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On the 23rd, the Korea Racing Authority’s Busan Gyeongnam Regional Headquarters held the inauguration ceremony for the newly appointed head, Choi Won il. The inauguration ceremony, held in the main auditorium of the Busan Gyeongnam Main Building of LetsRun Park, was attended by Vice President Jung Young sik of the Busan Gyeongnam Owners’ Association, Director Min Jang-gi of the Busan Gyeongnam Trainers’ Association, Director Kim Nam-sung of the Jockey Association and Director Kim Eo-su,
Tuesday, September 15 2026 - 04:54 AM
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Watching the Grand Prix footage, Miho Noburubon started on the lead and went straight into the final stage. Words that inevitably slip out can be improved by building endurance.This is both true and false. It’s a strong statement, but no one has a small heart. When we later found out the size of the hearts of the strong horses, all of their hearts were large. If the heart is large, the cardiopulmonary function is definitely excellent. A typical Thoroughbred heart accounts for 1% of body weight, weighing about 5 kg. Later, the heart weight of “T.M. Opera O,” one of Japan’s strongest horses, was measured and came out to weigh about 7 kg. What matters is how much the heart’s weight is exerted relative to body weight.
Tuesday, September 15 2026 - 04:52 AM
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The meaning of training can be an opportunity to become interested in what changes occur when a racehorse is trained. Introducing exercise physiology does not immediately improve a racehorse’s ability. However, if one studies equine exercise physiology, they can scientifically establish why they are conducting such training, so they can, to a greater extent, shake off some doubt and devote themselves to creating strong arguments when implementing the training.I have mentioned several times in the column the importance of the hillside road. Please explain why the hillside road is important and what is good about teaching on the hillside road.
Tuesday, September 15 2026 - 04:50 AM
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Hiraga’s visit to the farm manager drew a warm response from trainers and other staff involved in the massage. Despite the difficult content, the Bukyung staff made an effort to learn by asking many questions to introduce the new teaching method. After intense training, I poured out all the questions I’d been wondering about, like how and how much I should rest.If the massaging personnel understand the principles of equine exercise physiology, they can scientifically determine what changes occur when training is conducted on racehorses.
Tuesday, September 15 2026 - 04:47 AM
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Not just equestrianism, but all sectors of the horse industry, following the so-called equestrian privileges granted to Jung Yoo-ra. In this situation, the horse industry must come together and move forward. Rather than prioritizing only their own interests, each association should come together, put their heads together, and engage in deep reflection on how to overcome the current difficult situation and how to develop the horse industry. Of course, the Korea Racing Authority’s sales are already on a downward trend, and the outlook on the horse industry is not very positive,
Tuesday, September 15 2026 - 04:47 AM
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Although I have spent many years working with horses and also teaching for national horse-related certifications, I obtained a trainer’s license last year, which I had not had until then. Just as all cultures and technologies change with the times, the field of "training" also changes over time. Although many changes are already taking place around the world, our country’s training techniques have yet to keep pace with that trend. We must quickly adopt advanced technologies in step with the flow of change.
Tuesday, September 15 2026 - 04:42 AM
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Last year, reaching 1,200 wins also brought jockey Park Tae-jong’s record about five years closer, and it took only about nine months to add just 100 more wins to reach 1,300, thereby shortening even the period needed to accumulate wins. Let’s Run Park Busan Gyeongnam (Director Ko Jung-hwan) held a lecture series inviting overseas horse trainers and physiology experts from July 5 to 8. The invited lecturer is Atsushi Hira, head of the Hidaka Training Center of the Japan Racing Association (JRA), who researches equine exercise physiology from a veterinary perspective at the JRA. If exercise physiology is applied to racehorses, strong racehorses can be developed through scientific methods.
Tuesday, September 15 2026 - 04:31 AM
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Last year, reaching 1,200 wins also brought jockey Park Tae-jong’s record about five years closer, and it took only about nine months to add just 100 more wins to reach 1,300, thereby shortening even the period needed to accumulate wins. Let’s Run Park Busan Gyeongnam (Director Ko Jung-hwan) held a lecture series inviting overseas horse trainers and physiology experts from July 5 to 8. The invited lecturer is Atsushi Hira, head of the Hidaka Training Center of the Japan Racing Association (JRA), who researches equine exercise physiology from a veterinary perspective at the JRA. If exercise physiology is applied to racehorses, strong racehorses can be developed through scientific methods.
