Horse Racing

South Korea

Sep 13, 2026

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South Korea Opens a $130m Racecourse Where the Horses Commute

Let’s Run Park Yeongcheon opens today with two tracks, new stables and a 5,000-seat grandstand. What South Korea’s newest racecourse does not have is its own resident population of racehorses.

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Horse Racing

Sep 11, 2026

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HKJC Is Building a Global Betting Network Around Horse Racing

Almost one quarter of the money wagered on Hong Kong races now comes from outside the city

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South Korea

KRA Tests Whether Racing Can Work Without a Racecourse Audience

Sep 10, 2026

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KRA Tests Whether Racing Can Work Without a Racecourse Audience

South Korea’s racing operator begins an unusually clean test of its digital betting business today: hold the races, close the venue to customers and see whether the online audience turns up.

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Japan

JRA Is Expanding Beyond WINS — Without Building Its Own Betting Shops

Sep 2, 2026

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JRA Is Expanding Beyond WINS — Without Building Its Own Betting Shops

As traditional off-track sales decline, Japan’s racing giant is extending its reach through venues shared with regional racing, keirin and autoracing.

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China

Aug 31, 2026

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How Deep Is HKJC’s Footprint in Mainland China?

The Hong Kong Jockey Club is best known for Sha Tin and Happy Valley. But over the past two decades it has quietly built a much broader presence across Mainland China — spanning racing, private membership, tourism and even a long-running Sports Lottery technology venture.

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Japan

Aug 18, 2026

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Too Useful to Ban: How Horse Racing Became Japan’s Acceptable Gamble

Horse betting survived Japan’s prohibition of gambling because racing had already become a national project, a professional sport and an institution the state considered worth preserving.

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Japan

JRA keeps WINS Yatsushiro shut after Kumamoto earthquake and pledges ¥16 million in relief

Aug 12, 2026

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JRA keeps WINS Yatsushiro shut after Kumamoto earthquake and pledges ¥16 million in relief

The Japan Racing Association suspended operations at its Yatsushiro off-track betting facility for two consecutive weekends as the region deals with the aftermath of the July 28 earthquake.

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South Korea

Aug 10, 2026

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South Korea Will Open Its First New Racecourse in 21 Years

Let’s Run Park Yeongcheon begins racing on 13 September, but its unusual regional model will test whether a new venue can expand Korea’s horse-betting market.

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Horse Racing

Hong Kong Is Taking More Than Three Jockeys to Ascot

Aug 8, 2026

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Hong Kong Is Taking More Than Three Jockeys to Ascot

Team Hong Kong will make its Shergar Cup debut on 8 August, while the HKJC-operated World Pool turns the unusual team competition into a global betting fixture for the first time

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China

Hong Kong Racing Doubled Its Tourist Visits. Conghua Is the Next Experiment

Jul 19, 2026

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Hong Kong Racing Doubled Its Tourist Visits. Conghua Is the Next Experiment

The Hong Kong Jockey Club ended the season with HK$143.3 billion in racing turnover and more than 400,000 tourist visits. Its new mainland racecourse will test whether Hong Kong racing can grow as a cross-border sports and tourism product — without betting.

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Horse Racing

South Korea Opens a $130m Racecourse Where the Horses Commute

HKJC Is Building a Global Betting Network Around Horse Racing

KRA Tests Whether Racing Can Work Without a Racecourse Audience

JRA Is Expanding Beyond WINS — Without Building Its Own Betting Shops

How Deep Is HKJC’s Footprint in Mainland China?

Too Useful to Ban: How Horse Racing Became Japan’s Acceptable Gamble

JRA keeps WINS Yatsushiro shut after Kumamoto earthquake and pledges ¥16 million in relief

South Korea Will Open Its First New Racecourse in 21 Years

Hong Kong Is Taking More Than Three Jockeys to Ascot

Hong Kong Racing Doubled Its Tourist Visits. Conghua Is the Next Experiment

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