Uma Musume: Become a Legendary Trainer

Chapter 318 Chrysanthemum Appreciation (4): Upgraded to International G1?

Early the next morning, he drove Kitahara to the URA Association headquarters and said that he would just wait in the car. When they were alone, Maruzenski thought about his decision.

Even though he told Mejiro Takamine that he wanted to help Oguruma, it wasn't that easy to actually do it.

There is absolutely no help in terms of running tactics or handling of the race situation.

As a legendary horse girl, her race walking ability is undoubtedly strong, but training and arranging competitions are another matter.

Looking at the whole of Japan right now, the Eternal Club, or Kitahara, may not be the best team and trainer in all aspects, but they are definitely the best.

Exiting the gate, going uphill, turning, cutting into the inner lane, switching to the outer lane, overtaking, rhythm, sprinting, including anxiety on the track.

These must have been well prepared, and previous training was strictly followed.

There is no time to give any suggestions in this regard, let alone whether they are correct or reasonable.

That might be superfluous.

And yesterday, whether it was how I felt while running together or everything I said after the run, it all pointed to the state of mind.

It is also the most difficult thing to do.

I am afraid that no trainer or horse girl can guarantee that this point can be clearly conveyed, mastered and maintained during the competition.

What's more, Kitahara must have told Oguruma again and again.

For example, before debut, before and after the Classic Triple Crown, during training, and...

Perhaps the two of them talked about these things last night?
I was a little concerned, but I didn't follow him out because I didn't want him to notice my thoughts.

But I still want to know, after they went out, did they train, or chat and talk like I did last night...

"Oh, if I had known I would have followed him out..."

With a low sigh, Maruzenski laid his face on the steering wheel with his hands hanging down.

"What... follow me out?"

Suddenly he heard the co-pilot's surprised voice, and looking over there, Maruzenski was surprised to find that it seemed that when he was worried, Kitahara had come back without him noticing.

He must have just come back and just opened the car door.

Then I heard myself mumbling.

I also saw myself lying on the steering wheel in an ugly manner without any image.

"Ah, no, it's nothing."

Sitting up quickly, he tidied his hair in a panic, and tried to change the subject, "Um...how did it go? I mean...what did the association say?"

As she spoke, she saw the stack of documents in Kitahara's hand.

"Well...it wasn't really about doing anything, I just took a notification and chatted casually."

After putting the documents in the passenger seat storage, Kitahara closed the car door and said casually, "The association wants to apply for the upgrade of the Shining Series."

"Upgrade?"

Maruzenski reacted quickly, somewhat surprised, "Is it upgraded from Japanese URAG1 to international G1?"

“The association has expanded.”

Kitahara said this half-jokingly and half-seriously, and soon became more serious, “The Japanese Shining Series developed much later than the international series, so it’s not hard to understand why they want to catch up.

“But you have to eat the rice one bite at a time, otherwise you will choke.

"If even the little chestnut hat understands this, why don't the people in the association understand it?"

Hearing Kitahara's casual complaints, still talking about the Oguri hat, Maruzenski's eyes narrowed slightly.

"I'll take you home first. We have to take a car to the Kyoto stadium later." He started the sports car, drove out of the parking lot at a normal speed, and Maruzenski said casually: "So, do you think it's a bit anxious to upgrade to international G1 now?"

Kitahara didn't notice anything and said, "Well, it's a big improvement to be able to open up many central prize races as 'designated exchange races' so that local horse girls can also participate.

“This will take some time to digest, so that the central and local horse racing girls can get familiar with each other and make progress together for a period of time.

"At this time, if you rush to upgrade to international G1, you will inevitably encounter a problem."

"what is the problem?"

It was just a casual question, and soon, Maruzenski realized, "You mean... Umamusume Chiru?"

"Well, according to international practice, after it is opened to international G1 events, in fact, both foreign and imported horse girls can participate, as long as they meet the fan count standards and some related regulations."

Kitahara said directly: “But given the situation in Japan, I’m afraid that for a long time, only a limited number of horse girls will be allowed to participate.

"As for foreign horse racing girls, that may be a long time later."

Kitahara made this speculation based on historical judgment.

In comparison, the “designated exchange race”, which means that local horse races can also participate in the central government’s major awards, actually did not appear until nearly 10 years later, but now it has been advanced a lot.

It will be much later, around 12 or 13 years before people are allowed to enter racehorses for competition.

Taking the Chrysanthemum Award as an example, it was not until 01 that a maximum of two foreign-bred horses were allowed to participate in the competition, that is, imported horses.

In 10, it was upgraded to an international Grade 13 race, and in , a maximum of nine registered horses were allowed to participate.

Corresponding to the world of Uma Musume, there will be differences in the specific time, but the general direction should be correct.

Allowing horse girls who hold racehorses to participate in the competition was one of Kitahara's dreams, and he didn't want any obstacles in the competition conditions.

But considering the reality, if this kind of opening were to be carried out now, perhaps it would not be much of an impact on Oguruma and the others, and they would not be inferior to the registered horse racing girls, even foreign ones.

The other horse girls can’t do that.

Japan's overall training level is still far behind the rest of the world. If the competitions are opened directly, most of the horse racing girls may suffer serious setbacks and their enthusiasm may be dampened.

Even if the horse girls are not affected and are instead motivated to fight, it will be meaningless if the trainers’ level cannot keep up.

"So, can't those decision makers use their brains more? They were extremely conservative before, but now that they see a little hope, they are going to the other extreme. It's simply..."

After hesitating for a moment, Kitahara finally didn't finish his words.

"Hmm... So, the reason the association called you over is that they hope to consider upgrading the rank through this internationally-focused Chrysanthemum Award?"

Feeling that he roughly understood what Kitahara meant, Maruzenski probed.

"That's about it," Beiyuan nodded, frowned again, and patted the document, "but I totally disagree with their idea.

"They don't understand Umamusume at all. A chrysanthemum viewing event can't completely change their views on Japanese Umamusumes such as Seattle Slalom, Brave Dance, Bering, and Reference Point.

“Besides, even if their minds change, they cannot fully represent the colleges and associations behind them.

“So, sometimes when some people start to daydream, it’s really a headache.”

As he spoke, he rubbed his forehead.

"That's it...then..."

Maruzenski opened his mouth.

She wanted to ask, if it was back then, if she was facing the rejection of the Classic Triple Crown, would the person next to her consider agreeing to the URA Association's proposal at this moment.

But when the words came to my lips, they turned into: "If you don't consider the URA Association, what do you think of this chrysanthemum appreciation?
"besides……

"What do you think of Little Chestnut Hat?"

(End of this chapter)