HORACIO ESPÓSITO AT THE AWARD GIVING CEREMONY OF BEST JOCKEY OF THE YEAR AND ACTIVITIES IN HONG KONG, DEC 2025
On Friday, December 12th, the Gala dinner for the 2025 Longines and IFHA World's Best Jockey Awards was held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, with the participation of Mr.Horacio Espósito, Vice Chairman of IFHA and OSAF Advisor on International Affairs. Download PDF
OSAF BOARD MEETING, DECEMBER 2025
On Friday, December 12th , the members of the OSAF Board convened for their final meeting of 2025. Chaired by Mr. Raúl Lima Neto (Jockey Club Brasileiro), the meeting was attended by representatives from the Argentine Jockey Club, Palermo Racecourse, Jockey Club de São Paulo, Club Hípico de Santiago, Hipódromo Chile, Valparaíso Sporting Club, Jockey Club del Peru, and HRU S.A., as well as the General Manager and Executive Secretary of the institution. The main topics discussed were: Descargar PDF
MR HORACIO ESPÓSITO PRESENT AT THE JAPAN CUP 2025
On Sunday, November 30th, the Japan Cup (G1) was run at the Tokyo Racecourse, where the Irish horse CALANDAGAN (IRE) won in a record time of 2:20.3, defeating the local MASQUERADE BALL (JPN) by a head, and also becoming the first foreign horse to win the Japan Cup in 20 years. Descargar PDF
VISIT OF IFHA AND JAPAN RACING ASSOCIATION (JRA) AUTHORITIES TO BUENOS AIRES IN OCTOBER
Following the running of Gran Premio Latinoamericano in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday, October 18th, Mr. Masayuki Goto (IFHA Vice Chairman, Executive Advisor of the JRA, and Vice President of the Asian Racing Federation) and his wife, Mrs. Yumisa Goto, Mr. Tomoaki Hashimoto (General Manager of the JRA offices in New York), and Mr. Henri Pouret (IFHA Vice Chairman and COO of France Galop) traveled to Buenos Aires to continue their visit to the major racetracks and stud farms in our region. Descargar PDF
INVITATION FROM JRA TO 2 SOUTH AMERICAN THOROUGHBREDS TO RUN THE CHAMPIONS CUP IN JAPAN, DECEMBER 2025
OSAF is proud to announce that, through the collaboration between the Japan Racing Association (JRA) and Mr. Horacio Espósito (Vice Chairman of IFHA and OSAF's Advisor in International Affairs), an initiative has emerged, to invite 2 South American horses to compete in one of the JRA's Group 1 races, the 26th edition of the Champions Cup, which will take place at Chukyo Racecourse in Toyoake, Japan, on Sunday, December 7th, 2025. Descargar PDF
OSAF CHAIRMAN RAÚL LIMA NETO SPEECH ON THE GRAN PREMIO LATINOAMERICANO DINNER IN RIO
OSAF is pleased to share the welcome speech of OSAF Chairman Raúl Lima Neto (Jockey Club Brasileiro) to his guests, pronounced on the dinner sponsored by 1ST/ARC, held on the Gran Premio Latinoamericano’s eve on Friday October 17th at the Fairmont hotel in Río de Janeiro. Descargar PDF
