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Nam Yoon-oh, CEO of Sanggok Farm, who ran for seven hours from Busan with his horses to participate in the "6th Gyeongju Retired Horse Riding and Training Education" held at the Korean Horse Association's Indoor Horse Racing Center in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi-do on the 7th and 8th, says the success of the "Gyeongju Retired Horse" is essential for the development of the horse industry. Representative Nam, who has attended the six training sessions held this year without missing once, has a strong belief in the "Gyeongju Retired Horse." I asked him about the horse industry, who raises his own horse and is also in the horseback riding business.
Friday, January 02 2026 - 02:39 AM
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Due to my busy work, I have a lot of business trips, and it is difficult to make an appointment due to distance restrictions. However, I communicate well with the president of the mutual aid association and the president of the mutual aid association organically. We also complain of our difficulties and sometimes listen to what they need. I hope there will be many opportunities for dialogue and communication. Members of the Korea Racing Authority have been producing racehorses for about 25 years so far. It has been produced really hard and it is the same now. I can't actually help you with racing, but we'll be faithful to that role because it produces and supplies good horses. Please pay attention to domestic horses, too. I don't have much hope, and I want to produce horses that win the presidential boat among domestic horse races. In the reality of domestic racehorses,
Friday, January 02 2026 - 02:38 AM
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Until domestic horses become more competitive, the mixed race with foreign horses should be delayed. The mixed race was initially decided to introduce only the first and second groups and expand it based on market conditions, but there are cases where foreign horses run to win in the fifth group. That is really dangerous, though. And while the price restrictions on foreign horses have been lifted and expensive horses have come in to win the championship, too big a change in the prize money system is not possible. According to the current prize money system, 57% is given to the first place and the rest is rarely received. If this prize money system continues, domestic horses' competitiveness may decline sharply, causing real trouble. No matter how honorable they are,
Friday, January 02 2026 - 02:36 AM
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In addition, if we cannot stabilize breeding fees, there is a problem in this regard that the breeding fees are running throughout the world on the seedling ranch. Since it is still difficult and immature to produce seedlings in Korea, the biggest problem is how to manage and operate seedlings. I hope the auction system will be improved. At horse auctions held abroad, the successful bidder is all responsible for the moment the successful bid is won. In Korea, however, there are still many areas where farmers are responsible for the three to four days after the successful bid. Buyers have to take a close look and purchase as well as sellers, but the structure is like this, so there is a difficult aspect. Various efforts are being made to reduce defects, such as pre-X-rays, but in an environment where the cancellation is too easy
Friday, January 02 2026 - 02:31 AM
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Just as a new wind of upheaval is blowing in any industry worldwide, the trend facing horse racing is also changing. Like the saying that you see as much as you know, you must know and study horse racing. It's time for us to be able to respond to changes and increase our competitiveness. I think it will be more difficult to speak out than now if we continue to leave it to the assistant teacher and let him do it on his own. Paying attention to your ancestry, developing an eye for choosing your own horses, and checking the condition of the racehorse like your own child will certainly lead to your grades. You shouldn't be too greedy, but within the line of maintaining the dignity and authority of the other person, you should take care of both the honor and the practicality of the other person. I met them 10 years ago at the recommendation of an acquaintance,
Friday, January 02 2026 - 02:28 AM
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What is more meaningful about this Owners Day, which will be held under the slogan of "New Era, New Leap," is that a special donation delivery ceremony will be held together to mark the 10th anniversary of the Animal Name Donation Project," which is the tradition of the faces who donate in the name of the racehorse. At the donation delivery ceremony, which will be held after the award ceremony for the chairman of the Seoul Racing Authority, a total of 290 million won donated by the members of the opposing party will be delivered to the Let's Run Foundation from the end of last year to the beginning of this year. Our faces have a tradition of donating in the name of the racehorse. The Animal Name Donation Project," which started in 2009, is a social contribution project jointly run by the Seoul Community Chest of Korea and the Seoul Racing Authority,
Friday, January 02 2026 - 02:24 AM
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It is not a project to support participation in horse riding competitions, but it can be said to be a talent donation activity through horse riding skills. It is designed to spread professional horseback riding skills to youth equestrian athletes who are far from the center of horseback riding education due to geographical conditions and are in the blind spot of educational benefits. It is a project for horseback riding coaches to visit and coach them in person and enhance their skills. Youth equestrian teams in Jindo, South Jeolla Province, which are close to each other, were also invited to hold mutual exchange matches, and this year is the second competition following last year. It is true that students from this region, where the Lettsrun Foundation donated educational talent, are performing well by participating in the National Youth Sports Festival and various horseback riding competitions. Such achievements can be said to be their own.
