National Association of Racing
The National Association of Racing (Japanese: 地方競馬全国協会 Chiho Keiba Zenkoku Kyokai, or NAR) is a public company consisting of the local governments in Japan (Prefectures, cities/towns/villages or unions of them) who operate horse racing. In Japan, horse racing operated by local governments are called chiho keiba (Japanese: 地方競馬).
NAR itself does not operate horse races.[1]
Racetracks
Here is the list of racetracks holding races operated by local governments (as of June 2015).
| Operator | Racetrack |
|---|---|
| Obihiro City | Obihiro Racecourse (Obihiro, Hokkaido) - Ban'ei race |
| Hokkaido Prefecture | Monbetsu Racecourse (Hidaka, Hokkaido) |
| Iwate Prefecture Morioka City Oshu city |
Morioka Racecourse (Morioka, Iwate) |
| Mizusawa Racecourse (Oshu, Iwate) | |
| Saitama Prefecture Saitama City |
Urawa Racecourse (Minami-ku, Saitama, Saitama) |
| Chiba Prefecture Funabashi City Narashino City |
Funabashi Racecourse (Funabashi, Chiba) |
| Tokyo 23 Ward Cities | Ohi Racecourse (Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo) |
| Kanagawa Prefecture Kawasaki City |
Kawasaki Racecourse (Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa) |
| Ishikawa Prefecture Kanazawa City |
Kanazawa Racecourse (Kanazawa, Ishikawa) |
| Gifu Prefecture Kasamatsu Town Ginan town |
Kasamatsu Racecourse (Kasamatsu, Gifu) |
| Aichi Prefecture Nagoya City |
Nagoya Racecourse (Minato-ku, Nagoya, Aichi) |
| Hyōgo Prefecture Amagasaki City |
Sonoda Racecourse (Amagasaki, Hyogo) |
| Kōchi Prefecture Kōchi City |
Kochi Racecourse (Kōchi, Kōchi) |
| Saga Prefecture Tosu City |
Saga Racecourse (Tosu, Saga) |
Racetracks used to hold prefectural/municipal races
The following courses now hold only Japan Racing Association (JRA) races.
- Sapporo Racecourse (Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido) - Prefectural races until 2009
- Hakodate Racecourse (Hakodate, Hokkaido) - Prefectural races until 1997
- Chukyo Racecourse (Toyoake, Aichi) - Prefectural/municipal races until 2002
- Niigata Racecourse (Kita-ku, Niigata, Niigata) - Prefectural races until 2002
Inactive NAR Racetrack
- Himeji Racecourse (Himeji, Hyōgo, Hyōgo): Inactive since August 30, 2012.
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.
- Iwamizama 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
- ↑ 地方競馬全国協会 (in Japanese). Japan Racing Association. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
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