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Let's Run Park Busan and South Gyeongsang Province held a lecture on overseas horse athletic physiology experts from July 5 to 8. The invited lecturer is Hiraga Atsushi Japan Central Race Society's Hidaka Yooking Ranch, which is studying the athletic physiology of racehorses from a veterinary perspective at JRA. Applying athletic physiology to racehorses can make strong racehorses scientific. This event was attended by this sponsorship. As part of the 3rd anniversary event, we covered every single move of the Hiraga Ranch's visit to Pukyong. The video team will also be available to view the entire visit and lectures of the Hiraga Ranch on its website. The Hiraga Ranch is publishing a column titled "Susual Hiraga's Sports Physiology of Racehorses." It aims to publish a total of 50 articles and is currently publishing 38 articles.
Wednesday, January 21 2026 - 03:56 AM
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In 2009, a bill was submitted to the National Assembly to grant special judicial police rights to public officials who monitor illegal gambling, but it was not processed. Researcher Kang pointed out, "Illegal gambling is being conducted by organized criminal groups that operate as a branch organization and manage members with borrowed-name accounts." He stressed, "The establishment of a government-wide crackdown body is essential to crack down on them effectively." Furthermore, it also proposed a thorough return of profits from illegal gambling organizations. In other words, fines of tens of millions of won to these organizations that earn as much as hundreds of billions of won are too light. Under the Criminal Law, the crime of opening gambling and issuing lottery tickets is subject to a statutory sentence of up to five years in prison, a fine of up to 30 million won, or a fine of up to five years in case of illegal sports betting or up to 50 million won.
Wednesday, January 21 2026 - 03:54 AM
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As a result, the International Symposium to Prevent the Spread of Illegal Gambling, which will be held for the first time in Korea at a timely time, will be a meaningful time, and we hope that this symposium, in which a large number of domestic and foreign experts participated, will serve as a venue for practical discussions on the management of illegal gambling in Korea. We will listen to the good opinions of experts presented through the international symposium and try to reflect them in the legislature," he said, announcing that as the illegal gambling industry flourishes, funds that will be returned to society through the HKJC are being used as funds for criminal organizations. The reasons for the popularity of the illegal market include high refund rates, rebates, and credit betting, competitiveness that is far from the institutional gambling industry, securing technology levels to avoid crackdowns, and aggressive marketing.
Wednesday, January 21 2026 - 03:50 AM
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The "Matching Day Event" is a program currently operated by the Lotte Giants and is an event that supports group viewing of corporate games. Let's Run Park Busan and Gyeongnam implemented it in a donation form, giving 800 socially underprivileged people, including low-income people in Busan, an opportunity to watch baseball games. Meanwhile, prior to the game, Kim Yong-geun, a jockey at the Busan Gyeongnam Racecourse, was the first pitch and attracted special attention, and Kim Yong-geun was cheered by the crowd with his neat pitching like an athlete. "We wanted to provide cultural experience opportunities to the underprivileged in Busan by implementing Lotte Giants' group viewing event, "Matching Day," an official at the Busan and Gyeongnam headquarters said.
Wednesday, January 21 2026 - 03:49 AM
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Even if it was a bit overwhelming in the beginning, he told me to take the lead. I was very nervous as I seemed to be overtaken with 100 meters to go before the finish line. However, I think I was able to withstand it because I had a strong will to not lose if a horse was next to me. In fact, my condition was not my best today. Lee Chan-ho is the right flag bearer for Changse. He has a habit of leaning inward after the fourth corner, and since Lee Chan-ho is a left-handed rider, he was able to cover his weaknesses well. Changse is still very young at three years old. Whether he will participate in the Jeju Special Provincial Governor's Cup will be decided by considering the horse's condition comprehensively. Since he is still young, I will not overdo it until this year. I will manage Changse more and show good performance in a bigger race.
Wednesday, January 21 2026 - 03:46 AM
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Although I participated with the goal of winning the championship, I was worried that it would not be an easy race because there were many strong opponents ahead of the competition. I would like to thank all the horse racing players, including Teacher Park Jae-woo, who had a hard time winning the championship under difficult conditions. Teacher Park recommended me to meet 'Changse', and when I went to meet him at the ranch, I was very happy to see 'Changse' lead the way at the front of the group. I extended two fingers at the awards ceremony, and one thumb was raised at the Sports Seoul Cup. Personal greed allows you to spread out all five fingers. Thank you to the horse racing fans who always support 'Changse'. I think there was a victory today because there were horse racing fans who didn't forget to support me.
Wednesday, January 21 2026 - 03:40 AM
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Powerblade has won the KRA Cup Mile Korean Derby this year, as well as the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs' Cup, every three years old who became the first Korean unified three-way race. He has performed well enough to win seven times and finish second in a total of nine races, and even though he is a three-year-old mime, his prize money so far stands at 1.4 billion won. Of the nine races he participated in, there was only one regular race, and the rest were all horse races or special races. In addition, the Sea of Impression, which will compete in the Korea Sprint, maintains its unchanged position as a strong player, so it can be expected to be competitive enough. Kim Young-kwan, an assistant teacher who has participated in four official horses in international races, does not show confidence in his performance.Teacher Kim said, "We have to entertain guests from Hong Kong and Japan,
Wednesday, January 21 2026 - 03:37 AM
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He also did not spare a word on the direction of the Park Geun Hye government's agricultural policy. "Korean agriculture is in a transition period. Consistent arguments from the Park Geun Hye government are needed to lead to sustainable development," he said, diagnosing the situation in Korean agriculture.Recently, Minister Lee Dong-pil has made efforts to resign from his post with a clear tie. On the 31st, he had a breakfast meeting with the publishers of specialized newspapers, and on the 16th, he wrote his personal impressions on his SNS account. "I made efforts to check and check 'like digging a groove in salty rice' for the role I pledged to do when I took office as the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs of the Republic of Korea. Some of the things I promised at first may have been underachieving,
Wednesday, January 21 2026 - 03:32 AM
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In response, Park Sung-ki, the secretary general, said, "If the law is repealed, there will be confusion among the public. A second episode of "Story of the Sea" can be repeated," and added, "The commission needs special jurisdiction over illegal gambling." Currently, the commission is seeking investigators on illegal online gambling as an alternative. We agree that the commission needs to ease regulations on the legal gambling industry. "I think it is a groundbreaking idea to integrate legal and illegal scale into the total sales system, but in reality, it will be difficult because the scale of illegal activities varies from one investigation office to another." As the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries announced that it will push for Koreans to use casinos on board as part of efforts to revitalize the cruise industry, concerns are rising that the decline in sales will accelerate not only in the legal gambling industry in Korea but also in the horse racing industry.
Wednesday, January 21 2026 - 03:32 AM
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After the panel discussion, a question-and-answer session continued with the audience.The legal enforcement industry is managed and supervised by related laws in each field, but it is suffering from the double regulation of rooftop houses due to the Audit and Inspection Committee Act." Kim Moon-young, the publisher of this newspaper, asked Park Sung-ki, the secretary-general of the Audit and Inspection Committee, "Why don't we change the inspection committee to the illegal gambling management and supervision committee in accordance with the significance of its launch, as we need to increase the competitiveness of the legal gambling industry to prevent the spread of illegal gambling?"
Wednesday, January 21 2026 - 03:29 AM
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Park Sung-ki, the secretary-general of the integrated supervision committee on the gambling industry, who was the first debater, briefly introduced the background, definition, and role of the audit committee, and said, "The audit committee was created to eradicate illegal gambling games at the time of its launch, but the government did not recognize the right to crack down on illegal gambling and focused on institutional regulation of the legal sector." In addition, he stressed, "We are grateful for the fact that the National Assembly created this event, with a crackdown team on illegal gambling scheduled to be formed soon within the audit committee. Budget, organization and cooperation are needed for cracking down on illegal gambling in the future."
Wednesday, January 21 2026 - 03:25 AM
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Minister Lee Dong-pil was appointed in March 2013 and has been serving as the Minister so far. At the meeting, Minister Lee Dong-pil said, "It has been three and a half years. There have been various incidents such as rice tariffication, Korea-China FTA, supply and demand insecurity, and foot-and-mouth disease." "As a researcher and a scholar-turned-minister, I would like to point out that the biggest achievement is the reorganization of basic statistics. We have established an epidemiological investigation system such as foot-and-mouth disease so that we can do what would take a week in about three hours beforehand," he said. "I tried to change the approach and paradigm of Korean agriculture," and added, "While serving as the Minister, we achieved improvement in the constitution of agriculture, and carried out agriculture in consideration of those aged 65 or older.
Wednesday, January 21 2026 - 03:24 AM
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We plan to go beyond the best in North Chungcheong Province and become the best horseback riding team in South Korea. It is true that there has been a lack of support from local governments such as North Chungcheong Province and Cheongju City, but I hope that this foundation will give more interest. Now, under the name of Cheongju Youth Horseback Riding Team, we will support them to participate in various competitions and strive for character education.Kwak Han-moo, president of Taesan Horseback Riding Town, said, "I started the horse-riding business in 2007 because I thought he had a vision in the horse-riding business rather than the finishing business after the Korea-U.S. FTA was concluded. "The know-how to operate the horse-riding business stably for 10 years has been my mindset to put importance on principle." Kwak Han-moo, president of Taesan Horseback Riding Town
Wednesday, January 21 2026 - 03:21 AM
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I personally visited the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and asked them to support the horseback riding support project in North Chungcheong Province, saying that it is a project for the whole people, not a specific regional project. I am a reasonable person. I don't use force or anything. If it's not right, I won't do it, and if it's right, I will do it, but I'm grateful that they listened to me. I think it is necessary to create a horse riding boom by expanding horse riding support nationwide, not limited to some regions. There will be an absolutely large number of horse riding populations in Seoul and Gyeonggi Province, but what is there a guarantee that only people in Seoul and Gyeonggi Province will ride well? The purpose of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry's horse riding support project is to expand the base of the horse riding population and discover excellent horse riding talents
Wednesday, January 21 2026 - 03:18 AM
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Not because of this, but I can say with confidence that it's wrong. This is something that only one person can honestly say. A selfless person should be the head of the organization. Only then can the horse industry develop and become an advanced country. It is not only in the horse industry but also in all fields. Efforts are also needed to communicate. Even though they cannot represent the opinions of all members, limited people are arguing among themselves. When you decide on an issue or have an issue, you should gather representatives who are representative of each region and listen to them. Even if the opinion is not adopted, isn't it reasonable to try to listen? The horseback riding support project is for the whole people. I know that it has been 4 to 5 years since the horse riding support project was established.
Wednesday, January 21 2026 - 03:13 AM
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Of course, there are some instructors who are not basic. I've experienced several such instructors. It taught me a long time and often disappeared without saying anything when I wanted to use it. As an operator, I had no countermeasures. Still, I endured well without playing tricks. A true wife-in-law among the instructors married our son and became a daughter-in-law. Since the family ran the horse-riding course together, the horse-riding business has been more stable since then. Today is not the only day for horseback riding. Even if we lose money right now, we need to operate the horse-riding course based on the standard of the rider, thinking that tomorrow will be a plus. That's why development is slow. As I said earlier, it is most important to keep the principle and principle. If you talk about it with your own mind, you have no power in the words.
Wednesday, January 21 2026 - 03:06 AM
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Compared to astronomical expected returns, such punishment is acceptable," Kang said. "If we actively utilize the criminal return system to collect the profits from gambling, we will be able to reduce illegal gambling." At the same time, measures to ease regulations to strengthen the competitiveness of the legal gambling industry were proposed as solutions. Researcher Kang said, "It is time to think about how to absorb the demand for illegal gambling industries into the legal market," adding, "We have been implementing a total sales system only for legal gambling projects, but it is necessary to implement an integrated total sales system by including illegal gambling industries in the future." Following the presentation of the topic, a forum was held in which experts from all walks of life participated, and various opinions were presented to prevent the spread of illegal gambling in Korea.
Wednesday, January 21 2026 - 03:06 AM
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The HKJC explained the situation in Hong Kong that it is strengthening the competitiveness of the legal market while managing the illegal market not to encroach on the legal market through government-wide crackdown efforts. Hong Kong's soccer betting, which raised sales by more than 56 percent by lowering the margin rate from 17.9 percent to 15.7 percent, and horse racing and sports betting, which developed various types of betting, were examples of strengthening competitiveness, and the police, the Ministry of Home Affairs, as well as the media, NGOs, financial institutions and portal site operators are making all-out efforts to crack down on illegal betting. Meanwhile, it introduced cases in which illegal organizations that have established a strong online user environment are operating servers overseas targeting Korea, warning that if Korea fails to lay the foundation for systematic management of the illegal gambling problem, it could reach an untouchable point.
Wednesday, January 21 2026 - 03:03 AM
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Then, an FTA was concluded with the United States. Now, I thought I could not even do a meat-eating business. I asked my son, who was in the meat-eating business, if he wanted to run a horse-riding business. The son also said he would try to see if he thought the horse-riding business had a vision rather than a meat-eating business. Then, he asked me to get a horse-riding instructor's license. That's how after my son obtained the horse-riding instructor's license, I started the horse-riding business in earnest in 2007. We operate the system thinking about what the horse-riders want, not my standards. It is natural as a business operator to generate profits. However, even though it is a little difficult, it is important to keep the principles. If you take this out and that out because it is difficult now, it is a vicious cycle.
