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26 gennaio 2008
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As the sun goes down, teams of uniformed traffic control stewards, with bright wands, aid motorists to get out of the Nakayama Racecourse car parks. Despite the huge numbers attending the racecourse the system is very effecient and most are on their way after a few hours. At some events, at least in UK, to leave the car park after major events can take hours. There are no more live races at Nakayama that day, and almost all of the punters have now left after the finish of the 12th and final race of the day. But there is always another race and another day for the die-hard punters. The general admission charge of yen 200, about £1 allows the public to view the parade ring from the lower floors.There are usually 12 races on a typical race card with nearly all the races having 16 runners. The big race of the day's racing is invariably the eleventh race, so there is a build up of tension throughout the day until the big one. The 12th and last race is a consolation race and for losing points to have one last chance to get their money back if they are on a losing streak. General admission to the course, which will give access to most areas of the stand and the paddock area for horse viewing pre-race, is only 200 yen (about £1.00). Nakayama Racecourse is located in the suburbs of Tokyo in Funabashi, Chiba, Japan. It is used only for horse racing and has a capacity of 165, 676. It was built in 1990 and has 15, 944 seats, most of them enclosed. Nakayama Racecourse has two grass courses, a dirt course and a jump course. Japan's top jump race, and the richest steeplechase race in the world, the Nakayama Grand Jump is run here every April. The Nakayama Grand Jump has a 170 million yen (approx. £800, 000) purse. Traditionally a working-class vice, racing has tried to reinvent itself as a family day out, and though I didn't see many families, there were a lot of young people and quite a few young couples. © Paul Quayle
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