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Same Things

(WED) September 17th, 2025

8:34 p.m. As anyone can guess, Regaleira is the most favored in expected win odds of All Comer as of today. Well, she's the only G1 champion this year. It got me a bit worried when I saw the rider's slot empty yesterday, but it has Tozaki's name in it now.

From the lineup of horses entered and that it's going to be a small-field race, it's hard to think the pace is going to be tight. Meanwhile the track condition seems pretty firm and fast assuming from the results of Centlight Kinen. Staying behind would be critical in such condition.

Rain is expected for a couple of days starting tomorrow, so the conditions may change depending on the amount of precipitation. Sorry I'm saying the same things every week, though that's about the best I could say at this point.

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Pocketchange
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?

Holidays

Holidays of September

  • September 15th (MON)
  • Respect for the Aged Day
  • September 23rd (TUE)
  • Autumnal Equinox Day

Food Catalog

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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airframe seen from side
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.