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Japan Racing Association

日本中央競馬会
Hibiya Fort Tower, the location of the JRA Headquarter
Formation	September 16, 1954; 71 years ago (1954-09-16)
Headquarters	Hibiya Fort Tower 1-1-1 Nishishimbashi Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0003 Japan
Location	Japan
Chairman	Masayoshi Yoshida
Parent organization	Japanese Government
Website	jra.jp

TheJapan Racing Association (Japanese:日本中央競馬会 Nippon ChūōKeiba Kai, orJRA) 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, betting facilities, and horse-training facilities in the country.

It was founded in^[1] 1954, according to the Horse Racing Law (競馬法 Keiba Hō) and the Japan Racing Association Law (日本中央競馬会法 Nippon Chūō Keiba Kai Hō) and is operated under the strict oversight of theMinistry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (Japan).

• Racecourses (競馬場 Keiba Jō) - All racecourses in Japan have one oval dirt course inside and one or two turf courses outside. Some also have 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, Tokyo and Umeda,Osaka, Osaka)

• TheHanshin Juvenile Fillies (阪神ジュベナイルフィリーズ), Hanshin, Turf 1600m (for Fillies)
• TheAsahi Hai Futurity Stakes (朝日杯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)

• TheOka Sho (桜花賞, "The Japanese 1000 Guineas"), Hanshin, Turf 1600m (for Fillies)
• TheSatsuki Shō (皐月賞, "The Japanese 2000 Guineas"), Nakayama, Turf 2000m (for Colts and Fillies)
• TheNHK Mile Cup, Tokyo, Turf 1600m (for Colts and Fillies)
• TheYushun Himba (優駿牝馬, "The Japanese Oaks"), Tokyo, Turf 2400m (for Fillies)
• TheTōkyō Yūshun (東京優駿, "The Japanese Derby"), Tokyo, Turf 2400m (for Colts and Fillies)
• TheShūka Sho (秋華賞, Triple Tiara Final Round), Kyoto, Turf 2000m (for Fillies)
• TheKikuka-shō (菊花賞, "The Japanese St. Leger"), Kyoto, Turf 3000m (for Colts and Fillies)

• TheTakamatsunomiya Kinen (高松宮記念), Chukyo, Turf 1200m
• TheVictoria Mile, Tokyo, Turf 1600m (for Fillies and Mares)
• TheYasuda Kinen (安田記念), Tokyo, Turf 1600m
• TheSprinters Stakes (Global Sprint Challenge Round 8 of 10), Nakayama, Turf 1200m
• TheMile Championship, Kyoto, Turf 1600m

• TheŌsaka Hai (大阪杯), Hanshin, Turf 2000m
• TheTenno Sho (Spring) (天皇賞・春, the Emperor's Cup), Kyoto, Turf 3200m
• TheTakarazuka Kinen (宝塚記念), Hanshin, Turf 2200m
• TheTenno Sho (Autumn) (天皇賞・秋, 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 (有馬記念, "The (Nakayama) Grand Prix"), Nakayama, Turf 2500m

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

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

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

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