Friday, January 02 2026 - 02:22 AM
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The more important thing is that the presidential boat of the Seoul Horse Racing Association symbolizes the beginning of the individual horse racing system, which was the first starting point for the advancement of horse racing, and it is the history of the individual horse racing system that began and nourished its growth. With the creation of the individual horse racing system in 1993, the transparency and fairness of horse racing were secured and our horse racing was able to grow at a high speed. After all, the individual horse racing system is the essence and root of horse racing, and it means the identity of the horse racing industry. Last year, there were some incidents that shook its identity amid the chaos of Korean horse racing, so it seems very important for all of us to reflect on and
Friday, January 02 2026 - 02:20 AM
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However, on the other hand, "The public's demand for safe food and a clean environment is increasing day by day, and the new demand for rural areas of urban residents, such as experiential tourism using various resources in rural areas, is also increasing," he said. "We will support the agricultural and food industry to grow sustainably." As a representative social contribution foundation in Korea, the Let's Run Foundation is performing a public interest function in various fields and areas, including rehabilitation horseback riding, a social contribution activity using direct words, scholarship projects for college students, youth support projects for job creation, and other projects that revitalize agriculture and rural areas. Among them, talent donation activities for youth horseback riding, the future and asset of Korean horseback riding, are an area of particular attention.
Friday, January 02 2026 - 02:20 AM
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Marking the 25th anniversary of the individual horse race, our faces are now on the stage of a new challenge to catch two rabbits, Honor and Silly. In the future, we must continue to establish the rights and status of the face and break through different interests between the implementation body and related organizations. These critical fateful challenges are difficult to solve without experience and motivation alone. Due to the structural characteristics of Korean horse racing, the implementation body dominates the strongest power, but dogmatic actions in the advancement of horse racing are never successful. We will establish a system in which the voices of related organizations can be reflected in policies so that the strong power of the face-to-face can be the driving force for the development of horse racing. In the rapidly changing horse racing environment,
Friday, January 02 2026 - 02:17 AM
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It has established an annual operating system that makes dry products in autumn and winter and frozen products in spring and summer, achieving stable sales and contributing to the creation of local jobs. It operates four of its own stores, including two highway rest areas. In addition to Nature Farm's persimmon-processed products, it is using them as a venue for sales and promotion of various agricultural products such as peaches, apples and blueberries produced in Cheongdo-gun, and is also practicing coexistence with the region. It has acquired FFSSC22000 and HALAL certification to take the lead in developing overseas markets. Starting with the export of persimmon to Japan and Thailand in 2014, it has exported more than 120 million won of processed persimmon products such as persimmon crab and ice Hongshi to six overseas countries, including the United States and China, in 2017.
