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All employees from 10 headquarters across three regions—Seoul, Busan-Gyeongnam, and Jeju—attended the first-half management strategy meeting. At that time, the 10 headquarters presented their first-half business performance and progress status by headquarters, and held a meeting to share second-half strategies and detailed tasks. In particular, at this meeting, the Korea Racing Authority’s major tasks, such as continuous management innovation and the globalization of horse racing, were discussed.At this second-half management strategy meeting, division heads and department heads from each division took the stage as presenters to review the core tasks targeted for 2015, announce whether they would pursue them, and share the major vision for 2016.

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The existing Best Older Female Horse Series appears likely to continue as it has this year, but the 3-year-old horse series is reportedly subject to change. This is because the Livestock Development Fund, which funds the 3-Year-Old Horse Series, is gradually being depleted. The Korea Racing Authority is also considering reducing the number of horses eligible for incentives, but since the funding was originally established based on two male and two female horses, there is concern that if the number of eligible horses is reduced, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs may further lower the amount.In 2016, the number of race days will increase to 98, while the number of races will be slightly reduced, and night racing will be reinstated on Fridays and Saturdays in July and August, the summer months. In addition, the Korea Cup International Ultra-Ground Race, a full-fledged international race, will be newly established.

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The implementation of the Korea Cup international invitation race, newly established in 2016, is expected to greatly contribute to improving the horse racing industry’s image from a negative one to a more positive one, thanks to visits from foreign racehorses and officials, as well as mutual competition.Meanwhile, next year the 2-seater series and the Sprinter series will be added, further increasing interest. To increase interest in two-year-old horses, the newly established Two-Year-Old Horse Series will add one new special race and one new special race, in addition to the existing special races for two-year-old horses. Accordingly, the prize money will increase by 600 million won, and an incentive of 100 million won will also be paid for the best-horse. The Sprint Series includes the Busan Ilbo Cup, newly established at Pukyong Racecourse Park, as well as the Korea-Japan Racehorse Exchange Race and the Korea Sprint.

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At the time, the goal was to promote holding an international race in three phases through 2015–2016. In addition, the Korea Racing Authority’s first horse racing innovation plan, which was pursued this year, included hosting the 2016 Korea Cup in its mid-term innovation goals. The Korea Racing Authority has already held the Asia Challenge Cup this year, which was an international race with Japan and Singapore participating.If this year’s Asia Challenge Cup was a half-hearted international race limited to Asian countries such as Japan (with horses from Oi Racecourse) and Singapore, then the newly established Korea Cup next year is expected to become a fully-fledged international race.With quarantine agreements between the two countries now finalized, Japan, Singapore, and Dubai are expected to allow participation, as Korean racehorses have also been able to compete in overseas races.

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The current first-grade rating range, which was 101 and above, will be lowered by 20 points to 81 and above, and the rating gap between lower grades will be compressed from the current 20 points to 15 points. The reason for initiating rating adjustments is to narrow the ability gap within each class, making promotions and demotions smoother, enabling the appropriate number of races per class to be managed properly, and implementing races appropriate to each class. However, when adjusting the rating ranges by grade, only the horse’s rating within the current grade will be adjusted, without any artificial promotion or demotion.Starting next year, racing within finely segmented rating brackets will be expanded, and even within the same class, the reduced rating brackets are expected to create races with good excitement, so they plan to increase the number of races within these segmented brackets to further enhance race excitement.

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Lee Yang-ho, a native of Gumi, North Gyeongsang Province, who was inaugurated as the 35th head of the Korea Racing Authority on December 19 last year, entered public service with the 26th administrative notice and served as the 25th head of the Rural Development Administration, including the head of planning and coordination office at the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. After taking the post of chairman of the Korea Racing Authority, which is the head of the horse industry, he drew attention by dispelling concerns about "falling mountains.

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Both the assistant teacher and the horse manager may have complaints, but I hope they will make concessions to each other and make efforts to improve them step by step over time. Ryu Joo-young, who wants to be remembered as a good example of facing each other, hopes something good will happen next year, the sixth year after his debut. When we first encountered each other, he said he was in a position to learn rather than make a profit for five years. As he said, he learned a lot by paying expensive tuition for two to three years when he was not familiar with horses, and now he has his own know-how.

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Although it has made rapid progress compared to the past, the domestic horse racing industry is still at the level of underdeveloped countries. There are areas that need to be gradually improved over time, and the improvement of the environment of the horse race is one of them. I hope that the horse race society will also make efforts to improve the environment for the horse race. The horse race will make efforts to change on its own, but it may change faster if the Korean Horse Racing Association, the implementation of the horse race, provides factors to change the environment for the horse race. I don't know if it is still doing it, but it shows many horses directly to many horses.

