Busan Racecourse Park
The newest of the three tracks in Korea, Busan Gyeongnam Racecourse Park – to give it its full name – opened in 2005. Located close to Gimhae Airport, just west of Busan, it’s accessible by bus from Gimhae and Busan itself. The KRA runs shuttle buses from Hadan Station on the Busan subway. The track has a Grandstand/betting area capable of holding 32,000 people loosely based on the Luckyville stand at Seoul Race Park.
Busan was built for Friday racing and now runs 10 races each Friday. The races are simulcasted to Seoul and the KRA plazas offering an extra day’s betting. In 2007, the occasional race day was held on a Saturday and in 2008, six races were held each Sunday. This will continue in 2009.
Busan has stables for 1000 horses and 40 jockeys are currently based there. Australian jockey Gary Baker recently completed a 2 year stint at the track riding there from its opening until the end of 2007.
April 4, 2008 at 2:41 pm |
[...] Cup Mile field Fourteen runners will line up for the KRA Cup Mile at Busan Race Park which will be under orders at 3:45pm on [...]
April 9, 2008 at 11:36 am |
[...] Racing Preview After last weekend’s KRA Cup Mile meeting, it’s back to normal at Busan Race Park this weekend with nine races on Friday and six on Sunday. On both days the feature race is the last [...]
April 12, 2008 at 2:23 am |
[...] Crafty Louis edged out Dangdae Star by a neck to take Friday’s feature handicap at Busan Race Park. Ridden by Jo Chan Hoon, Crafty Louis went off the 2.7 favourite to land his second victory of [...]
April 17, 2008 at 3:13 pm |
[...] Racing Preview The week’s racing gets underway at Busan Race Park on Friday afternoon where the first of the normal nine race card is underway at 13:00. There are [...]
April 19, 2008 at 3:54 pm |
[...] Racing is back tomorrow with the first of 11 races underway at 11:20. There are also cards at Busan (12:40) and Jeju Island [...]
April 23, 2008 at 2:36 pm |
[...] Racing Preview Cards are out for Busan Race Park’s meetings on Friday and Sunday. On Friday, the first of nine races gets underway at 13:00 with the [...]
May 1, 2008 at 11:41 am |
[...] Preview – Golding, Bally Brae in action The weekend’s horse racing gets underway at Busan Race Park on Friday afternoon where the first of nine races is under orders at 13:00. There are joint feature [...]
May 8, 2008 at 12:34 pm |
[...] Racing Preview It’s almost the weekend already and racing starts at Busan Race Park at 13:00 on Friday with nine races. Feature event tomorrow sees Sinjin Gangja looking to return to [...]
May 10, 2008 at 4:05 pm |
[...] expected tomorrow when the first of eleven races is off at 11:20. There is also a six race card at Busan beginning at 12:40 and the usual nine races on Jeju with the the first at [...]
June 5, 2008 at 12:42 pm |
[...] It’s Memorial Day on Friday and the first of the weekend’s racing gets underway at Busan Race Park at 13:00 for a nine race card. Feature race of the day, and indeed of the weekend, is a KRW [...]
June 11, 2008 at 3:21 pm |
[...] A field of ten will line up for this coming Sunday’s KNN Cup Handicap at Busan Race Park. The weights are headed by Procyon (9 wins/14 runs), the four year old gelding looking for a fifth [...]
June 25, 2008 at 2:07 pm |
[...] This year’s two classic winners will face off once again in the feature race at Busan Race Park this coming Sunday. KRA Cup winner Rainmaker will have the chance to avenge his Korean Derby defeat [...]
October 16, 2008 at 12:57 pm |
[...] Preview – Bally Brae / Namchonuijijon in action Busan Race Park Friday Oct. 17: The weekend’s racing starts at Busan tomorrow with a ten race card starting [...]