9:53 p.m. Sorry to keep you on hold, my friends.

The rain had stopped before the turn of the day and though today's turf races at Tokyo started with good to firm, it dried and was later changed to firm from race 9. They didn't provide me much information as all the turf races today were run in small fields at slow pace. But one thing I noticed was that the turf was fast.

After the condition improved to firm, race 10 was run in an average 1min. 32.8 seconds for a mile however, the final race of 1800m finished with a dazzling 1min. 44.1 seconds. It makes me think that we might have another record finish tomorrow.

I had to think things over from the start in my reluctant state thanks to Lord del Rey and now I'm left with seven horses. Yes, my candidates are increasing, again thanks to Lord Del Rey. Currently on the list are Justin Palace, Tastierra, Masquerade Ball, Ho O biscuits, Museum Mile, Meisho Tabaru, and Queen's Walk.

Come to think of it, though I don't think Tastierra or Meisho Tabaru can perform well on such a speed track. Might have to think things over again. Will skip tomorrow BTW since Mr. N-jima is coming in a while.

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8:31 p.m. Can't tell you how many times I've cursed myself for my stupidity and I'm cursing again as I've switched Justin Palace on my trio wheel with Sol Oriens Sunday morning. Just because the Saddler's Wells line were performing well in the morning. I've done this before. Moreover, the races I referred to were both limited to 2-year-olds. To top it up, I keyed Masquerade Ball.

It's bad my friends, it's BAAAAD!

The least blessing is that Forever Young has achieved our long-cherished dream while the L.A. Dodgers (and Yoshinobu Yamamoto of course) won the World Series. It was a great race as well as a great baseball game that will go down in history. Also, I'd like to use this opportunity to humbly mention that the Blue Jays fought well and tough. They were skilled players backed up with tough spirit and good tactics. I wouldn't have been surprised if they won. I'd like to appreciate both teams for keeping me excited for the whole week! Thank you guys, rest well!

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