Horsies
October 30, 2007
On Sunday, Thomas introduced me to the world of horse petting zoos.
We made our way to the Kyoto Horserace Track and he taught me how to pet the horses nicely and admire the sheen of their coats and their muscular tones.
It was my first time at a track and I had a lot of fun. I’m not exactly a gambler so I followed Thomas’ picks and bet the minimum 100 yen on a few races. Total winnings: 0. It was quite impressive to see the Tokyo Emperor’s Cup on the big ass TV in the middle of the track. One race netted 1,400,000 yen on a 100 yen bet for the triple something bet. (I don’t remember the jargon).
All in all, I spent a good afternoon with a good friend with some pretty ponies. I would go again but would try to take more pictures of silly old Japanese men who took their whole family here.
Thomas studying the stock indices
November 6th, 2007 at 21:36
Sorry we didn`t win anything… you should have brought more hay to feed them, they would have run faster that way!!
November 7th, 2007 at 10:39
No worries. At a hundred yen a pop, it was a good way to pass the afternoon without breaking the bank. I’ll bring more hay to feed that pretty gal we saw at the top of the steps. She looked more like a horse than the horses.