Tuesday, September 15 2026 - 04:29 AM
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The all-time record set by jockey Moon Se-young will inevitably become a race against the legacy left by jockey Park Tae-jong. It was in 2007 that jockey Park Tae-jong, who debuted in 1987, reached 1,300 wins. It took about 20 years. Also, the time it took to go from 1,200 wins to 1,300 wins was 11 months, and at the time, jockey Park’s explosive record of wins was regarded as an impenetrable record. However, jockey Moon Se-young’s quest for victory is surpassing jockey Park Tae-jong. Jockey Moon Se-young, who had already begun chasing a new record for the shortest time to reach 100 wins, continued to become the record holder for the shortest time.
Tuesday, September 15 2026 - 04:24 AM
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Last year, reaching 1,200 wins also brought jockey Park Tae-jong’s record about five years closer, and it took only about nine months to add just 100 more wins to reach 1,300, thereby shortening even the period needed to accumulate wins. Let’s Run Park Busan Gyeongnam (Director Ko Jung-hwan) held a lecture series inviting overseas horse trainers and physiology experts from July 5 to 8. The invited lecturer is Atsushi Hira, head of the Hidaka Training Center of the Japan Racing Association (JRA), who researches equine exercise physiology from a veterinary perspective at the JRA. If exercise physiology is applied to racehorses, strong racehorses can be developed through scientific methods.
Tuesday, September 15 2026 - 04:10 AM
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Lee Chan-ho’s class is the right class for “Genesis.” He has a habit of leaning inward after the fourth corner, but since Lee Chan-ho’s jockey uses his left hand, he was able to cover this weakness very well. Changse is still very young, only three years old. Whether to participate in the Jeju Special Self-Governing Province Governor’s Cup final will be decided by comprehensively considering the horse’s condition. Since they’re still young, I don’t plan to push them too hard until this year. We will manage Changse even more diligently so that it can show a strong performance in a bigger race.
Tuesday, September 15 2026 - 04:07 AM
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I thank the horse racing fans who always support “Changse.” I think today’s victory was possible because of the horse racing fans who never forgot and kept supporting us.I was very worried from before the race until we crossed the finish line. Before the race, you seemed distracted during training, but during the race, you seemed to have focused well in the moment. Because “Changse” performed better when leading, they ordered jockey Lee Chan-ho to take the lead. He was instructed to go ahead even if it was somewhat difficult at first. I felt very anxious because it seemed like I was overtaken just 100 meters before the finish line. But I think I was able to endure it because Changse has a strong tenacity to not lose once he gets a horse beside him. Actually, I wasn’t in the best condition today.
Tuesday, September 15 2026 - 04:05 AM
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First of all, recruiting members doesn’t seem like it would be a major problem. I think membership will gradually increase, whether it starts with a small number of members at the beginning of forming the association or through various events and projects. Because everyone is interested in horse training. The greatest difficulty is that we must lead the divided horse training fields together. There is a concern about how we can bring them together as one, given that trainers are scattered across the country and that horse racing and equestrianism appear divided,
Tuesday, September 15 2026 - 04:05 AM
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Korean Language Trainers Association, and recently, two to three weeks ago, we held an office plaque unveiling ceremony in Cheoin-gu,Yongin, Gyeonggi Province.The goal is to receive official approval from the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs by early March.We have already completed all the necessary paperwork for approval, and we plan to visit the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs with the association’s executives around next week.I’m thinking of holding a symposium once in the first half of this year.
Tuesday, September 15 2026 - 04:03 AM
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He is currently an assistant trainer at LetsRun Park Pukyong and a professor at Seorabeol University, actively working to train the next generation of talent. In particular, in November of last year, he was highly praised for his various contributions to the founding of the Korean Speech Trainer Association and was elected its first president.We met with Kwon Seung-joo, president of the Korea Horse Trainers Association, who has a bold ambition to establish a training role model suited to Korea’s circumstances
Tuesday, September 15 2026 - 03:58 AM
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By utilizing the excellent equestrian facilities of institutions specializing in training horse industry professionals,we can work to promote youth equestrian education by hosting youth equestrian camps and the like,while also helping the difficulties faced by each training institution.Just as men’s ambitions are driven by riding supercars, equestrians also feel the urge to ride good horses,showing a similar thread.There are several car companies whose logos feature horses,and even some Korean cars in the past had horses as their theme.
