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 the authority for horse races operated by local governments in Japan (Prefectures, cities/towns/villages or unions of them).[1] NAR itself does not operate horse races.[2]

In Japan, horse racing operated by local governments are called chiho keiba (Japanese: 地方競馬).

Racetracks

Here is the list of racetracks holding races operated by local governments (as of July 2019). All are oval flat dirt tracks except Obihiro (ban'ei) and Morioka (dirt outside and turf inside). Only four are left-handed (counter-clockwise), the others are right-handed (clockwise).

OperatorRacetrack (L/R: Left/Right-handed)
Obihiro City Obihiro Racecourse (Obihiro, Hokkaido) - Ban'ei race
Hokkaido Prefecture Monbetsu Racecourse (Hidaka, Hokkaido) R
Iwate Prefecture
Morioka City
Oshu city		 Morioka Racecourse (Morioka, Iwate) L
Mizusawa Racecourse (Oshu, Iwate) R
Saitama Prefecture
Saitama City		 Urawa Racecourse (Minami-ku, Saitama, Saitama) L
Chiba Prefecture
Funabashi City
Narashino City		 Funabashi Racecourse (Funabashi, Chiba) L
Tokyo 23 Ward Cities Ohi Racecourse (Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo) R
Kanagawa Prefecture
Kawasaki City		 Kawasaki Racecourse (Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa) L
Ishikawa Prefecture
Kanazawa City		 Kanazawa Racecourse (Kanazawa, Ishikawa) R
Gifu Prefecture
Kasamatsu Town
Ginan town		 Kasamatsu Racecourse (Kasamatsu, Gifu) R
Aichi Prefecture
Nagoya City		 Nagoya Racecourse (Minato-ku, Nagoya, Aichi) R
Hyōgo Prefecture
Amagasaki City
Himeji city		 Sonoda Racecourse (Amagasaki, Hyogo) R
Himeji Racecourse (Himeji, Hyōgo)R[3]
Kōchi Prefecture
Kōchi City		 Kochi Racecourse (Kōchi, Kōchi) R
Saga Prefecture
Tosu City		 Saga Racecourse (Tosu, Saga) R

Racetracks used to hold prefectural/municipal races

The following courses now hold only Japan Racing Association (JRA) races.

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.
  • Iwamizawa 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
  1. "Racing by Local Governments". National Association of Racing. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  2. 地方競馬全国協会 (in Japanese). Japan Racing Association. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  3. Inactive Aug 2012 - Jan 2020
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