Friday, January 02 2026 - 02:16 AM
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As a pledge in this election, he promised to implement policies that put the rights and interests of members first, such as raising realistic prize money to reduce the deficit and improving the system, and measures to prevent the loss of property by confronting them, and plans to carry out new initiatives such as a full reorganization of the new executive team as soon as possible to achieve practical results during his term in office. The past three years have been a time that laid the foundation for the development of the association. Based on the achievements of the past term, we will accelerate the improvement of horse racing infrastructure and create a stronger face-to-face association that leads to true advancement of horse racing. In addition to promoting projects for the development of the association, the government and the National Assembly,
Friday, January 02 2026 - 02:10 AM
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Externally, it sought practical benefits based on communication by supplementing the policy direction of the past, which has not been effective by leaning toward confrontation. Although there is no shortage, it has produced remarkable results for strengthening the status of the opponent and developing horse racing, including the establishment of a 1,200-meter training course, improvement of the race track, implementation of break time for assistants, improvement of massage facilities, introduction of advanced horse racing professionals, and securing the authority to select face-to-face horse racing. I am proud that I have been striving to become a president who runs on my feet in order to substantially solve the current issues of horse racing, which have not been implemented for more than 20 years, one by one. In addition, various efforts have been made to create new values for the face-to-face culture,
Friday, January 02 2026 - 01:59 AM
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We will unite the pioneering spirit and philosophy of the elderly faces, and the spirit and dynamism of the younger faces to sublimate them into the capacity of the development of the face-to-face association. In recent years, Korean horse racing has been in a lot of trouble, with the pain of horse racing innovation plans over the past few years and the government's manipulation of state affairs last year. In particular, it was a more painful and fierce time for the faces who are the largest investors in the horse racing industry and have to sustain the development of horse racing, with a significant increase in deficits amid stagnant horse racing sales and prize money. At that time, he ran for president with a sense of mission to restore the status and rights of the association, which was tarnished even in the face of the wrong horse racing innovation plan,
Friday, January 02 2026 - 01:55 AM
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I think this is the only thing for a stable horse industry. If this business goes well, many people can ride horses at an affordable price. Based on the knowledge I have learned, I have hunted down Thoroughbreds on farms and horseback riding courses, and then tried riding a beginner horse, but so far, there has been no particularly dangerous situation or appearance. Sometimes, the horse does not comply with what it wants. I think that the rest of the education will be sufficient to supplement it. From the standpoint of running a horse race, the cost aspect cannot be considered at all. In fact, I am studying because of those advantages. A horse lives for 30 years and racehorses usually retire at the age of 2 to 3. It's a pity in every aspect that the rest of your life is long and you can't use it. If the education for the conversion of riders to Gyeongju veterans is well established, it will have a positive effect on the horse industry as a whole.
Friday, January 02 2026 - 01:54 AM
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Nam Yoon-oh, CEO of Sanggok Farm, who ran for seven hours from Busan with his horses to participate in the "6th Gyeongju Retired Horse Riding and Training Education" held at the Korean Horse Association's Indoor Horse Racing Center in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi-do on the 7th and 8th, says the success of the "Gyeongju Retired Horse" is essential for the development of the horse industry. Representative Nam, who has attended the six training sessions held this year without missing once, has a strong belief in the "Gyeongju Retired Horse." I asked him about the horse industry, who raises his own horse and is also in the horseback riding business.
Friday, January 02 2026 - 01:52 AM
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Now, in order to repay the members' wishes by re-appointed as the 11th chairman of the Seoul Racing Association, we will bring together the capabilities of the members of the Seoul Racing Association to lead the advancement of horse racing with an emphasis on resolving the deficit and strengthening the rights and status of the people facing each other. Just as there is a value that remains unchanged despite the new and old generational change, Korea's facing society has grown with the dedication and sacrifice of the elderly faces who have pioneered the barren horse racing environment, and in succession, the seniors and juniors have joined forces to support the horse racing industry. Although the heads of organizations with 3,500, 6,500, and 17,500 have been operating for years,
Friday, January 02 2026 - 01:50 AM
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Chairman Kang Seok-dae is expected to re-appoint as the new head of the Seoul Racing Authority, a key player in the Korean racing industry, and a new era of horse racing is expected to open. Chairman Kang Seok-dae, who has won a second term with much support from the members of the two sides, will take an inauguration ceremony on March 11 and begin his full-fledged move. The inauguration ceremony, which will be held together with the 26th Seoul Racing Association Presidential Cup, the stage for the strongest sprinters in Korea, and the commemorative ceremony of the 2018 Owners Day, the festival of the two sides, will be held to celebrate the new start of the Seoul Racing Authority under the slogan "New Era, New Leap." Chairman Kang Seok-dae, who is a mid-sized company
Friday, January 02 2026 - 01:46 AM
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However, on the other hand, "The public's demand for safe food and a clean environment is increasing day by day, and the new demand for rural areas of urban residents, such as experiential tourism using various resources in rural areas, is also increasing," he said. "We will support the agricultural and food industry to grow sustainably." As a representative social contribution foundation in Korea, the Let's Run Foundation is performing a public interest function in various fields and areas, including rehabilitation horseback riding, a social contribution activity using direct words, scholarship projects for college students, youth support projects for job creation, and other projects that revitalize agriculture and rural areas. Among them, talent donation activities for youth horseback riding, the future and asset of Korean horseback riding, are an area of particular attention.
