During a Japanese racecourse, all the lights went out due to “one mistake”, causing three injuries and one horse requiring euthanasia!

The lights at a Japanese racecourse where a race was being held suddenly went out, causing three jockeys to be injured and one horse to be euthanized. Unexpectedly, it was because of a “stupid mistake.”

According to Japanese media reports, an unprecedented accident occurred at the Kanazawa Racecourse in Ishikawa Prefecture, Kanazawa City. The eighth race of the day was being held at that time. Suddenly all the lights on the track went out, causing three riders to fall off their horses and get injured. Two of them needed to be sent to the hospital urgently, and one horse needed to be euthanized.

At that time, all the horses began to speed up gradually, and the competition was about to enter a fierce stage. Unexpectedly, an accident happened like this. Not only did it confuse the commentators and betting viewers on the broadcast, but the riders and horses were also at a loss. Many people and horses fell and were injured!

Afterwards, the game was declared invalid and bets totaling 44.8 million yen (approximately HK$2.34 million) were refunded, and the subsequent 9th and 10th games were also cancelled. The final investigation results showed that it seemed that the staff accidentally confused the 12-hour clock and the 24-hour clock when setting the automatic lights-off time, and mistakenly adjusted 7:10 to 17:10.

In response, the Ishikawa Prefecture Horse Racing Bureau later responded, “I am deeply sorry for causing trouble to fans and related parties.” A male spectator in his 40s said at the racecourse: “There was a sudden power outage during the race, and the power outage lasted for more than 30 seconds. Because this was the first time this happened, it caused a commotion on the scene.”

When the bride learned that her friend had given him a gift, she yelled that she “doesn’t understand etiquette.” However, netizens pointed out that the reason behind this may be…

A few days ago, a newlywed in Taiwan posted a post on the Dcard discussion forum with the title “receiving empty red envelopes at the wedding” to complain about the behavior of friends giving empty red envelopes, which made her deeply dissatisfied. She said that on the day of the wedding, the person in charge informed her that a friend had given an empty red envelope and folded it in half, and asked her if she should give a gift cake in return. Since she failed to check her mobile phone at the time, she thought the other person might not have cash on him but would choose to remit money or give him a gift, so she gave the other person a gift cake in return.

Unexpectedly, when she counted the red envelopes afterwards, she found that the red envelopes were indeed empty. She was shocked by her friend’s behavior because she had heard that empty red envelopes were an unlucky curse. There were no blessings on the red envelope, only her name was written on it, which puzzled her deeply.

She emphasized that the purpose of holding the wedding was not to make money, but she expressed dissatisfaction with the friend’s behavior, thinking that his behavior was not in line with etiquette. “Our wedding is not for the purpose of making money at all. We can just express our feelings to the friends who are going, but I wonder why I have such friends who don’t understand etiquette… After all, I got cakes and souvenirs, and I also ate wedding wine, but it doesn’t look like they’re here to bless me, right?”

The post triggered a heated discussion. Most netizens thought it might be a misunderstanding and suggested that she communicate directly with her friends to clarify the situation. Some netizens shared similar experiences, “I used to be a gift-collector at my brother’s wedding, and I also received empty gifts.” Then I shamelessly asked the couple, and they realized they had taken the wrong red envelope. “I think I forgot to put the money in it! Otherwise, I wouldn’t be so shameless as to write my name on the red envelope.”

The woman later updated her post to say that she had a good relationship with the friend and was worried that asking directly might hurt each other’s feelings. She also stressed that inviting friends to the wedding was out of respect for their wishes, not to receive gifts. She hopes the post will not spark controversy.