It seems that the number of COVID-19 infections is increasing in Germany.
I'm afraid that the restriction will become stricter when I go back to Japan.
Life in Germany
Fountain pen
I went to Frankfurt yesterday in order to get my hair cut.
After going to a Japanese hair salon, I went to a ramen restaurant as usual.
In addition, I had one more purpose this time.
It was to investigate a fountain pen market in Germany.
"Fountain pen" is called "万年筆" in Japanese.
My father is crazy to it and asked me to check kinds and prices of it in German shops.
That is why I went to a large department store in Frankfurt.
I found the area where a lot of fountain pens made by famous brands were displayed.
Surprisingly, the price of the most expensive pen is higher than €2,000.
I can't understand a feeling of people who want to buy such a luxury pen.
Anyway, I will share this information with my father and get a feedback.
I'd like to buy something expensive like a watch or a wallet before my work in Germany finishes.
Prediction
アルゼンチン共和国杯（GII、東京、芝2500m）
Favorite : ⑫Meiner Virtus (the 4th popular)
・When the owner of this horse asks Demuro-san to ride his horses, it's a sign of a good run.
・Moreover, I was impressed by the race which this horse took part in this April. He won the race so easily and the distance between the 2nd place horse and him couldn't be measured. That race was counter-clockwise and tough, which is the same as this race.
・I bought trifecta tickets with ⑫Meiner Virtus on the 1st place. For the 2nd or 3rd place, more popular horses were selected except for ⑧Ice Bubble, who is included in my betting because he seems to be good at this course.
Betting ticket
Total : ￥1,000
みやこステークス（GIII、阪神、ダート1800m）
Favorite : ⑮Danburite (the 7th popular)
・I don't know if he can run well in a dirt course because this is the first time for him to run in this kind of course. However, I think that the level of turf races is higher than that of dirt races. That is why I won't be surprised if this horse suddenly wins in this race.
・It's a good point that his horse number is larger because a horse who starts from a outside position is less likely to receive sand kicked by a horse ahead.
・I simply bought the winning ticket of him.
Betting ticket
Total : ￥1,000
Total in 2021 : ￥-35,680
Collection rate : 71%
Hitting rate : 11% (12/107)
Ino-meter : Losing 10 race in a row
Lemaire-meter :
When I bet → 8-9-1-17 (Today's race)
When I don't bet → 5-2-5-16
