How to birth horse-racing in Japan.

Eclipse (1 April 1764 – 26 February 1789) an undefeated British racehorse and outstanding sire.

First regular horse racing on Pola Mokotowskie in Warsaw" January Suchodolski 1849.

The horse race which Japanese samurai held in 1865. 

Nakayama Racecourse in Chiba Prefecture

Horse racing has a long history. It occurred in ancient Babylon, Syria, and Egypt. It were events in the ancient Greek Olympics by 648 BC. It was popular with the aristocrats and royalty of British society.
These British horse racing style was introduced into Japan in the latter half of the 19c.Then, in 1936, "Japan horse racing association" (now JRA)set up. In those days, There are horse racing track in Sapporo,Hakodate,Fukushima, Niigata,Nakayama,Tokyo,Yokohama,Kyoto,Hanshin,Kokura,Miyazaki.
But, because of World war II, Japanese horse racing was declined. After war ends and for a while,in 1954, "JRA" (Japan Racing Association)set up.So it continues up to now.