Wednesday, January 21 2026 - 03:03 AM
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Critics say that when the law on fostering and supporting the cruise industry, which allowed cruise ships on board, was reviewed by the National Assembly, it promised to strictly restrict access to Koreans, but reversed its stance in just three months after the law passed the National Assembly in February. There has already been a discord among government ministries over coordination. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, which is in charge of approval rights, clarified that it has never considered allowing Koreans to use casinos on board. This is because the current law prohibits allowing casinos on board by Koreans. As the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries seeks to allow casinos on cruise ships to be used by Koreans, it is expected to have a significant impact on the legal enforcement industry in Korea.
Wednesday, January 21 2026 - 02:59 AM
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Critics say that when the law on fostering and supporting the cruise industry, which allowed cruise ships on board, was reviewed by the National Assembly, it promised to strictly restrict access to Koreans, but reversed its stance in just three months after the law passed the National Assembly in February. There has already been a discord among government ministries over coordination. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, which is in charge of approval rights, clarified that it has never considered allowing Koreans to use casinos on board. This is because the current law prohibits allowing casinos on board by Koreans. As the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries seeks to allow casinos on cruise ships to be used by Koreans, it is expected to have a significant impact on the legal enforcement industry in Korea.
Wednesday, January 21 2026 - 02:38 AM
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Minister Yoo Ki-joon stressed, "Since each cruise tourist spends about 1,000 dollars, it has the same added value as handling 10 containers." If 3 million people use the casino, it will generate economic inducement effect of more than 3 trillion won (3 billion U.S. dollars) annually. Moreover, if Koreans are allowed to enter the casino on board, the economic effect is estimated to exceed 4 trillion won (4 billion dollars). There are also strong voices of criticism over the ministry's push to use casinos on board by Koreans. The ministry has selected the development of cruise and marina industries as a core task of the ministry since 2013, and has been particularly obsessed with open casinos on board. However, it was buried under the surface of the Ferry Sewol last year, when the first anniversary of the Ferry Sewol passed a Cabinet meeting, along with the lifting decision and the enforcement ordinance of the Special Sewol Act, it was quickly brought up again.
Wednesday, January 21 2026 - 02:35 AM
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In response, Park Sung-ki, the secretary general, said, "If the law is repealed, there will be confusion among the public. A second episode of "Story of the Sea" can be repeated," and added, "The commission needs special jurisdiction over illegal gambling." Currently, the commission is seeking investigators on illegal online gambling as an alternative. We agree that the commission needs to ease regulations on the legal gambling industry. "I think it is a groundbreaking idea to integrate legal and illegal scale into the total sales system, but in reality, it will be difficult because the scale of illegal activities varies from one investigation office to another." As the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries announced that it will push for Koreans to use casinos on board as part of efforts to revitalize the cruise industry, concerns are rising that the decline in sales will accelerate not only in the legal gambling industry in Korea but also in the horse racing industry.
Wednesday, January 21 2026 - 02:31 AM
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Park Sung-ki, the secretary-general of the integrated supervision committee on the gambling industry, who was the first debater, briefly introduced the background, definition, and role of the audit committee, and said, "The audit committee was created to eradicate illegal gambling games at the time of its launch, but the government did not recognize the right to crack down on illegal gambling and focused on institutional regulation of the legal sector." In addition, he stressed, "We are grateful for the fact that the National Assembly created this event, with a crackdown team on illegal gambling scheduled to be formed soon within the audit committee. Budget, organization and cooperation are needed for cracking down on illegal gambling in the future."
Wednesday, January 21 2026 - 02:06 AM
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In 2009, a bill was submitted to the National Assembly to grant special judicial police rights to public officials who monitor illegal gambling, but it was not processed. Researcher Kang pointed out, "Illegal gambling is being conducted by organized criminal groups that operate as a branch organization and manage members with borrowed-name accounts." He stressed, "The establishment of a government-wide crackdown body is essential to crack down on them effectively." Furthermore, it also proposed a thorough return of profits from illegal gambling organizations. In other words, fines of tens of millions of won to these organizations that earn as much as hundreds of billions of won are too light. Under the Criminal Law, the crime of opening gambling and issuing lottery tickets is subject to a statutory sentence of up to five years in prison, a fine of up to 30 million won, or a fine of up to five years in case of illegal sports betting or up to 50 million won.
Wednesday, January 21 2026 - 02:03 AM