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18 Horses, Yay!

(THU) November 6th, 2025

8:26 p.m. The entry has been closed for the weekend races and Argentina Republic Cup is running with 18 horses, yay! It's not just the big field that makes me happy. An umbrella mark has newly appeared on Sunday's forecast!

As mentioned here over and over, the combination of a full-field race with soft track condition often results in a big payout. If a full-field race on relatively time- consuming track runs at a tight pace, the chance of it finishing with a big payout grows even more.@It's also a handicapped race!

Considering the distance of Argntina Republic Cup, it's unlikely for the race to get into a tight lap this year, especially where there aren't many front runners. So if the track stays as firm, front runners starting from outer posts as well as trailers starting from the inner posts will be advantaged. What kind of horse would be advantaged if the track becomes soft, then?

Basically, the forementioned type of horses stay advantaged. Perhaps trailers starting from inner posts will be slightly more advantaged if the track gets soft because horses swinging around the outside have to face the course and stamina loss.

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Pocketchange - How to charge your left-over Yen to digital money

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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Holidays of November

  • November 3rd (MON)
  • Culture Day
  • November 24th (MON)
  • Makeup Holiday for Labor Day

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Cream Anmitsu
Cream Anmitsu

Fed up with the heat? Here's a nice cold Japanse-style sweets to cheer you up! Cream Anmitsu is a delux version of Anmitsu, Kanten(Japanese gelatine) jelly and fruits with ice cream topping and Kuromitsu caramel sauce poured over it. And what's great, it's low calorie!

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Manned flight by oxyride dry-cell batteries project

The Tokyo Institute of Technology in cooperation with Panasonic, has led the project 'Manned Flight by Oxyride Dry-cell Battery' into the world's first success. On July 16th this year (2006), they made success in a trial of manned flight using commercially available oxyride batteries, in a project that they had been bringing forward together.