It is my great pleasure to extend a personal invitation to you to attend the 34th Asian Racing Conference, scheduled to be held in Istanbul between 16th and 20th of July 2012.

The theme of the 34th ARC is “Bridging Worlds”. Istanbul is the only city in the world that spans over two continents Europe and Asia. The city embodies mystery, intrigue, and glamour while the museums, palaces, great mosques, and bazaars seem inexhaustible, there’s also an unexpected natural beauty. We recognize that the conference will represent the first opportunity many attendees may have to visit Turkey, a country noted internationally for its magnificent scenery and warm hospitality.

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I am delighted to invite you all to 2012 Asian Racing Conference which will be held in Istanbul Turkey, on 16-20 July 2012.

We very much look forward to being the host of ARC for the third time and welcoming you to Istanbul to share the excitement of our mutual passion "horseracing" and the beauties of our Country at the same time.

As you know, horses and horseracing have been a very important part of our culture in history. As a consequence of this matter, today Turkey has become one of the key players of the horseracing and horse breeding world, with its' bloodstock, facilities, human resources and also in economical terms.