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(THU) May 8th, 2025

7:55 p.m. The entry for NHK Mile Cup has been closed while I was in a meeting. It looks like we're having a full-field race of 18 horses as expected. Well, it always had been in the past 10 years but still, it's good to hear that the barriers are full.

We're in for some rain starting tomorrow evening however, it's said that it will stop by Saturday morning and the weather would recover, though you never can put full trust on the forecst. I can't tell you how many times I was rushed to change my well-thought-out decision just because the weather had changed from the forecast, resultingly changing the track condition.

Will have to wait and see the rest until the barrier draw announcenent tomorrow, since a lot of the race depends on the barrier.

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If you are ready to leave Japan but have your pocket heavy with leftover Japanese Yen, why not empty your pockets and feel light with Pocketchange?

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