Kanazawa Racecourse ✓ [RELIABLE]

If you love horse racing for the sport rather than the spectacle, visit Kanazawa. You will stand ten feet from the rail as 1,000-pound thoroughbreds whip around a tight left-handed turn. You will taste local sake while holding a paper ticket worth $2. And you will witness a version of Japanese horse racing that is rapidly disappearing.

Ask the ticket seller for the "NAR Tochi no Kuni" (NAR Local Kingdom) betting sheet. It has the jockey stats for the day. Pay attention to jockey Tatsuya Nakajima or Hiroto Yoshihara – they are the local kings. Have you ever been to a NAR racecourse? Would you trade the turf of Tokyo for the dirt of Kanazawa? Let me know in the comments below. kanazawa racecourse

The JRA was tightening its grip on national betting, and local ownership was waning. In 2002, Kanazawa hit rock bottom—racing was suspended, and the track faced permanent closure. If you love horse racing for the sport