Conference Information 253i49
Sessions 4o1ha
Session 1 m5v58
Racing: State of Play 2tn1w
Speakers 56z69
Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges 3un48
Chair, Asian Racing Federation cc4r
CEO, The Hong Kong Jockey Club
Masayuki Goto 5i3c6q
Vice-Chair, Asian Racing Federation
Executive Advisor, Japan Racing Association
Suzanne Eade 6cr6u
CEO, Horse Racing Ireland
Drew Fleming 70e3z
President and CEO, Breeders’ Cup
Aaron Morrison 4x5x6l
Chief Executive Officer, Racing Victoria
Joe Saumarez Smith 34482v
Chair, British Horseracing Authority
Peter V’landys 1g521u
CEO, Racing NSW
Discussion 3q1g2b
Straight from the Saddle 302kw
Speakers 56z69
Christophe Patrice Lemaire 6o1a5x
JRA Jockey
Yutaka Take 694d4d
JRA Jockey
Session 2 3o4514
Fans: Give Them What They Want 5b5k6c
Speakers 56z69
Andrew Harding 2b1b65
Secretary General, Asian Racing Federation
Executive Director, Racing, The Hong Kong Jockey Club
Clare Vigers 4o42r
Client Services Director, Two Circles
Fumitaka Tsuruoka 4s2pa
Senior Technical Advisor, Management Planning Division, Japan Racing Association
Dennis Hau g323j
Executive Director, Customer Strategy, Insights and Innovation, The Hong Kong Jockey Club
Peter V’landys 1g521u
CEO, Racing NSW
Session 3 6s58l
Pop Culture: Bringing Racing's Stories to The Fore w3716
Speakers 56z69
Janine Hosking zw5w
Director and Producer, A Horse Named Winx
Toshihiko Nishiyama 4g726s
General Manager, Business Consulting Division, Mitsubishi Research Institute
Nathan Horrocks yg1j
Co-Founder, JockeyCam and Equine Productions
Session 4 4e6072
Betting: How Innovation is Changing The Future 2a5f6z
Speakers 56z69
Jason Scott 2y6nm
CEO, Racing Queensland
Michael Fitzsimons q3643
Executive Director, Wagering Products, The Hong Kong Jockey Club
Nick Smith LVO 6d5643
Director of Racing and Public Affairs, Ascot Racecourse, UK
Lachlan Fitt 424a2t
Chief Financial Officer and Deputy CEO, Entain Australia and New Zealand
Alex Frost 154h3p
Co-Chair, World Tote Association
Martin Purbrick 5r383x
Chairperson, ARF Council on Anti-Illegal Betting and Related Financial Crime
Session 5 6f1m6p
Integrity: Tackling New-Age Threats 4z6w1z
Speakers 56z69
Martin Purbrick 5r383x
Chairperson, ARF Council on Anti-Illegal Betting and Related Financial Crime
Tom Chignell 3x1p1f
Executive Manager, Racing Integrity & Betting Analysis, The Hong Kong Jockey Club
Cliodhna Guy i4b1o
Head of Licensing, Legal & Compliance (Legal Counsel), The Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board
Ronan O'Laoire 1w1g4x
Crime Prevention & Criminal Justice Officer, Programme on Safeguarding Sport from Corruption and Crime, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
James Porteous 282g1e
Research Head, ARF Council on Anti-Illegal Betting and Related Financial Crime
Senior Manager, Due Diligence and Research, The Hong Kong Jockey Club
Natasha Hamilton 64si
Director, Racing Australia Equine Genetics Research Centre
Discussion 3q1g2b
Land of the Rising Sun 3jfu
Speakers 56z69
Kenichiro Mishima 3t546c
Breeder, Mishima Stable
Yoshito Yahagi 5j6c48
JRA Trainer
Session 6 2d6n4s
Developments: Big Changes Across The ARF Footprint 2324f
Speakers 56z69
Vee Moodley 693055
Chief Executive, The National Horseracing Authority of Southern Africa
Makoto Yoshida 3q4h1z
Executive Vice President, National Association of Racing
H.E. Mohammad Saeed Al Shehhi 5r4o6o
Vice-Chair, Asian Racing Federation
General Manager and Board Member, Emirates Racing Authority
Tom Ryan 243p41
Director of Strategy, Jockey Club of Saudi Arabia
Bruce Sharrock 531x60
CEO, New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing
Adrian Todd 41yf
Managing Director, South Africa Equine Health & Protocols NPC
Gregory Bortz 6r345s
Chairman, Cape Racing
Session 7 4t1v15
Session 8 1g6j3r
Speakers 56z69
Mutsuki Ishimaru 4e635
General Manager, International Department, Japan Racing Association
Hirokazu Okada 3t5v67
President, Big Red Farm
Tetsuya Yoshida yo5l
Vice President, Shadai Farm
President, Shadai Race Horse
Shunsuke Yoshida 3n1k6r
Vice President, Northern Farm
Sarah Carmichael 5m1h5c
CEO, International Thoroughbred Breeders’ Federation
Ignacio Pavlovsky 1io1d
President, Haras Carampangue
Antony Thompson 69c6c
Owner/Director, Widden Stud Australia
Naoya Yoshida 5x3m1g
President, Winchester Farm
Keynote Speech q3q
Session 9 114t21
Participants: Achieving Wellbeing and Inclusivity from the Track to the Boardroom 3f1f3k
Speakers 56z69
Kanichiro Fujii 45m3h
Retired Jockey
Delphine Santiago 3i1i6q
Jockey
Fundi Sithebe 4k5d6i
CEO, 4Racing Pty Ltd
Press Room 323i4q
Leading South African racing operator Ms. Fundi Sithebe has called for more inclusivity and diversity in the sport, encouraging the dismantlement of stereotypes.
During a keynote speech at the 40th Asian Racing Conference (ARC) in Sapporo, Japan, Mr. Masayuki Goto, Vice-Chair of the Asian Racing Federation (ARF) and Executive Advisor of the Japan Racing Association (JRA), identified aspects vital to horse racing’s success – particularly in Japan – and outlined several safeguarding initiatives for the sport.
A of key players in the breeding sector has raised several major issues vital to the sustainability of thoroughbred breeding, including rising costs, staff shortages and the loss of racecourses.
Leading welfare and integrity expert Mr. Jamie Stier has called for greater collaboration between racing authorities, scientists and researchers to overcome equine welfare concerns, which he describes as “the single biggest challenge facing the global horse racing industry.”
The growth of racing in the Gulf region was a key feature of a session titled Developments: Big Changes Across The ARF Footprint, on day 2 of the 40th Asian Racing Conference at Sapporo, Japan.
In a session titled ‘Integrity: Tackling New-Age Threats’ at the 40th Asian Racing Conference (ARC) in Sapporo, Japan on Thursday (29 August), of the Asian Racing Federation (ARF) Council on Anti-Illegal Betting and Related Financial Crime outlined threats posed by the illegal wagering market and advancing technology, and delegates learned of the emerging integrity challenge in the form of gene doping.
Leading wagering experts have lauded the transformative powers of World Pool at the 40th Asian Racing Conference in Sapporo, Japan, but also expressed concerns over regulatory challenges and taxation issues as the sport is buffeted by economic headwinds.
Horse racing’s connection with popular culture is explored at the 40th Asian Racing Conference 46w4i
The integration of horse racing into popular culture through the deeds of equine champions, including Australia’s Winx and Japan’s Equinox, was explored at the 40th Asian Racing Conference on Wednesday, 28 August, at the Sapporo Convention Center in Sapporo.