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In April 1992, the Jinma Cup, a key feature of the China Horse Racing Championship, was held at the Huangcun racetrack in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, as seen in the item from China Daily (right). It marked the return of horse racing to China after an 10/25 9/25 18/25 18/21 9/19 18/25 21/27 18/25 13/17 23/27 11/21 8/24 11/22 5/21 21/25 8/23 11/21 8/22 3/13 11/23 20/25 15/25 11/21 20/27 9/19 24/28 S S C D S D O C O R S S C C O S Sh C D S Sh C C C S T Shanghai Shenyang Shenzhen Shijiazhuang Suzhou Taipei Taiyuan Tianjin Urumqi Wuhan Xi'an Xiamen Xining Yantai Yinchuan Zhengzhou Zhuhai Athens Berlin Brussels Geneva Istanbul London Madrid Moscow Paris Rome Vienna 13/16 7/20 21/26 12/21 13/20 23/27 11/18 9/22 12/26 14/22 14/17 23/27 2/13 8/13 8/19 12/20 21/25 15/27 13/13 12/12 15/18 13/22 6/11 12/23 -2/13 13/16 15/17 17/18 absence of decades.
But the racecourse was closed in 1999. During the seven years of its operation, over 700 races were held, raising charity funds of more than 300 million yuan ($47.7 million).
In 2000, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection closed a number of racecourses in a crackdown on gambling.
Things began to change in 2008, when the China Speed Horse Race Open was organized in Wuhan, Hubei province. The event marked the first step toward legalizing the sport. O S T C O R D S S O Sh Sh C C O C R 12/20 6/25 22/27 12/24 11/23 19/21 9/21 10/26 16/28 14/22 12/18 19/25 2/14 8/18 7/24 14/22 20/25 S 15/28 O 11/12 C 8/13 D 13/18 S 11/22 D 10/11 C 13/23 R/Sn 2/17 C 12/13 C 15/17 D 15/19 C S O S O D C S S C D O Sh C O C Sh S O D D S D O D S C D
Since then, China’s equestrian industry has grown rapidly.
To gain the expertise required to run such a project, the Wuhan Commercial Service College opened the country’s first horse-racing management course in 2008.
In 2013, the first China Equine Cultural Festival was held in Hohhot, capital of the Inner Mongolia autonomous region.
Despite the opening-up of horse racing, authorities have maintained the ban on TUESDAY WEDNESDAY Abu Dhabi 26/42 Bangkok 28/37 Colombo 25/32 Dubai 29/39 Hanoi 24/30 Islamabad 18/34 Jakarta 27/31 Karachi 24/36 Kuala Lumpur 25/33 Manila 26/35 Mumbai 22/34 New Delhi 20/37 Pyongyang 8/18 Riyadh 24/33 Seoul 8/16 Singapore 24/31 Sydney 16/25 Teheran 14/20 Tokyo 15/22 Wellington 11/17 Yangon 24/39 S C D S D C R S D D S S S D D R O D D S D 26/35 28/37 25/32 28/35 24/30 20/33 27/31 24/36 26/33 26/36 22/33 22/40 9/22 23/32 8/20 26/33 16/26 15/22 18/23 13/18 24/39 S C D S D C R S O C S S S C S D O S D S D betting at racetracks.
Early this month, the central authorities announced a plan for the future development of Hainan province, which encourages the southern island to develop horse racing and explore opening new types of lotteries connected to sports and international competitions. BuenosAires 18/22 Caracas 26/26 Chicago 9/10 Houston 17/22 Las Vegas 21/27 Los Angeles 16/18 Mexico city 18/21 New York 8/12 Ottawa 1/9 Rio De Janeiro 24/25 San Francisco 14/18 Sao Paulo 15/22 Vancouver 6/13 Washington 9/11 Cairo 10/25 CapeTown 15/21 Johannesburg 12/27 Lagos 26/27 Nairobi 17/21 D O D S C O O C C C C D O D D D S C R 17/25 D 25/26 O 10/11 O 19/20 O 20/26 C 15/17 O 18/21 R 9/12 O 5/7 O 24/25 D 12/15 C 15/21 D 9/14 O 10/18 R 15/29 D 14/21 O 13/26 S 26/27 D 16/24 D