Japan's draft horses losing race against time International Herald Tribune | December 26, 2006| | . Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Norimitsu Onishi
International Herald Tribune
12-26-2006
It was one of the last contests of the day at the draft-horse racetrack in this rural corner of Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost main island.The spotlights glimmered in the snow-streaked evening sky as the gamblers, who had been inside huddling around portable kerosene heaters, took their spots alongside the track. The gates opened, and 10 huge draft horses, each weighing about a ton and pulling an iron sled just as heavy, rumbled forward as the jockeys urged them on with cries and whips.After easily clearing the first mound, No. 10 took ...

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