Japan Racing Association

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Japan Racing Association

日本中央競馬会
Hibiya Fort Tower, the location of the JRA Headquarter
Formation	September 16, 1954; 70 years ago (1954-09-16)
Headquarters	Hibiya Fort Tower 1-1-1 Nishishimbashi Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0003 Japan
Location	Japan
Chairman	Masayuki Goto
Parent organization	Japanese Government
Website	https://jra.jp/

The Japan Racing Association (Japanese: 日本中央競馬会 Nippon Chūō Keiba Kai, or JRA) is a public company established to operate Chūō Keiba (中央競馬 Central horse racing) and to manage racecourses, betting facilities, and horse-training facilities.

It was founded in^[1] 1954, according to the Horse Racing Law (競馬法 Keiba Hō) and the Japan Racing Association Law (日本中央競馬会法 Nippon Chūō Keiba Kai Hō) and is operated under the strict oversight of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (Japan).