Tokyo International News Agency

On February 1, 2026, an unprecedented event occurred in Japan’s central horse racing: zero winning tickets were recorded for the

On October 19, 2025, Japan Racing Association (JRA)'s "WIN5" five-win parlay bet saw an astounding payout of 562,521,610 yen, the highest in horse racing history. This massive dividend was won by only one ticket nationwide. This historic event quickly spread across social media, astonishing and exciting countless horse racing fans. The WIN5 races on this day were fraught with unexpected twists. The complexity of the target races, particularly including the Shuka Sho, raised the bar for a winning ticket to an extreme level. As a result, winning tickets were narrowed down until the final race, leading to this unprecedented super-high payout. Online, breaking news like "WIN5's highest-ever payout! 1 winning ticket, 562,521,610 yen - WIN5's highest payout!" circulated rapidly, shocking many with the significant breaking of previous payout records. On social media, numerous expressions of envy for the lucky winner emerged. Comments such as "I'm so in...