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Eo Kyung-sun, head of the Chungju Citizens' Solidarity Against Attracting a Video Racecourse, said, "The basis and core of the Malmunhwa Complex Leisure Center in Chungju City is that a video racecourse is established and operated within Chungju CityHe emphasized, "As it is predicted that the impact on the lives of residents in Chungju will spread throughout the economy and society, we cannot help but oppose the attraction," and reiterated the opposition of Chungju Citizens' Solidarity against the attraction.Shin Gun-joon, secretary-general of the Chungju Citizens' Solidarity Against Attracting the Video Race Directorate, and Lee Sun-young, secretary-general of the Chungbuk Participatory Solidarity, also expressed negative views on the creation of a horse culture complex leisure center and the development project plan in their remarks.
Wednesday, July 22 2026 - 02:27 AM
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Following the briefing session, Kim Heon-sik, a member of the Chungju City Council, Kim Sam-doo, head of the KRA's outdoor planning team, Eo Kyung-sun, head of the Chungju Citizens' Solidarity, Shin Gun-joong, secretary-general of the Chungbuk Participatory Solidarity, and Lee Joon-young, secretary-general of the Mal Industry Journal, attended the debate under the theme of "The Right Direction of the Mal Culture and Complex Leisure Center in Chungju," and emphasized the legitimacy of the hosting, saying, "The development and creation of the Mal Culture and Complex Leisure Center in Chungju are expected to contribute greatly to the vitalization of the Suanbo Special Tourism Zone, which is currently in a desperate situation, and we desperately hope that the residents of Suanbo will be able to participate."
Wednesday, July 22 2026 - 02:22 AM
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Above all, regarding the Jeju Open endurance horse race, Governor Woo Geun-min introduced the fact that Haya Bint al-Hussein, president of the International Horse Racing Federation, sent a congratulatory message to President Park Geun Hye and said, "The government also replied to President Haya by telling him to send a thank you message as a big competition will be held in Jeju." Governor Woo Geun-min also said, "If the horse racing competition is known to the broadcast and the media, it will become closer to the public and help revitalize tourism." The "Horse Racing Industry Advancement Forum" (CEO Kang Yong-sik), which has designed the future of Korean horse racing and presented a new paradigm for horse racing, ended its activities with the last of the 14th forum.
Wednesday, July 22 2026 - 02:17 AM
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Above all, regarding the Jeju Open endurance horse race, Governor Woo Geun-min introduced the fact that Haya Bint al-Hussein, president of the International Horse Racing Federation, sent a congratulatory message to President Park Geun Hye and said, "The government also replied to President Haya by telling him to send a thank you message as a big competition will be held in Jeju." Governor Woo Geun-min also said, "If the horse racing competition is known to the broadcast and the media, it will become closer to the public and help revitalize tourism." The "Horse Racing Industry Advancement Forum" (CEO Kang Yong-sik), which has designed the future of Korean horse racing and presented a new paradigm for horse racing, ended its activities with the last of the 14th forum.
Wednesday, July 22 2026 - 02:15 AM
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Lee Joon-young, weekly of the Horse Industry Journal, said, "I honestly wish that the KRA's functions and roles, which have become more responsible as a horse racing company, were preceded by discussions on the pros and cons of hosting and developing the Chungju Horse Culture Complex Leisure Center, which was proposed to be equipped with a park-type outdoor sales center, a horse racing experience center, a rehabilitation horse racing center, and a multi-purpose rally facility."
Wednesday, July 22 2026 - 01:58 AM
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Eo Kyung-sun, head of the Chungju Citizens' Solidarity Against Attracting a Video Racecourse, said, "The basis and core of the Malmunhwa Complex Leisure Center in Chungju City is that a video racecourse is established and operated within Chungju CityHe emphasized, "As it is predicted that the impact on the lives of residents in Chungju will spread throughout the economy and society, we cannot help but oppose the attraction," and reiterated the opposition of Chungju Citizens' Solidarity against the attraction.Shin Gun-joon, secretary-general of the Chungju Citizens' Solidarity Against Attracting the Video Race Directorate, and Lee Sun-young, secretary-general of the Chungbuk Participatory Solidarity, also expressed negative views on the creation of a horse culture complex leisure center and the development project plan in their remarks.
Wednesday, July 22 2026 - 01:56 AM
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Above all, regarding the Jeju Open endurance horse race, Governor Woo Geun-min introduced the fact that Haya Bint al-Hussein, president of the International Horse Racing Federation, sent a congratulatory message to President Park Geun Hye and said, "The government also replied to President Haya by telling him to send a thank you message as a big competition will be held in Jeju." Governor Woo Geun-min also said, "If the horse racing competition is known to the broadcast and the media, it will become closer to the public and help revitalize tourism." The "Horse Racing Industry Advancement Forum" (CEO Kang Yong-sik), which has designed the future of Korean horse racing and presented a new paradigm for horse racing, ended its activities with the last of the 14th forum.
