is a

velodrome A velodrome is an arena for track cycling. Modern velodromes feature steeply banked oval tracks, consisting of two 180-degree circular bends connected by two straights. The straights transition to the circular turn through a moderate Track tran ...

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Toride, Ibaraki 260px, Ohori-no-watashi is a city located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 104,329 in 44,755 households and a population density of 1492 persons per km². The percentage of the population aged over 65 was 3 ...

, that conducts

pari-mutuel Parimutuel betting or pool betting is a betting system in which all bets of a particular type are placed together in a pool; taxes and the "house-take" or "vigorish" are deducted, and payoff odds are calculated by sharing the pool among all winnin ...

keirin – literally "racing cycle" – is a form of motor-paced cycle racing in which track cyclists sprint for victory following a speed-controlled start behind a motorized or non-motorized pacer. It was developed in Japan around 1948 for gamblin ...

racing - one of

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

's four authorized where gambling is permitted. Its keirin identification number for betting purposes is 23# (23 sharp). Toride's oval is 400 meters in circumference. A typical keirin race of 2,025 meters consists of five laps around the course.

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Toride Keirin home page

keirin.jp Toride information
Velodromes in Japan Toride, Ibaraki Cycle racing in Japan Sports venues in Ibaraki Prefecture {{Japan-sports-venue-stub

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