National Association of Racing

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The National Association of Racing (

villages or unions of them).[1] NAR itself does not operate horse races.[2]

By contrast, Japan Racing Association is a public company established in Japan under a law to operate Chūō Keiba (中央競馬 Central horse racing) and to manage racecourses, and horse-training facilities in the country.

In Japan, horse races operated by local governments are called chiho keiba (Japanese: 地方競馬).

Racetracks

Here is the list of racetracks holding races operated by local governments (as of July 2019). All are oval flat dirt tracks except Obihiro (ban'ei) and Morioka (dirt outside and turf inside). Only four are left-handed (counter-clockwise), the others are right-handed (clockwise).

Operator Racetrack (L/R: Left/Right-handed)
Obihiro City
Obihiro, Hokkaido) - Ban'ei
race
Hokkaido Prefecture Monbetsu Racecourse (Hidaka, Hokkaido) R
Morioka City
Oshu city
Morioka, Iwate
) L
Oshu, Iwate
) R
Saitama City
 Urawa Racecourse (Minami-ku, Saitama, Saitama) L
Narashino City
Funabashi, Chiba
) L
Tokyo 23 Ward Cities
Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo
) R
Kanagawa Prefecture
Kawasaki City 		Kawasaki Racecourse (Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa) L
Kanazawa City
Kanazawa, Ishikawa
) R
Gifu Prefecture
Kasamatsu Town
Ginan town 		Kasamatsu Racecourse (Kasamatsu, Gifu) R
Aichi Prefecture
Nagoya City 		Nagoya Racecourse (Minato-ku, Nagoya, Aichi) R
Hyōgo Prefecture
Amagasaki City
Himeji city
Amagasaki, Hyogo
) R
Himeji, Hyōgo)R[3]
Kōchi Prefecture
Kōchi City 		Kochi Racecourse (Kōchi, Kōchi) R
Saga Prefecture
Tosu City 		Saga Racecourse (Tosu, Saga) R

Racetracks used to hold prefectural/municipal races

The following courses now hold only Japan Racing Association (JRA) races.

  • Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido
    ) - Prefectural races until 2009
  • Hakodate, Hokkaido
    ) - Prefectural races until 1997
  • Toyoake, Aichi
    ) - Prefectural/municipal races until 2002
  • Niigata Racecourse (Kita-ku, Niigata, Niigata) - Prefectural races until 2002

Defunct NAR Racetracks

  • Nakatsu Racecourse: Ended racing on March 22, 2001.
  • Sanjo Racecourse: Ended racing on August 16, 2001.
  • Masuda Racecourse: Ended racing on August 16, 2002.
  • Ashikaga Racecourse: Ended racing on March 3, 2003.
  • Kaminoyama Racecourse: Ended racing on November 11, 2003.
  • Takasaki Racecourse: Ended racing on December 31, 2004.
  • Utsunomiya Racecourse: Ended racing on March 14, 2005.
  • Iwamizawa Racecourse: Ended racing on October 2, 2006.
  • Kitami Racecourse: Ended racing on November 27, 2006.
  • Asahikawa Racecourse: Ended racing in October 16, 2008.
  • Arao Racecourse: Ended racing on December 23, 2011.
  • Fukuyama Racecourse: Ended racing on March 24, 2013.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Racing by Local Governments". National Association of Racing. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  2. ^ 地方競馬全国協会 (in Japanese). Japan Racing Association. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  3. ^ Inactive Aug 2012 - Jan 2020
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