Wednesday, July 22 2026 - 01:53 AM
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Kim Sam-doo, head of the KRA's over-the-counter marketing team, explained in his remarks the outline, function, and role of the park-type over-the-counter sales center developed through research services commissioned by the Korea Racing Authority, and explained, "The park-type over-the-counter sales center is a model that comprehensively considers and reflects various demands and suggestions from local residents in the process of establishing and operating the existing over-the-counter sales center, and has released the attraction guide with the basic policy of KRA's promotion as a pilot project." Team leader Kim added, "The park-type over-the-counter sales center will be selected through a certain fixed screening process for applicants received through the public offering, finalized through approval procedures with the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, and will decide whether to expand it or not."
Wednesday, July 22 2026 - 01:29 AM
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Eo Kyung-sun, head of the Chungju Citizens' Solidarity Against Attracting a Video Racecourse, said, "The basis and core of the Malmunhwa Complex Leisure Center in Chungju City is that a video racecourse is established and operated within Chungju CityHe emphasized, "As it is predicted that the impact on the lives of residents in Chungju will spread throughout the economy and society, we cannot help but oppose the attraction," and reiterated the opposition of Chungju Citizens' Solidarity against the attraction.Shin Gun-joon, secretary-general of the Chungju Citizens' Solidarity Against Attracting the Video Race Directorate, and Lee Sun-young, secretary-general of the Chungbuk Participatory Solidarity, also expressed negative views on the creation of a horse culture complex leisure center and the development project plan in their remarks.
Wednesday, July 22 2026 - 01:25 AM
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Above all, regarding the Jeju Open endurance horse race, Governor Woo Geun-min introduced the fact that Haya Bint al-Hussein, president of the International Horse Racing Federation, sent a congratulatory message to President Park Geun Hye and said, "The government also replied to President Haya by telling him to send a thank you message as a big competition will be held in Jeju." Governor Woo Geun-min also said, "If the horse racing competition is known to the broadcast and the media, it will become closer to the public and help revitalize tourism." The "Horse Racing Industry Advancement Forum" (CEO Kang Yong-sik), which has designed the future of Korean horse racing and presented a new paradigm for horse racing, ended its activities with the last of the 14th forum.
Wednesday, July 22 2026 - 01:20 AM
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Above all, regarding the Jeju Open endurance horse race, Governor Woo Geun-min introduced the fact that Haya Bint al-Hussein, president of the International Horse Racing Federation, sent a congratulatory message to President Park Geun Hye and said, "The government also replied to President Haya by telling him to send a thank you message as a big competition will be held in Jeju." Governor Woo Geun-min also said, "If the horse racing competition is known to the broadcast and the media, it will become closer to the public and help revitalize tourism." The "Horse Racing Industry Advancement Forum" (CEO Kang Yong-sik), which has designed the future of Korean horse racing and presented a new paradigm for horse racing, ended its activities with the last of the 14th forum.
Wednesday, July 22 2026 - 01:03 AM
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In addition, opposition from local governments and farmers' organizations is spreading. Five city and provincial governors, including Busan, Gyeongnam, Gyeongbuk, Gyeonggi and Jeju, where the racetrack is located, said in a joint proposal late last month, "Excessive regulations on the legal gambling industry will only increase the underground economy, including illegal gambling, and will adversely affect local finances due to a decrease in local tax revenues," urging them to review electronic cards and suggest ways to enhance the competitiveness of the legal gambling industry. Agricultural and livestock-related groups are also raising opposition, saying that the regulations on the horse racing industry by the audit committee will lead to a reduction in the livestock development fund and welfare projects for farming and fishing villages.
Wednesday, July 22 2026 - 12:55 AM
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An official from the Ministry of Economy and Finance said, "I understand that the Audit Committee is considering introducing an electronic card system in the lottery," and added, "It is pointed out that installing and managing electronic card identification devices at lottery stores across the country is not economical, so we ordered a research service to analyze the effect of introducing electronic cards."As the government moves to introduce electronic cards to the lottery, the legal enforcement industry is protesting against the government's push for regulations on the legal enforcement industry, saying that even though the audit committee has continued to impose strong regulations on the legal enforcement industry, it will have the adverse effect of driving users of the legal enforcement industry to illegal gambling.
Wednesday, July 22 2026 - 12:47 AM
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Rehabilitation horseback riding is a beautiful activity that people and horses create together. Founded in 1969, an American rehabilitation horse riding association has 881 centers that specialize in rehabilitation horse riding and 4,800 rehabilitation horse leaders provide rehabilitation horse riding programs to 66,000 participants. This is possible because there are 62,000 volunteers, thousands of donors, and 7,800 rehabilitation horse riding horses. The centers are established and operated by donations, and many volunteers participate directly and indirectly from feeding to running the centers.
