History Of Horse Racing
I will talk about “horse racing”. Horse racing (Keiba in Japanese)
is gamble, so you tend to have bad image about it. But simply watching horse
racing without betting is exciting, and horse racing is really interesting. So I
want to tell you how interesting horse racing is.
Its history is very long. Its origin started since BC4000! It was
changing the rules, and modern horse racing is started 1540 at England. Now,
Horse racing in England is popular. England’s royal families and aristocracy are
intent on it to prove their horses to be superior to other horses.
In the old days,
it is important for horses to have stamina. But now, it is important for horses
to have speed. Thoroughbred horses bred for acquiring speed are the main force.
In Japan, horse
racing is started 1860 at Yokohama. Then, Japan was changing a closed country
to a opened country. After that, the Tokugawa government constructed Yokohama
racetrack. In 1932, First Japan Derby (Nippon Da-bi- in Japanese) was held at
Meguro racetrack.
Even if you do
not know horse racing well, you might hear Deep Impact or Oguri cap, or
Haiseiko that are one of the most famous racehorses in Japan. They create a
horse racing boom. Recently, Orfevre is most famous racehorses.
In
Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (in Japanese gaisennmonn-syo) which is the most prominent
race in Europe, El Condor Pasa(1999), and Nakayama Festa(2010) finished second.
In 2011, Dubai World Cup whose prize money is the most of the horse races. Victoire
Pisa won this race, we are excited all over the world. As I have said, Japan’s
racehorses play an active role in the world. Recently, Orfevre finished second
in Prix de l'Arc de Triomph in 2012.
Do you know who
this is?
His name is Take
Yutaka. You may hear his name. He is one of the most famous jockeys in Japan
and he is one of the best jockeys in Japan. Jockey means a person ride on
horses. He also contributes Japan’s horse racing boom. As I have said, Jockeys
and horse excited and charm people.
Now, the number
of racetracks is 26. Racetrack classified national racing and The number of national
racing is 10, it is Sapporo, Hakodate, Hukushima, Hunabashi, Hutyuu, Niigata,
Tyuukyou, Kyoto, Hanshin, Ogura. The number of municipally operated racing is
16. it is Monbetu, Obihiro, Morioka, Mizusawa, Urawa, Hunabashi, Ooi, Kawasaki,
Kanazawa, Kasamatu, Nagoya, Sonoda, Himezi, Hukuyama, Kouti, Saga. Race
distance is 1000m ～ 3600m. So, race type is various types.
Japan Derby and Arima Kinnen are one of the most famous races in Japan. You may
hear this word. Japan Derby and Arima Kinnen are races which decide which horse
is the best horse in the year.
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