Dry and Firm

(THU) November 20th, 2025

9:10 p.m. Have just checked the forecast to learn that rain hasn't fallen in Kyoto for the past four days. Not even a drop. Additionally, there is no forecast expecting rain in Kyoto before Sunday. Not one. Zilch.

I think that's enough to assume that the track condition will be dry and firm. Guessing from the stats of last week, the base should be quite hard. Yet it won't be a super fast track like the opening week even after the temporal fence is set, because the fence can't cover all the damaged parts.

Summing up the track condition and the change in the trend of Mile Championship, I'm thinking it's going to be a race for trailers, as mentioned earlier. The choice of trailers, though has to be waited since the lineup after th barrier draw will largely affect how the race will unfold.

Meanwhile, the entry has been closed today and 18 horses will be running this year. As I often say, it's always good to have a full-field race.

The End

Caterpillar