Arima Kinen

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The Arima Kinen (有馬記念) is a Grade I flat horse race in Japan open to Thoroughbreds three-years-old and above and is the world's largest betting horserace. It is run on the fourth Sunday of December each year, over a distance of 2,500 metres (approximately 1 mile and 4+1⁄2 furlongs) at Nakayama Racecourse. It is one of the two "All-Star" races in Japanese horse racing; the other is the Takarazuka Kinen in late June. The event was first run in 1956, and was initially titled the Nakayama Grand Prix (中山グランプリ). The following year it was renamed in memory of Yoriyasu Arima (1884–1957), chairman of the Japan Racing Association and the founder of the race. The distance was originally set at 2,600 metres, and shortened to the present length, 2,500 metres, in 1966. The majority of the runners (10 out of 16) in the field are selected by a vote from racing fans, which must be a Japan Racing Association horse. If any horse among the top 10 decides not to participate in the race, the void will be filled...

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