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 come under scrutiny for continuing horse racing events in the face of extreme heat across the nation, prompting concerns about the effectiveness of the authority's newly announced climate measures. Civic activist group Jeju Vegan brought attention to the issue, highlighting that races were still taking place in Busan, Seoul, and Jeju Island on both Friday and Saturday, despite the ongoing extreme heat.
The group expressed disappointment with the KRA's announced measures, which could involve canceling races during extreme heat but lacked specific temperature thresholds, making it challenging to guarantee the safety of the racehorses. Jeju Vegan pointed out that KRA organized races at LetsRun Park BusanGyeongnam in Busan around 1 p.m. on Friday, even as the city's temperature soared to 39.5 degrees Celsius, which is the highest temperature officially recorded that day.
Similar conditions persisted on Saturday, with races held at LetsRun Park Jeju on Jeju Island and LetsRun Park Seoul in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi Province, at around the same time, despite temperatures reaching 36 degrees Celsius.
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