https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaWnc6_Ij2c
Yesterday, I watched the l'Arc 2025 Live, and oh my god, the curse is literally real...
Japanese horses in the race were Byzantine Dream (6), Croix Du Nord (15), and Alohi Alii (16)
The race was about to start in 5 minutes and the sky deciced to turn on the rain... it was the most perfectly timed rain ever...
As you may know, rain can make the track more hard for horses, the turf becomes very soft, causing the horses to almost feel as if they are swimming
It already rained the other day, but it started to rain again at the right time
They knew it was gonna be soft again, they been preparing for it, but they didn't expect it to be very soft
Byzantine Dream got distracted by the gate crew and was looking at him thus getting a late start
The rain affected Croix Du Nord, he remained at the front initially but lost stamina toward the end of the final spurt
The results are Byzantine Dream got 6th, Croix Du Nord got 14th, and Alohi Alii got 16th
The winner was Daryz (France), with odds of "16 to 1" Anything can happen in l'Arc
We lost again, Japan never won l'Arc
Once the race ended, the weather cleared and became sunny again, literally a real curse
At this point, Japan should consider entering a dirt horse for next year's race
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