chances of marrying your childhood sweetheart are 1% (meme)

Probability of marrying your childhood friend or neighbor: 1%

Part of a series of statistics broadcasted by the Japan Racing Association during the 2026 Tōkyō Yūshun (Japanese Derby) to highlight the sheer odds against a horse being able to run in the Tokyo Yushun, then winning it. This is done to emphasize the magnitude of pulling off such a feat.

Naturally it caused guffaws and doubletakes among the audience and became memed soon after, especially in the case of Umamusume's Buena Vista whose shtick is "childhood sweetheart".

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