Tuesday, July 21 2026 - 11:21 AM
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Last year, they wore struggle vests and held rallies on the opening day of the season. Since then, members of the Korean Racing Authority chanted slogans such as "withdrawal of horse racing innovation," "guarantee of job security," and "guarantee of survival rights" in front of the main gate of the society on snowstorms. I want to stop shouting such slogans. It was not just last year's event. Kim Nak-soon, the 號 of the Korea Racing Authority, set sail. We hope that the Korean Racing Authority will clean up all the irregularities with the previous administration and create a developing Korean Racing
Tuesday, July 21 2026 - 11:13 AM
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Unfortunately, the death of two horse racing managers in Pukyong led to public opinion that the job insecurity, excessive competition systems, and poor working conditions of horse racing workers should be improved. In the process, the managers in Seoul drove them to the dichotomy logic that they worked less and took more salaries because employment was stable and competitiveness was low. The history of Seoul and Pukyong is different, and the working experience and average age of horse racing workers are not discussed at all, and the media reported the logic of horse racing that Seoul is high cost,
Tuesday, July 21 2026 - 11:06 AM
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In particular, I hope that the government, horse racing society and local governments can create a cooperative system to improve domestic racing horse capabilities to advance the horse racing industry. And I hope that the government and the National Assembly will join forces to seek the integration of the Horse Association Act and the Horse Industry Promotion Act from a new perspective, considering the reality that laws and budgets are still not fully supported. Through this, we need to remove obstacles that are holding back the development of the horse industry and wisely contain areas that conflict with other laws.
Tuesday, July 21 2026 - 11:04 AM
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Currently, horseback riding is in an endless fog, and horse racing is overcast with dark clouds. The media and broadcast reports of bad events related to the horse industry played a part in this. It is time to think a lot about how to overcome this crisis in the horse industry. Horse racing is a youth horse racing, and horse racing is putting a lot of effort into finding a way out as an international race, but compared to that effort, the effect is not that great yet. However, I think there will be consequences if you keep trying.
Tuesday, July 21 2026 - 10:56 AM
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Unlike the usual rigid atmosphere, the atmosphere of the inauguration ceremony was due to the expectation that he was the first horse leader appointed by the Moon Jae In government, and there were applause during the inauguration speech or loud answers to Chairman Kim Nak-soon's questions.Chairman Kim Nak-soon, who seemed to have recognized the situation in which his inauguration speech had no choice but to be "dignified," shook hands and talked with all employees in front of the lobby of the main building after the inauguration ceremony.
Tuesday, July 21 2026 - 10:51 AM
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On the other hand, he said, "We will fully repay the employees who work hard, are creative, respond faithfully to the call of the state, and contribute to the public's interests on behalf of the state. When I meet your expectations, please support and support me generously." He also said, "The chairman protects the institution and organization, and the members of the organization trust and protect the chairman. That is what promises the prosperity of the community as a Korean horseracing society." Finally, Chairman Kim Nak-soon said,
Tuesday, July 21 2026 - 10:46 AM
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Assembly on June 15, 1988, he said, "I personally experienced the value of labor, the authority of workers, and communication and win-win between labor and management are important factors for corporate development, and I have established myself as my philosophy on labor-management relations."He also said, "I will not tolerate any resistance or pressure on this path," as if he understood the mistake, which led to complaints against Chairman Ma and submission to the outside world, including the National Assembly and the media.
Tuesday, July 21 2026 - 10:40 AM
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Nak-soon, who said that generating profits through horse racing is difficult for the future even considering global trends, mentioned the crisis of closing the over-the-counter sales office. "As a top professional CEO of the horse industry, I am well aware that there are some voices of concern and concern," said Chairman Kim Nak-soon, who revealed his career as a professional manager and a scholar who lectured and researched on culture and arts at a university and said, "The CEO realized that the first virtue is the ability to present the right direction and solve problems.
Tuesday, July 21 2026 - 10:34 AM
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Most welcome news was that he stressed that he would "make sure that all possible areas of work are carried out in a transparent manner," recognizing that "the Korean Horse Association is neither an intelligence agency nor an institution that requires special security." He also said that this is the "shortcut to restoring trust to the public." Analysts say that the remarks were made with the problem of deteriorating the image of the Korean horse racing society and the horse industry, which was triggered by former chairmen cutting off or avoiding some media at the "advice" of some followers.
Tuesday, July 21 2026 - 10:29 AM
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Prior to restoring public trust, he said that the first priority was to create an organizational culture that trusted each other, and that he promised to do so because the most important value in practicing this is fairness in personnel management as the head of the Korean Racing Authority. Chairman Kim Nak-soon said, "We will protect the trust of the organization through fair personnel management and we will deploy personnel in the right place according to our capabilities," and stressed, "Fair personnel management will be the trademark of that Kim Nak-soon.
Tuesday, July 21 2026 - 10:22 AM
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He also said that generating profits through horse racing is not an end, but a means. Instead of maximizing profit creation, publicity and shareability should now be prioritized, and "our community will strive to become a healthy institution that expects the highest productivity in its best condition." In particular, since the establishment of infrastructure to revitalize horse racing is also an important value, he said, "We believe that not only horse racing but also the horse racing industry needs to grow together to complete the development of the horse industry in a true sense.
Tuesday, July 21 2026 - 10:19 AM