(1)JRA horse race reaps record betting return

(1)JRA horse race reaps record betting return

FUNABASHI, Japan - The top three long shots paid out 1,498,110 yen on a 100-yen wager at a horse race at Nakayama Racecourse in Funabashi, east of Tokyo on March 23, the highest-ever return on a race organized by the Japan Racing Association (JRA).

China launches new batch of remote sensing satellites

STORY: China launches new batch of remote sensing satellites DATELINE: June 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:27 LOCATION: XICHANG, China CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1.shots of China launching new satellites STORYLINE: China successfully launched three new remote sensing satellites from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Thursday. The satellites were launched as the second batch of the Yaogan-35 family at 10:22 a.m. (Beijing Time) by a Long March-2D carrier rocket and entered the planned orbit successfully. The satellites will be mainly used to conduct science experiments, land resource surveys, yield estimation of agricultural products and disaster prevention and reduction. This launch marked the 424th mission for the Long March series carrier rockets. China launched a batch of three Yaogan-35 satellites on Nov.6 last year. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Xichang, China. (XHTV)

(1)JRA horse race reaps record betting return

(1)JRA horse race reaps record betting return

FUNABASHI, Japan - The top three long shots paid out 1,498,110 yen on a 100-yen wager at a horse race at Nakayama Racecourse in Funabashi, east of Tokyo on March 23, the highest-ever return on a race organized by the Japan Racing Association (JRA).

Keirin race reaps record betting return

Keirin race reaps record betting return

FUKUI, Japan - The top three long shots paid out 2,340,220 yen on a 100-yen wager at a keirin race on April 12, the highest-ever return in the history of professional cycling in Japan. All combinations of 6-7-4 -- cyclists who finished 1-2-3 respectively in a race at the Fukui cycle-race track in Fukui Prefecture -- broke the previous record of 1,857,600 yen set in July 2002 in Aomori Prefecture. A man in his late 50s or early 60s hit the jackpot, according to cycle-race track officials. Photo was provided by race organizers. (Kyodo)

Horse racing betting produces highest return

Horse racing betting produces highest return

TOKYO, Japan - A long shots sweep of the top three spots paid out 9,752,820 yen on a 100-yen wager at a horse race Aug. 17, the highest return in the history of legal gambling in sports in Japan.@Only two winning tickets were bought by the same person out of the 264,304 total sold under the betting system that needs to cover the top three finishes in order. Photo shows the winning ticket.