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Got It

(WED) November 12th, 2025

8:50 p.m. I've only finished tracing up the past results of Queen Elizabeth Cup to 2019, and I'm starting to see something like a trend although not sure how to put them down into words. Will give it a try anyway.

So what I found out was that horses finishing above third place in Queen Elizabeth Cup all had records of either winning or finishing second in 1800m or 2200m regardless of the class. I couldn't find any horse that performmed well on 1400m. They also had experiences of performing well on Tokyo or Niigata, both known to have long straights.

So it's not exactly stamina or speed that is required in this race. Got it.

The End

Caterpillar

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Pocketchange
Pocketchange - How to charge your left-over Yen to digital money

If you are ready to leave Japan but have your pocket heavy with leftover Japanese Yen, why not empty your pockets and feel light with Pocketchange?

Holidays

Holidays of November

  • November 3rd (MON)
  • Culture Day
  • November 24th (MON)
  • Makeup Holiday for Labor Day

Food Catalog

Cream Anmitsu
Cream Anmitsu

Fed up with the heat? Here's a nice cold Japanse-style sweets to cheer you up! Cream Anmitsu is a delux version of Anmitsu, Kanten(Japanese gelatine) jelly and fruits with ice cream topping and Kuromitsu caramel sauce poured over it. And what's great, it's low calorie!

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Manned flight by oxyride dry-cell batteries project

The Tokyo Institute of Technology in cooperation with Panasonic, has led the project 'Manned Flight by Oxyride Dry-cell Battery' into the world's first success. On July 16th this year (2006), they made success in a trial of manned flight using commercially available oxyride batteries, in a project that they had been bringing forward together.