Japan Racing Association (JRA) training assistants and grooms are suspected of illegally receiving national sustainability benefits against novel coronavirus, and Sports Nippon Shimbun Osaka Headquarters Editorial Office Race Department Then the On the 25th, it was found in an interview with the company that a reporter who was in charge of horse racing was involved in the solicitation of applications.

The reporter is believed to be an acquaintance of a tax accountant from the city of Osaka who directed the request and received a success rate of 7-10% of the amount received, and was asked to present it to the tax accountant in an investigation internal. . Inserted. “” There is no talk that the reporter was receiving the commission at this time, “Sponichi said in an interview.

The company published an apology in a newspaper on the 25th, stating: “I acted unrelated to my original business and deviated from journalistic ethics. I will continue the investigation and take appropriate action.”

One reporter said he was handing out guides to training assistants, and a training assistant said: “Some horse racing reporters in the field must have seen a Sports Nippon reporter requesting.”

According to people familiar with the matter, around 100 training assistants working at JRA training centers in Miho Village, Ibaraki Prefecture and Ritto City, Shiga Prefecture, received a reduction in the rewards they earned based on the results of the race due to the impact of the new Corona. . It was.

The Japan Racing Association explained that “there is no cancellation of the central horse races and there is almost no economic impact.” A tax accountant from the city of Osaka insists that “the impact can occur in a wide range, both directly and indirectly. It cannot be decided uniformly.” (Joint)