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The existing Best Older Female Horse Series appears likely to continue as it has this year, but the 3-year-old horse series is reportedly subject to change. This is because the Livestock Development Fund, which funds the 3-Year-Old Horse Series, is gradually being depleted. The Korea Racing Authority is also considering reducing the number of horses eligible for incentives, but since the funding was originally established based on two male and two female horses, there is concern that if the number of eligible horses is reduced, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs may further lower the amount.In 2016, the number of race days will increase to 98, while the number of races will be slightly reduced, and night racing will be reinstated on Fridays and Saturdays in July and August, the summer months. In addition, the Korea Cup International Ultra-Ground Race, a full-fledged international race, will be newly established.

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Younghee's Generation" and "Gyeongju's Durebak." I look forward to seeing good results in these words. It may be a matter of solidarity, but I want to be remembered as an exemplary case for those who face each other. Although I paid very expensive tuition for a few years since my debut in 2012, I have spent the first five years that I thought about, and now that I'm getting good grades starting this year, I'm getting greedy. And now that we've met each other, I want to become a top-class man who achieves the highest score.

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The implementation of the Korea Cup international invitation race, newly established in 2016, is expected to greatly contribute to improving the horse racing industry’s image from a negative one to a more positive one, thanks to visits from foreign racehorses and officials, as well as mutual competition.Meanwhile, next year the 2-seater series and the Sprinter series will be added, further increasing interest. To increase interest in two-year-old horses, the newly established Two-Year-Old Horse Series will add one new special race and one new special race, in addition to the existing special races for two-year-old horses. Accordingly, the prize money will increase by 600 million won, and an incentive of 100 million won will also be paid for the best-horse. The Sprint Series includes the Busan Ilbo Cup, newly established at Pukyong Racecourse Park, as well as the Korea-Japan Racehorse Exchange Race and the Korea Sprint.

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At the time, the goal was to promote holding an international race in three phases through 2015–2016. In addition, the Korea Racing Authority’s first horse racing innovation plan, which was pursued this year, included hosting the 2016 Korea Cup in its mid-term innovation goals. The Korea Racing Authority has already held the Asia Challenge Cup this year, which was an international race with Japan and Singapore participating.If this year’s Asia Challenge Cup was a half-hearted international race limited to Asian countries such as Japan (with horses from Oi Racecourse) and Singapore, then the newly established Korea Cup next year is expected to become a fully-fledged international race.With quarantine agreements between the two countries now finalized, Japan, Singapore, and Dubai are expected to allow participation, as Korean racehorses have also been able to compete in overseas races.

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Rather, it will be not the development of horse racing, but the regression of stepping back. Rather than direct employment, I think efforts are needed to make up for the shortcomings by referring to the institutional system currently implemented in Let's Run Park Seoul. They say that their minds should change first rather than roles. Although they have invested, there are many faces who want to make a profit right away by watching over a certain period of time. Those thoughts are wrong. A lot of improvement is needed. Horse racing development means that the horse society will eventually grow with the national growth, and the Korean horse racing will go to the G1 and G2 advanced horse racing.

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Whether it is an assistant teacher or a horse manager, we should gather and come up with the best plan to make it hard to understand why we are going on strike. Everyone did not sincerely engage in negotiations for their own benefit. It is not just anyone who is to blame, but all of them are to blame. The horse society, assistant teachers, and horse managers are all to blame. There should never be a strike. For the development of horse racing, everyone has to make little concessions and come up with good plans to resolve the problem as soon as possible.

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Excessive interference can create a situation where they touch each other's pride, and mutual trust does not build at all. That's why I tend not to interfere at all. However, there is one thing that can be regarded as interference, and this is the part where horses are fed. I always talk about that when I go to a bar room, I believe that whether it's good or bad, you have to eat well to run well. I leave everything else to the assistant teachers freely. It is up to the assistant teachers to decide who to pick up the rider and how to train them. I don't know exactly why the strike was decided, but I think the strike itself is wrong.

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They all agreed that it was a time to reflect on and discuss the common ground of Korean horse racing together.A Korea Racing Authority official said, “The invited countries include Japan, Singapore, and Dubai, for whom quarantine agreements have already been established, and we are also keeping Hong Kong, the United States, and European countries in mind.” The number of invitations will be limited to eight or fewer, and there are no plans to impose any special qualification restrictions. It was announced that a “Racehorse Selection Committee” will be formed to select entry targets not only for foreign racehorses but also for domestic racehorses.The Korea Racing Authority’s push to hold an international invited race for the Korea Cup is part of the ongoing efforts to internationalize the sport and is already included in the horse racing innovation measures announced in 2007.

