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Top jockeys help slumping Hokkaido horse race

SAPPORO, Japan - Yutaka Take (R, crouching) and other top jockeys in Japan take part in a promotional event for the Banei horse race in Obihiro, Hokkaido, on Aug. 23, 2010. The organizer of the race, known for its unique style in which a horse pulls a jockey on an iron sleigh on the 200-meter course with slopes, has tried unsuccessfully to increase the number of punters and spectators.

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Top jockeys help slumping Hokkaido horse race

SAPPORO, Japan - Yutaka Take (crouching) and other top jockeys in Japan take part in a promotional event for the Banei horse race in Obihiro, Hokkaido, on Aug. 23, 2010. The organizer of the race, known for its unique style in which a horse pulls a jockey on an iron sleigh on the 200-meter course with slopes, has tried unsuccessfully to increase the number of punters and spectators.

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Colts pull weighted sleds up ramps in horse racing test

Young horses pull heavily weighted steel sleds up ramps in a race qualification test at the Banei horse race track in Obihiro in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido on April 11, 2015. A total of 185 horses aged 2 or 3 took part in the test. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Top jockeys help slumping Hokkaido horse race

SAPPORO, Japan - Yutaka Take (crouching) and other top jockeys in Japan take part in a promotional event for the Banei horse race in Obihiro, Hokkaido, on Aug. 23, 2010. The organizer of the race, known for its unique style in which a horse pulls a jockey on an iron sleigh on the 200-meter course with slopes, has tried unsuccessfully to increase the number of punters and spectators. (Kyodo)

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Top jockeys help slumping Hokkaido horse race

SAPPORO, Japan - Yutaka Take (R, crouching) and other top jockeys in Japan take part in a promotional event for the Banei horse race in Obihiro, Hokkaido, on Aug. 23, 2010. The organizer of the race, known for its unique style in which a horse pulls a jockey on an iron sleigh on the 200-meter course with slopes, has tried unsuccessfully to increase the number of punters and spectators. (Kyodo)

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Banei Keiba, horse racing

Horses and jockeys at the Banei Horse Race held at Obihiro Racecourse.

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Capacity test for "banei" horse racing

Young horses climb a slope during a capacity test before making their debut in a "banei" horse racing event in Obihiro on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on April 9, 2017. The horses race pulling heavy sleds. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo