Horse racing is one of the favorite sports of the Yakut people.
At the VIII Sports Games of Yakutia, they plan to hold horse races
In July 2022, outside the program of the VIII Sports Games of the Peoples of Yakutia, it is planned to hold horse races in the Ust-Aldan region, which are a favorite sport of Yakut fans.
For the event, a hippodrome is planned to be built in one of the villages.
“It is planned to build a hippodrome in the 1st Khorinsky nasleg under the program “My Yakutia in the 21st century”. The old hippodrome was demolished, it used to be combined with the stadium. Now, in the summer, a new facility for a thousand seats is expected to appear, a place for construction has been determined in the territory of the village of Charan, which is located a couple of kilometers from the village of Borogontsy,” said head of the Ust-Aldan region Alexei Fedotov.
Equestrian Federation sent an application for the race. If the Sports Games are scheduled for July 4-9, then the races will be held on the evening of July 8.
