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 operations during extreme heat waves, despite recently announced climate measures for horses. Civic activist group Jeju Vegan accused the KRA of not fully implementing their proposed safety measures, which included canceling races during extreme heat.
The group pointed out that races were held at LetsRun Park BusanGyeongnam in Busan, LetsRun Park Jeju on Jeju Island, and LetsRun Park Seoul in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi Province, all on days when temperatures reached around 39.5 degrees Celsius, with the city officially recording 36 degrees Celsius as the highest temperature. The KRA's failure to provide specific temperature thresholds for canceling races has made it difficult to ensure the safety of racehorses in such conditions.
Brief written by urgent.news from The Korea Times's own syndicated text. Machine-written — it may contain errors, so check the original before relying on it.
This story
This is one outlet's version. Read the fullest account.
- Horse racing authority hit for pushing race under extreme heat koreatimes.co.kr