Tuesday, September 15 2026 - 03:56 AM
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As mentioned earlier, by watching videos of preliminary matches held in each region, on-site coaches can assess which areas you are weak in and which parts you need to work on improving, enabling on-site guidance. And it is also something that coaches can judge and advise each athlete on which Korea Standard Jumping event they might be best suited to compete in.It is still being implemented, but the difference is that it introduces the concept of sponsorship. If the Korea Racing Authority sponsors the Student Equestrian Association in 2017,
Tuesday, September 15 2026 - 03:50 AM
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Former president Lee Jong-eun also privately organized and conducted training related to the Hunter competition for student equestrianism, and the people who received that training at the time were now the board members of the Student Equestrian Association. To develop it in a way suited to Korea’s circumstances, we have held symposiums, conducted tests, and continued to hold referee training sessions.Previously, we kept the competition course hidden and did not disclose it,
Tuesday, September 15 2026 - 03:47 AM
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The meaning of training can be an opportunity to become interested in what changes occur when a racehorse is trained. Introducing exercise physiology does not immediately improve a racehorse’s ability. However, if one studies equine exercise physiology, they can scientifically establish why they are conducting such training, so they can, to a greater extent, shake off some doubt and devote themselves to creating strong arguments when implementing the training.I have mentioned several times in the column the importance of the hillside road. Please explain why the hillside road is important and what is good about teaching on the hillside road.
Tuesday, September 15 2026 - 03:47 AM
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Hiraga’s visit to the farm manager drew a warm response from trainers and other staff involved in the massage. Despite the difficult content, the Bukyung staff made an effort to learn by asking many questions to introduce the new teaching method. After intense training, I poured out all the questions I’d been wondering about, like how and how much I should rest.If the massaging personnel understand the principles of equine exercise physiology, they can scientifically determine what changes occur when training is conducted on racehorses.
Tuesday, September 15 2026 - 03:44 AM
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Thank you for saying so much about the importance of the hillside road. We are thinking of introducing a hillside road in Pukyong as well. However, it naturally takes time before making it. I understand that it was said in the past that a treadmill can also produce the effect of a hill track, but how should a treadmill be used to achieve an effect similar to that of a hill track.The main hill track is usually made with a 4% gradient, but if a treadmill is used, it can be set to 10% and the racehorse can run on it. When using a treadmill, you will be doing only the treadmill exercise, so you need to use a higher incline than a regular hill track.
Tuesday, September 15 2026 - 03:41 AM
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We also plan to give the student athletes selected in this competition the opportunity to observe foreign matches by utilizing the reserve team system. We are trying to assist some associations in providing many opportunities to attend various overseas competitions.Rather than concentrating benefits on a few players,we will move in the direction of giving benefits to more children. That is why the role of the international director is important. Because a great deal of high-quality information must be found for the development of youth equestrianism.
Tuesday, September 15 2026 - 03:31 AM
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I thank the horse racing fans who always support “Changse.” I think today’s victory was possible because of the horse racing fans who never forgot and kept supporting us.I was very worried from before the race until we crossed the finish line. Before the race, you seemed distracted during training, but during the race, you seemed to have focused well in the moment. Because “Changse” performed better when leading, they ordered jockey Lee Chan-ho to take the lead. He was instructed to go ahead even if it was somewhat difficult at first. I felt very anxious because it seemed like I was overtaken just 100 meters before the finish line. But I think I was able to endure it because Changse has a strong tenacity to not lose once he gets a horse beside him. Actually, I wasn’t in the best condition today.
Tuesday, September 15 2026 - 03:29 AM
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Last year, a landmark competition in Korean student equestrianism was held at Daemyung Vivaldi Park in Hongcheon, Gangwon Province. It is an international pony competition called CSIP,recognized by the International Federation of Equestrian Sports. It was opened at Daemyeong. We are also planning to hold the CSIP competition this year, but due to the Jung Yoo-ra case, we are unable to make a final decision at this time. If it is held, this year we can present an even more upgraded version than last year.
Tuesday, September 15 2026 - 03:28 AM
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Last year, reaching 1,200 wins also brought jockey Park Tae-jong’s record about five years closer, and it took only about nine months to add just 100 more wins to reach 1,300, thereby shortening even the period needed to accumulate wins. Let’s Run Park Busan Gyeongnam (Director Ko Jung-hwan) held a lecture series inviting overseas horse trainers and physiology experts from July 5 to 8. The invited lecturer is Atsushi Hira, head of the Hidaka Training Center of the Japan Racing Association (JRA), who researches equine exercise physiology from a veterinary perspective at the JRA. If exercise physiology is applied to racehorses, strong racehorses can be developed through scientific methods.
Tuesday, September 15 2026 - 03:26 AM