Deep Impact (The Horse)

I was in Japan for the Emperor's Cup. Over there, horse racing is more for the appreciation of the horse rather than for the bet itself. Imagine getting up at 4am, leaving the house to catch the 5 am train to the Race Course. Then lining up like Palapa Goondu's and once the gate is open, we had to rush to get tickets to go in and then rush to find seats. Imagine 100,000 over people at the same place.... Yes you got it right my friends, one hundred thousand over people.

The main race was the Emperor's Cup with the great horse Deep Impact running. His odds were 1.1 and 1. Meaning to say, if you chose him to win, for every dollar you would get only 10 cents. It was even money if he placed. So That means that you would not win anything no matter how much you bet.

Most of you Singaporeans will say "Cheyyyy, then go for what!!!" But it is the sight of a great horse, running and winning the race 4 times in a row, that is worth all this hassle. Imagine that the horse came out of the gates awkwardly, he was last for the first 3 turns, then came up the field, over took it and came in first again.... all with a race track record.

Most of you money faced Singaporeans will say aiya.. no money no talk, but sometimes to see a work of art is really worth the effort. I managed to walk away from the whole race with no loss and it was a fun day.

I must say that the Horse Deep impact has left a "Deep impact" on me, and luckily it did not leave any impact on my wallet.. hehehehehehehe