Amazing experience: A day at the Keiba

In my previous article, I was talking about the way of accessing from Haneda airport to the Horse racing place. In this one, I'd love to share with you my one-day-experience there!

This Keiba is actually really big. It is divided into 2 main areas: the stadium - the the racing take place, and the betting section. You can watch the race directly at the stadium, to see the all the horses before the race started. If the weather is good, I think it is possible to have a BBQ outside and bet at the same time. There is also a huge area for betting inside, where you can get all the information of the horses, and betting tickets. After choosing the horses and the categories of betting, you can go the the betting machine and pay.

I realized that horses racing betting needed a lot of techniques: you need to know the conditions of the horses, it's previous records, and how good is the trainer, the rider as well. The weather conditions is also really important. As I had a short conversation with an old Japanese guy, I was so surprised when he told me that if someone has enough experience, within a look, he will know exactly which horse will win, or even their orders.

There are 12 races per day, each lasts around 30 minutes, enough time for you to read all the information and make your decision. After the race, the monitor will show you the result and the rate if you won it or not.

The minimum price for one bet is 100 yen, but you can bet more if you like, for sure should stop at the right time. There are a lot of categories that you can go for: choose the 1st horse won the race, or 2, 3 at the first place, or if you can put them in the correct order, you can win more. As you know, high risk high return.

Even if you are not interested in betting, why not just come and enjoy the atmosphere here. Get some delicious Japanese foods or some souvenirs back for your friends and family at home!

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