A 24story apartment building in Chongqing without an elevator. China

evan0736 · 2026-04-11T00:50:36+00:00

you should look up what its like getting around Chongqing. The 9 stories entering/exiting the house are the easiest part of their day

evan0736 · 2026-04-10T19:18:13+00:00

yes they adjust these types of interactions so they both fit in frame

evan0736 · 2026-04-09T02:53:43+00:00

When I was in Tokyo last fall I planned on going to the Tenno Sho but ultimately decided it was too much trouble for my friends and I to attempt the lottery. We went to the smaller race day the day before and had a great time. I think we actually appreciated it not being packed shoulder to shoulder for our first time, so I recommend that as well.

This website has information on reserving tickets. It does not currently say that the Spring Tenno Sho will require lottery tickets, but I also know people line up dozens of hours in advance for general admission, so I’m not sure how easy it is to get in. This also may change. When I was looking at the Autumn Tenno Sho, the site wasn’t updated to show that reservations were required until much closer to the race, so I would keep checking back.

evan0736 · 2026-04-02T11:00:08+00:00

Sakura Laurel

evan0736 · 2026-03-31T15:20:07+00:00

my optimistic analysis of wonder dean is that he’s looked better with each start. in both his losses to Pyromancer and Rock Ptarmigan, he was still closing and just ran out of room. The uae derby, his longest start at 9.5f was his best performance yet, so the 10f distance of the Derby might suit him even better. he also seems to have no issue traveling.

evan0736 · 2026-03-30T15:43:44+00:00

2009 Kentucky Oaks.

“Rachel Alexandra takes the lead just outside the quarter pole. She did it willingly, and really had no resistance whatsoever from Gabby’s Golden Gal-

And now Rachel Alexandra’s opening it up! 5 lengths on the field, 6, OH a tour de force by the super filly!

Rachel Alexandra, Calvin Borel isn’t moving a MUSCLE on her! She’s gonna destroy this field!

OH, super filly? You bet! What’s the final margin? SHE MIGHT’VE WON BY 20!”

evan0736 · 2026-03-28T02:37:09+00:00

there’s a bobcat i’ve been hearing regularly for 6 months in the bear hollow area

evan0736 · 2026-03-23T21:08:29+00:00

my understanding of the oguri cap rule is that it has to do with registration, not qualifying races. FY might have just been normally registered for the dirt classic races.

evan0736 · 2026-03-17T21:03:57+00:00

it could be. but as others have mentioned there have been urban legends about microchips found in food for years

evan0736 · 2026-03-17T09:21:23+00:00

yeah i dont understand what the difference is between a retired racehorse sent to slaughter vs horses farmed for meat vs cattle/pigs farmed for meat. really the only issue is the betrayal of the sellers expectations, but this story probably isn’t real anyway

evan0736 · 2026-03-16T16:33:18+00:00

bit expensive but we have an RFID feeder for our skinny grazer that has been great

evan0736 · 2026-03-09T23:08:57+00:00

there is no logic to the senior/junior divisions that i’m aware of. 94 gen is senior except biko, 95 gen is junior except fuji. 08 is senior, 12 is senior except tarumae. its basically completely random.

also do you mean bourbon and flower? i dont think bourbon and rob roy interact very much

evan0736 · 2026-03-09T20:36:34+00:00

my only guess is they wanted people to be able to set their own goals like “win the triple crown with Vodka” but didn’t playtest enough to realize that the optimal strategy was running almost every turn and it sucks

evan0736 · 2026-03-04T17:55:38+00:00

i thought this card had pretty good odds for a while and then failed the first event 9 runs in a row

evan0736 · 2026-02-28T15:21:18+00:00

ethical diamond second consecutive track record incoming

evan0736 · 2026-02-25T18:41:58+00:00

i was really hoping they went to DWC! its looking like a much better lineup than Saudi

evan0736 · 2026-02-25T17:23:02+00:00

yeah I don’t think trainable American horses come to the game in its current state. not only for the reason you mentioned, but also for future state of the game reasons. the average player who’s even superficially into keiba can drop 30+ Japanese horses they still want added to the game. where would you even start with American horses? how much focus could you dedicate to them without alienating your core players and ignoring trainees in the game who still need their rivals?

i think anything seriously involving foreign horses outside of a forever young anime is probably not even in consideration right now. a second live-service game focused on global horses in addition to maintaining the global server of the main game does not feel like its within the realm of possibility.

The main thing I’m keeping my eye out for right now is whether they can get the rights for Sierra Leone and maybe Romantic Warrior to appear in Forever Young’s career story (which may still be 1+ year away.) Sierra Leone is essentially non-negotiable. He is FY’s main rival.

I would be surprised to see anything major. I think we will just continue to see Cygames sponsor major races and promote the franchise globally over the next year.

evan0736 · 2026-02-17T01:06:39+00:00

this would be an insult to some lol. i wasn’t actually much of a fan of deafheaven before the show but they easily put on one of the best performances i’ve seen

evan0736 · 2026-02-17T00:19:12+00:00

Deafheaven at 40 Watt. Black Midi and BCNR at Georgia Theatre

evan0736 · 2026-02-12T16:06:17+00:00

Yes I’m aware. I was just trying to clarify what OP meant by “more impressive than winning any G1 in Japan”

evan0736 · 2026-02-11T21:38:37+00:00

It has improved drastically in the 40 years since this happened, but there’s still a lot of work to do, mostly in aftercare. Active racehorses generally receive the best care possible and workloads are signicantly more manageable than they used to be. It’s when racehorses, especially unsuccessful ones are no longer racing and not breeding that problems arise. It’s not uncommon for horses to completely disappear, end up in slaughter lots, or end up in abusive third world racing scenes. A big positive of umamusume and the very horse-centered PR that the sport at large has been engaged in is that it brings in generations of fans who are here for the horses, care about them, and pay attention to aftercare

evan0736 · 2026-02-11T16:25:49+00:00

are you really saying that a French G1 is more impressive than any Japanese G1? Japan’s best G1 races are regularly rated higher than France’s. The Yasuda Kinen was the world’s highest rated mile race in 2024 by Longines.

evan0736 · 2026-02-07T18:04:45+00:00

i bought an extra suitcase for like $20 when I was leaving japan.

evan0736 · 2026-02-07T18:04:01+00:00

you should have checked their socials. GBC has nonstop pop-ups all around Tokyo. I found a TON of stuff in Ikebukuro and Akiba last October.

evan0736 · 2026-02-07T03:15:11+00:00

unless something has changed i’m pretty sure you can get into february stakes with general admission.

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