'Winner goes to the U.S. and Horse Racing Fan goes to Tottenham!' Korea-U.S.-Japan three-way race opens on September 8th, the 7th Korea Cup
Sep 05, 2024
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It is expected that Korean horse racing fans, as well as horse racing fans from 24 Korean horse racing importing countries around the world, will be attracted to Gwacheon this weekend. Japanese and U.S. horse racing foreign media gathered in Gwacheon also quickly delivered the news from the scene, raising the atmosphere. In celebration of the Korea Cup and the Korea Sprint, the Korea Racing Authority will make the first weekend of September a global festival and present big events for domestic horse racing fans and visitors.
▶A ticket to England, the race track country, to the winner's fan...Son Heungmin even had a chance to watch it
On the 8th, when the Korea Cup is held, Let's Run Park Seoul will be ripe for a festival atmosphere. In time for the autumn night horse race, special events for the boom-up of the Korea Cup Grand Race will welcome horse racing fans and weekend visitors to the site along with the 'Bam Masil Festival' which has been underway since the 24th.
Horse racing fans will also be given an unexpected chance of luck as it is the race subject to the international invitation, which boasts the largest prize money in Korea. Among them, the most outstanding event is the 'Match the 1st place horse in an international race' event. In order to inform customers of 'The Bion', a newly launched online ticketing application this year and promote sound horse racing, the event is specifically aimed at customers who have purchased tickets with 'The Bion'.
You can purchase a ticket through an app on the spot (limited to single wins) and match the winning horse of the race 'Korea Cup' or 'Korea Sprint'. A round-trip ticket to England, the race host country, will be offered to a total of two teams (two per team, four in total) of 'Korea Cup'1 team and 'Korea Sprint1 team' through a lottery among those who won the first place. In addition to air tickets, they will also be given a ticket to watch the game of Tottenham Hotspur FC, Son Heung-min's team.
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In addition, on the podium, a powerful taekwondo performance will be presented along with the Korea Cup cheering match. The cheering event with cheerful cheerleading is expected to further enhance the charm of horse racing as a sport. In addition, ahead of the Chuseok holiday, there will be a rich and colorful event such as an on-site application ticket event to guess the winner, a grand race stamp accumulation event, and an outdoor calligraphy event held in the pine garden.
An official from the Korea Racing Authority said, "The Korea Cup has prepared various events to become a fun sports festival for men and women of all ages beyond the global competition of racehorses. Free admission to all businesses will be implemented only on the 8th, and customer parking lots will be open for free.'"We will step up efforts to create a culture of enjoying and cheering horse racing as a leisure sport by revitalizing international racing symbolized by the Korea Cup."."
wman@sportschosun.com