Friday, January 02 2026 - 01:43 AM
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Legal and institutional restrictions play a role in the recognition of horse racing as gambling. It is unfortunate that many horse racing fans are illegally leaving due to betting caps or access restrictions. I think it is a part that the entity should strive for. The mystery analysis competition has additional prize money that can be obtained as a result of good mystery analysis, as there are prize money in addition to the prize money earned from betting on horse racing. I hope there will be more competitions where horse racing reasoning skills are competed rather than the so-called 'money-for-money'. I also personally think that the prize money will become bigger like overseas and the participation of overseas horse racing fans will improve the perception. I have been developing for more than 10 years, and I have studied horse racing at home and abroad, starting with a simple idea,
Friday, January 02 2026 - 01:41 AM
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Each country has different views when it comes to forecasting, but Part 1 countries such as Japan, Hong Kong and the United States take a closer look at basic specifications management and assistant training for both popular and non-popular horses. Since most of them aim to win, factors such as development and operation of riders and assistants play a major role in the outcome. In Korea, factors such as short-term assistants suitable for distance and organization and willingness to win play play a bigger role in the outcome of the race, which seems to be more important. In the first place, I tried not to participate. I had a horse racing analysis agency as a business operator and tried to participate as a test to analyze both overseas and domestic horse racing and update algorithms, but I came back to participate.
Friday, January 02 2026 - 01:35 AM
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For example, if you buy an expensive foreign horse for $1 million, even if you compete in a horse race in Korea and win all of them, you will not be able to find the money, but there will be some people who will pay $1 million to buy them because of the competitive edge. There is no added value in prize money in Korea, so we will turn our attention to foreign countries, and if we achieve an excellent performance in international competitions, we can improve our national prestige. I think the level of domestic horse racing will also increase. The rating system is in effect right now, so we hope that you will increase the number of special races. There is also an advantage of rating through handicap racing, but there are also people and horses who suffer damage.
Friday, January 02 2026 - 01:30 AM
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Those that are currently in mixed races from the fourth grade should be divided into domestic and foreign races. Only then can domestic and foreign racehorse producers live and improve the quality of Korean horses. It is necessary to classify domestic and foreign horses up to the first grade, and to create an integrated mountain race where domestic and foreign horses can compete together in the first grade. In fact, in domestic 4th-grade races, foreign horses are often pushed back when they compete with horses that have won the 5th and 6th-grade races. This is because even a foreign horse with good pedigree is no better than a domestic horse with experience in racing. In addition, foreign horses have to compete with horses that have won from the fourth grade, and if they train too hard to match the competition, they may break down quickly.
Friday, January 02 2026 - 01:25 AM
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In particular, half-dried persimmons and iced ripe persimmons, which are made of seedless Qingdao persimmons, are receiving good responses from consumers because they are easy to eat as well as sweet taste. Unlike ordinary dried fruits, dried persimmons, which have moist jelly tissue, are attracting attention as a "well-being snack" because they retain the nutrients of persimmons, such as vitamins and flavonoids. CEO Jeong Sang-soo also obtained a patent (registration, 3 cases) for "how to make natural sugars extracted from persimmons." In particular, by processing persimmon by-products (shells), which were discarded using "syrup-making technology" certified as green technology, into "surveillance luv," it has recorded more than 6.8 billion won in sales in 2017 and is gaining the effect of killing two birds with one stone to protect the local environment.
Friday, January 02 2026 - 01:22 AM
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Teacher Ha Jae-heung, who is famous for his love of horses and studying assistant teacher, expressed regret over his feelings about leaving the Mabang, saying, "I can't leave my love behind." He chose "Vura," who won the Mugunghwa Cup in 1996, as the most memorable horse in his life. "Vura wanted to give up several times because she refused to enter the starting line. However, as a result of continuing her training with patience, she even won the Mugunghwa Cup," he said. "Through Vura, I learned the truth that horses pay back as much as they put their heart into it." Ha Jae-heung, an assistant teacher who recently won the Sports Chosun Cup and the Gwacheon Market Cup in 2015, said, "I didn't have an unrivaled star horse, but I always maintained the normal score. I want to be remembered as a assistant teacher who did his best, rather than the best."
Friday, January 02 2026 - 01:20 AM