Japan Racing Association

TheJapan Racing Association(Japanese:Nhật bổn trung ương cạnh mã hội Nippon ChūōKeiba Kai,orJRA) is a public company established to operate Chūō Keiba ( trung ương cạnh mã Central horse racing) and to manage racecourses, betting facilities, and horse-training facilities.

Japan Racing Association

Nhật bổn trung ương cạnh mã hội
Hibiya Fort Tower, the location of the JRA Headquarter
Formation	September 16, 1954(1954-09-16)
Headquarters	Hibiya Fort Tower 1-1-1 Nishishimbashi Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0003 Japan
Location	Japan
Chairman	Masayuki Goto
Parent organization	Japanese Government
Website	https://jra.jp/

It was founded in1954, according to the Horse Racing Law ( cạnh mã pháp Keiba Hō) and the Japan Racing Association Law ( nhật bổn trung ương cạnh mã hội pháp Nippon Chūō Keiba Kai Hō) and is operated under the strict oversight of theMinistry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (Japan).

Facilities

• Racecourses( cạnh mã tràng Keiba Jō) - All racecourses have one oval dirt course inside and one or two turf courses outside. Some have also jump courses. Only three (Tokyo, Niigata and Chukyo) are left-handed (counter-clockwise) and the others are right-handed (clockwise).
  • Tokyo Racecourse(Fuchu, Tokyo)
  • Nakayama Racecourse(Funabashi, Chiba)
  • Kyoto Racecourse(Kyoto, Kyoto)
  • Hanshin Racecourse(Takarazuka, Hyogo)
  • Sapporo Racecourse(Sapporo, Hokkaido)
  • Hakodate Racecourse(Hakodate, Hokkaido)
  • Fukushima Racecourse(Fukushima, Fukushima)
  • Niigata Racecourse(Niigata, Niigata)
  • Chukyo Racecourse(Toyoake, Aichi)
  • Kokura Racecourse(Kitakyushu, Fukuoka)
• Off course betting facilities "WINS", "Light WINS" and "EXCEL" (about 40 locations around the country).The race course without racing will be an off course betting facilities named "Park WINS".
  • Admission fee is collected at the racecourses where the race is held, but not at "Park WINS" where the race is not held.However, reserved seats are charged.
  • "WINS" and "Light WINS" can be entered by anyone over the age of 20 who can purchase betting tickets, but "Excel" is not admitted until the membership registration is completed.
  • Some "WINS" have an "EXCEL Floor" with reserved seats. This is not a membership system, but an admission fee is required.
  • "Light WINS" is a facility that reduces running costs and initial costs, so the facility is small. There is no display to show the race broadcast or get various information.
  • There is also an off course betting facilities operated by racecourses belonging to theNational Association of Racing,but betting tickets for Japan Racing Association may also be sold here.
• Training Centers
  • Miho Training Center (Miho, Ibaraki)
  • Ritto Training Center (Ritto, Shiga)
• Horseracing School (Shiroi, Chiba)
• Equine Research Institute (Utsunomiya, Tochigi)
• Equestrian Park (Setagaya, Tokyo)
• Hidaka Yearling Training Farm (Urakawa, Hokkaido)
• Miyazaki Yearling Training Farm (Miyazaki, Miyazaki)
• Gate J. (promotion centers, Shimbashi,Minato, Tokyoand Umeda,Osaka, Osaka)

Grade I Races

Two-year-olds

• TheHanshin Juvenile Fillies( phản thần ジュベナイルフィリーズ), Hanshin, Turf 1600m (for Fillies)
• TheAsahi Hai Futurity Stakes( triều nhật bôi フューチュリティステークス), Hanshin, Turf 1600m (for Colts and Fillies)
• TheHopeful Stakes(ホープフルステークス), Nakayama, Turf 2000m (for Colts and Fillies)

Three-year-olds

• TheOka Sho( anh hoa thưởng, "The Japanese 1000 Guineas" ), Hanshin, Turf 1600m (for Fillies)
• TheSatsuki Sho( cao nguyệt thưởng, "The Japanese 2000 Guineas" ), Nakayama, Turf 2000m (for Colts and Fillies)
• TheNHK Mile Cup,Tokyo, Turf 1600m (for Colts and Fillies)
• TheYushun Himba( ưu tuấn tẫn mã, "The Japanese Oaks" ), Tokyo, Turf 2400m (for Fillies)
• TheTokyo Yushun( đông kinh ưu tuấn, "The Japanese Derby" ), Tokyo, Turf 2400m (for Colts and Fillies)
• TheShuka Sho( thu hoa thưởng, Triple Tiara Final Round), Kyoto, Turf 2000m (for Fillies)
• TheKikuka Sho( cúc hoa thưởng, "The Japanese St. Leger" ), Kyoto, Turf 3000m (for Colts and Fillies)

Three (or Four) -year-olds and up

Turf 1600m or less

• TheTakamatsunomiya Kinen( cao tùng cung ký niệm ), Chukyo, Turf 1200m
• TheVictoria Mile,Tokyo, Turf 1600m (for Fillies and Mares)
• TheYasuda Kinen( an điền ký niệm ), Tokyo, Turf 1600m
• TheSprinters Stakes(Global Sprint ChallengeRound 8 of 10), Nakayama, Turf 1200m
• TheMile Championship,Kyoto, Turf 1600m

Turf 1800m and over

• TheOsaka Hai( đại phản bôi ), Hanshin, Turf 2000m
• TheTenno Sho (Spring)( thiên hoàng thưởng ・ xuân, the Emperor's Cup), Kyoto, Turf 3200m
• TheTakarazuka Kinen( bảo trủng ký niệm ), Hanshin, Turf 2200m
• TheTenno Sho (Autumn)( thiên hoàng thưởng ・ thu, the Emperor's Cup), Tokyo, Turf 2000m
• TheQueen Elizabeth II Cup(renamed from theQ. E. II Commemorative Cup), Kyoto, Turf 2200m (for Fillies and Mares)
• TheJapan Cup(International Invitational), Tokyo, Turf 2400m
• TheArima Kinen( hữu mã ký niệm, "The (Nakayama) Grand Prix" ), Nakayama, Turf 2500m

Dirt course

• TheFebruary Stakes,Tokyo, Dirt 1600m
• TheChampions Cup(renamed from theJapan Cup Dirt), Chukyo, Dirt 1800m

Steeple-chase (J. GI)

• TheNakayama Grand Jump,Nakayama, Turf 4250m
• TheNakayama Daishogai,Nakayama, Turf 4100m

See also

• National Association of Racing(NAR) - Other horse racing organization in Japan
• Japan Bloodhorse Breeders' Association(JBBA) - Thoroughbred breeder organization in Japan

External links

• Web Site