Olympics: Hokkaido's farmhorse jockeys dream torch relay can spur racing revival

Hokkaido's farmhorse jockeys dream Olympics torch relay can spur revival of Ban'ei Keiba, a traditional horse race on Japan's northernmost island with one-tonne horses pulling heavy iron sleds by juminism Tokyo2020

OBIHIRO, Japan - At Obihiro racetrack, spectators walk alongside the course as fast as the big beasts they’ve backed to win, cheering as they go. There’s no sprinting in this contest: The adrenaline charge is all about power - pure, 1-tonne horse power.

This June, a new attraction is set to grace Obihiro. The Olympic torch is to be carried down the track by one of the heavy horses, as part of the flame’s relay tour of Japan before arriving in Tokyo for the Summer Games. Sakae Katsumata, a 72-year-old retired carpenter from Obihiro, has been coming to the races for 50 years.

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