The statue of top horse "Haiseiko" who won many of the best races in the early seventies and went on to sire many winners of Jap
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The statue of top horse "Haiseiko" who won many of the best races in the early seventies and went on to sire many winners of Japan's best events. As the sun goes down, the remaining punters leave at the finish of the 12th and final race of the day. 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