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Something is going well this year, which has been five years since its debut in 2012. At first, I didn't know much about horses, so I only listened to people's stories and bought them, but there were many failures. I studied my own way using such failures for two or three years. First of all, I studied the ancestry of horses, which is most important, and changed the way I chose horses. I searched for advice from at least two or three assistant teachers to refer to horses for purchase. In the past, many people used to purchase horses only after hearing the opinions of one assistant teacher, but it seems that the result was good because they purchased words that were recommended overlapping among the words recommended by several assistant teachers.

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The Korea Cup international invitational race scheduled for the 11th of this month will be held over two races. The Korea Cup, which will take place over 1800 meters, has a total prize fund of 1 billion won, while the Korea Cup Sprint, which will cover 1200 meters, has a total prize fund of 700 million won.Given that next year’s horse racing prize money is not expected to vary significantly from this year, the Korea Cup and the Korea Cup Sprint international invitational races, with prize money reaching 1 billion won and 700 million won respectively, are expected to establish themselves as the country’s premier horse racing events.The Korea Racing Authority’s push to hold an international invited race for the Korea Cup is part of the ongoing efforts to internationalize the sport and is already included in the horse racing innovation measures announced in 2007.

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In addition, the Korea Racing Authority is considering inviting Hong Kong, the United States, and also European countries. To this end, an International Race Promotion Task Force team will be formed to work toward the successful hosting of the Korea Cup. However, for racehorses from countries that have not yet signed quarantine agreements to be allowed to participate, the government must quickly finalize the agreements, which is expected to be a major variable.Officials from the Korea Racing Authority had previously assessed that, considering the race prize money that would make an international invitation race possible, it should be over 400 million won, and they expect that a significant number of foreign racehorses will participate in the Korea Cup, which carries a prize of over 700 million won.

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On November 26, I met Ryu at the face-to-face room in Pukyong, Let's Run Park, and I shed light on the Korean horse racing and the life of the face-to-face. I debuted as a face-to-face in 2012. As I was in the position of running a business, I was interested in the world, and I read about four or five newspapers every day. At that time, I became interested in the 'horse industry' after seeing newspaper articles that said the country would foster the horse industry as a policy at the time. I thought that if Korea also entered the ranks of advanced countries, the 'horse industry' could develop into an industry. I thought it would be good to buy a horse myself, buy a ranch in Jeju, raise a horse, and face it in person. So, I bought a horse and came face to face with it.

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However, it is not necessarily the only way to learn how to ride horses. Not many of the athletes who are famous in foreign countries have actually succeeded because they are rich. Everyone works hard to learn and continues to develop their talents. In the process, you build up your skills and meet a good sponsor and bring good results. There are only a few top players who succeed with their financial resources. It's not always about buying good horses. The Hanova Horse Racing Authority is a horse-riding center that horses like more than people. People may not like it a little because it's a little far away, but horses feel comfortable.

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Nick Skelton became the oldest gold medalist at the Rio Olympics at the age of 60. I also want to take good care of my health and live a long career. Of course, I will attend. We saw each other and greeted each other even on the morning of the match, but when we arrived at the stadium, we rushed to the news that an accident had occurred. It made no sense to me, and I gave up the rest of the match. I really didn't want to ride a horse at that time, and it's still a heartbreaking memory. In particular, the late Kim Hyung-chil was always nice to my juniors, and many people liked his human side. I miss him a lot.

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If a player hosts a competition with high prize money, outstanding players will try to achieve better results, and the number of students who want to ride horses naturally increases. As in all sports, there are also young aspiring athletes who want to catch up after watching their success stories. Equestrian events are the same. I think it's negative. Which company would sponsor horseback riding at this point in time? It is difficult to get support even in a good atmosphere, and it is questionable whether the company can make official investments at a time when companies and businessmen involved in horseback riding are targeted.

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Koreans are certainly talented people. If you have an opportunity to ride horses or learn, I recommend you do as much as you can. Korea is recognized for its ability in various areas. In some areas, it may be the world's top. I hope the juniors will think that we can do it rather than thinking that we can't. First of all, the crisis of Korean horseback riding seems to be right now. The biggest problem is that there are no students to lead as leaders right now. Many athletes must be produced and developed together, but there are no new athletes after the Choi Soon-sil incident. For professional sports athletes, it is a matter of livelihood.

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Even young children can tell whether they are good enough or not. However, when there are several people who cannot ride together, it is difficult to find out who is good at riding. That is only when experts' judgment is needed. In general, horses that run high and fast are good for obstacles. In dressage, horses that have large movements and move as if they are dancing are good horses. An athlete is a good rider who rests well on a horse without much fluctuation. There is no need to think hard about horseback riding. Hwang Sun-won said, "Recently, I feel more of a crisis facing the horseback riding world after the Choi Soon-sil incident.