated with LEDioc FLOOD ZEST floodlights to produce a pleasant and energy-efficient light scene.
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LEDioc FLOOD ZEST floodlights have also been mounted atop the roof of the spectator stand, creating a light scene with low levels of glare.
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High-efficiency, high color rendering LEDioc FLOOD ZEST floodlights installed on lighting columns around the outer perimeter of the course ensure the provision of ample illuminance levels.
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Four units of LEDioc FLOOD ZEST in action, showcasing advanced glare-suppression features.
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Lighting columns with two units of high-efficiency, high color rendering LEDioc FLOOD ZEST floodlights and single unit of LEDioc ROAD S.
With a history spanning further than any other current racecourse in Japan, Hakodate Racecourse is renowned for the proximity between spectators and horses that it offers, and is also known for being the only Japan Racing Association (JRA) affiliated course where spectators are able to glimpse the sea from the stands. Each year, an exhilarating race which marks the opening of the Hokkaido Series of summer races also sees large numbers of racing fans congregate upon the venue, making for a lively and bustling event. Running clockwise, the racecourse consists of a turf course on the outermost, a dirt track, and a training-use wood-chipped area on the innermost.
In May 2022 the JRA carried out works to update the lighting that was being used here for training purposes, with the existing HID installation replaced by LED floodlights. Used during early morning hours when training for the horses take place, high-efficiency, high color rendering LEDioc FLOOD ZEST floodlights were selected to illuminate the dirt track and wood-chipped areas, being mounted upon lighting columns around the outer perimeter of the course and also atop the spectator stands.
Featuring a design to suppress the brightness levels of their light emitting surface, the installed LEDioc FLOOD ZEST floodlights have been arranged so as to illuminate from behind in the direction of travel on the course, resulting in a lighting scheme with enhanced glare minimization; furthermore the combination of medium beam and wide beam models ensures that any unevenness is minimized as best possible in order to create a highly uniform and pleasing lit environment.
Specification
LEDioc FLOOD ZEST
class 500 - 66
class 1100 - 8
LEDioc ROAD S - 12
