In the horse racing as a court function, the match called norijiri in which the riders competed how skillfully they were able to ride the unhandled horses and run through the course was mainly taken.
宮中行事としての競馬は主に未調教の馬を騎手が巧みに操って無事に走行させるかという乗尻（のりじり）という方法が主に行われた。