This week's racing schedule features three days across two tracks, Nakayama and Chukyo. Two graded stakes races are also on the calendar.

On Monday, January 13 (a public holiday), the G3 Shinzan Kinen will take place at Chukyo Racecourse. Notable entries include Arte Veloce (3yo colt), winner of the Saudi Arabia Royal Cup and a respectable fifth-place finisher in the Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes, Meiner Ticket (3yo colt), runner-up in the Keio Hai Nisai Stakes, and Lila Emblem (3yo colt), who impressed in his Newcomer race victory.

On Sunday, January 12, the G3 Fairy Stakes will be held at Nakayama Racecourse. Key contenders include Shihorin (3yo filly), fourth in her last start at the Artemis Stakes, Nishino Lavanda (3yo filly), runner-up in the Hakodate Nisai Stakes, and Jardinier (3yo filly), who scored an impressive win in the Aster Sho under similar conditions.