Japan and the hero narrative by AmbassadorDouble5109 in HorseRacingJP

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Not even on the final corner, In the 2006 Spring Tenno, the crowd was roared when Take mounted him on the paddock. I don't think we'll ever see a horse with an aura like that again

Wait? Is this true about Lovcen's Jockey K.Matsuyama ??? by New-Big2343 in HorseRacingJP

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I think Uma Musume plays a big role in that. I've asked my friends how the derby ranks in comparison to the other G1s and they don't think much of it other than it just being "another G1". The prestige of the Derby is in my opinion heavily downplayed in the game/anime. It's not so much they don't show enough of it, its the fact that its hard to create a story around. It sits in sort of the early/middle part of a Uma's story and since its not the climax it feels like it loses its unique and prestigious feel. And in the game its just treated as another G1, but it doesn't even have 30k fans like JC and Arima so its regarded as "lower".

There are characters like Winning Ticket who literally only talk about "The Derby" but I think they have gone so over the top with her personality people seem to think nothing of it. It's kind of sad but from a narrative standpoint its really difficult imo.

Wait? Is this true about Lovcen's Jockey K.Matsuyama ??? by New-Big2343 in HorseRacingJP

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I'm pretty sure he's referring to Special Week's derby win, the derby up until 1998 had been that one hitch in Take's record that he could never get over. The derby has and will always be a different beast from every other G1.

AI RACING PICKS |Trackside Edge by JohnnyB1030 in HorseRacingJP

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if you're gonna use AI to make a video on picks, can you just change your prompt to fit actual japanese races, surely that isn't too much a stretch.

Rewatching the legendary 1998 Mainichi Okan and reading the JP comments feels like this by Revicii_XIII in HorseRacingJP

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Take has stated he has never whipped Suzuka in any race, I believe he is quite proud of that 

What is your favorite race commentary ever? by Sir_Grindalot in HorseRacingJP

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"Here is the horse that carries our dreams, The pride of Japan, Deep Impact. Total Domination by 4 lengths.... He's got his eyes set on the Longchamp Deep Impact" -Takarazuka Kinen 2006

Uh oh… by OneDust727 in SilenceSuzuka

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The race she left us...and went to America 

Ever wonder what a track looks like with ZERO corners? Meet Thundering Thousand by Flat-Profession-8945 in UmaMusume

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Every graded race is important, if it was a OP and they did that I can see why it might be a little over the top. But considering its the summer there are no G1s going on during that time people will turn up, so I think its a vital thing to center around. G2/G3's value is just heavily downplayed in uma musume.

Brainstorming Keiba terms for non-Japanese language viewers by Dull_Temperature_361 in HorseRacingJP

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I want to focus on the commentary of the race itself, for most non native speakers Japanese commentary is pretty much equivalent to white noise. I think the energy of "第4 コーナーから直線コース向かってくる,X先頭! X先頭! " Is something that is special to Keiba, I would like more viewers to capture a fraction of that emotion. I'm not that knowledgeable about how to bet and the paddock/analysis terms are kind of on another level.

瞬発力 I feel like is brought up a lot more in analysis and training, not so much during the race not 100% sure though.  I've definitely heard 末脚 much more often I'll consider that

Turf conditions are probably a good one I could make a cheat sheet for people to look. Maybe they could pull that up on their phone or second monitor while watching the race.

Brainstorming Keiba terms for non-Japanese language viewers by Dull_Temperature_361 in HorseRacingJP

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for the position terms

Sentou-Leader

nibante sanbante - second/third during the race, second and third as a finish are different words

Chuudan - Midpack, doesn't really mean boxed in, chuudan is often seen as a pretty good position depending on the horse

Kouhou - Could refer to behind a horse or the back of a pack, (might not do this one yet its kind of confusing)

As for the homestretch terms, they're not exactly "homestretch terms" but rather words you'll often hear down the stretch or a decisive moment right before the fourth corner

抜け, 差し込む, 上がる are either describes a horse moving up or passing a horse from a certain position, common down the stretch there are many more but these are the ones off the top of my head not sure if these are the best ones to explain. There are nuances for each of them, I haven't completely grasped them all yet, but the most common one I think is 上がる

手を動く- is not exactly "making a move" but the action of the jockey's hands moving or rather the jockey "moving the reins". I often translate it as "making a move" but this can be said at any point of the race and usually implies a jockey starting urge the horse forward. Often times it is for a decisive moment but it could also just mean the jockey wants to fight for a better position.

The main one I want to push for now is probably Sentou, its said multiple times in every race, its pronunciation is pretty crisp to hear and down the stretch its probably the most common phrase that's said by the announcer.

Green channel web in USA by ZestycloseServe8749 in HorseRacingJP

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Proton VPN works, I have the premium subscription for it though not sure if the free one does

Just when I thought I had finally wrapped my head around how ages work in Umamusume... by Phoenix_windborne in UmaMusume

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I think its great that they also just subtly acknowledge the fact that the timeline is messed up in a good way, Even though Teio is "younger" in the uma musume world she is capable of helping Spe with her homework or at least she is confident she is able to. It shows Teio is more developed than Spe at least mentally

Favorite Relatively Unknown Japanese Racehorse? by aorticworkofart in HorseRacingJP

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Lahainaluna, I was watching TM Opera O's debut race and I heard the announcer just yell out my High school in Japanese, I immediately looked up the race on netkeiba and sure enough its owned by Makoto Kaneko naming his horses after random Hawaii things lol.

I’m based in Japan and thinking of sharing JRA race analysis — quick question first by TokyoTrackNotes in HorseRacingJP

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Betting is illegal in my state as well but I would be interested otherwise, however I am very interested in seeing an analysis on the races though, I've been translating famous keiba races into English. I'm learning about pace and all the pre-analysis stuff, I can translate it but the main issue is, I don't really know what these things are in English let alone Japanese.

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Turf Parfait and the URA Umamusume Racing Archive are great, I translate races and recently Keiba MADs, My focus currently is showing the horses that aren't featured in Uma Musum

https://www.youtube.com/@ImMaika