Adds to the Hassle

(FRI) March 6th, 2026

9:03 p.m. Cow was desperately trying to listen to the radio broadcasting of WBC Japan versus Taiwan game on TV. I felt sorry for him and downloaded Radiko onto my iPad so he could listen to the game while I work downstairs. I could work listening to the live streaming via my desktop. See what Netflix's exclusive distribution adds to the hassle while Mr. N-jima having good old friends back from his school baseball club, must be fully enjoying the game LIVE at Tokyo Dome.

Me, I've worked hard to figure out which horse to pick for Nakayama Hinba Stakes, ears listening to the streaming. Yamamoto wasn't good today. Can't blame him at this time of year, after what he's done last season.

The turf seems to be good to firm in reality, though it's announced to be good as of this morning. The rain hasn't dried off yet whereas there's still a chance of slight rain from tonight to early tomorrow morning. Nevertheless, I'm thinking that the turf would dry off by the time of the race since it's expected to get windy tomorrow. Currently remaining on my list are Paradis Reine, Bond Girl, Flaming Hoop, Stellenbosch, Angola Black, and Nishino Ti Amo. But I'm not sure about Paradis Reine as her condition puts a question mark. Stellenbosch is also unreliable forced to carry 57.5kg, considerably heavy weight for a female horse even though she's a G1 champion horse.

The End

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