Triggered by a tweet by a JRA (Japan Racing Association) jockey, the issue of manners at racetracks has come to the fore.
“I wouldn’t say it’s good, but it’s a familiar sight.”
On September 19, 2022, JRA’s Kenichi Ikezoe tweeted, “I have one request for you,” and shared two photos. One was a mark card, sports paper, and paper cups randomly placed on a bench, and the other was a betting ticket scattered near a betting ticket vending machine.
Mr. Ikezoe said, “I’ve been wondering about it for a long time, but I’ve been seeing it a lot lately.” It’s more beautiful than when you came. Thank you very much.”
He complained about the morals of some horse racing fans, saying, “This is a bad tradition from the past,” “I didn’t like this, so I used the Excel floor (paid seats),” and “Japanese horse racing is wonderful in both content and facilities.” It’s a pity,” and sympathy continues. There were quite a few people who gave up, saying, “This is what most WINS (outside betting ticket sales offices) look like. I’m not saying it’s good, but it’s a familiar sight.”
JRA jockeys Seina Imamura, Yutaro Nonaka, Kanichiro Fujii, trainer Shintaro Suzuki, and horse owner Takushi Murakami responded with “Like” or “Retweet”, and training assistant Takahisa Onishi said, ” It was natural for our parents’ generation, and that’s why there were so many cleaning ladies.There were clearly few trash cans, and Winds and racetracks were such places.When I think about it normally now. It’s absurd, but not just horse racing, but gambling everywhere. Compared to the past, even this has changed.
Yujiro Inuzuka, also known as Guriguri-kun, the owner of the horse, is concerned about the negative impact on the horse racing world. Jockey Jun Takada said, “This is really sad… everyone is throwing it away, so I wonder if it’s okay for me…” There is. Please stop using a large amount of Repro as a rug just because it is free…” He raised the issue from a different point of view.
The JRA and local racecourses are asking on their websites to “dispose of unwanted voting tickets, mark cards, and other trash such as waste paper in the trash cans and recycling boxes installed on the premises.”