Horse racing authority hit for pushing race under extreme heat
The country’s horse racing authority has caught flak for continuing race operations despite ongoing extreme heat across the country, raising questions the authority’s recently announced climate measures for horses are actually being put into practice. According to Jeju Vegan, a civic activist group, Saturday, daytime races were held in Busan, Seoul and Jeju Island on Friday and Saturday even as…
The Korea Racing Authority (KRA) has faced criticism for continuing horse racing events under extreme heat conditions, casting doubt on the effectiveness of their recently announced climate measures for protecting equine athletes. On Saturday, race operations persisted in Busan, Seoul, and Jeju Island despite the ongoing heat wave.
The civic activist group Jeju Vegan expressed disappointment, pointing out the KRA's announced protocols, which include halting races during extreme heat, yet lacked precise temperature guidelines, hindering the assurance of racehorse safety. The KRA held races at LetsRun Park BusanGyeongnam in Busan around 1 p.m. on Friday, even as the city's temperature peaked at 39.5 degrees Celsius, the highest recorded that day.
Similarly, races were conducted at LetsRun Park Jeju on Jeju Island and LetsRun Park Seoul in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi Province on Saturday, around the same time, amid temperatures not specified in the source.
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