Uma Musume: Become a Legendary Trainer

Chapter 353 Children's Car

Kitahara is quite familiar with the corresponding Japan Cup in another timeline, and he knows who to pay attention to.

One was Tony Bianca, whom he had just mentioned, and the other was the Japan Cup champion in that timeline, Pay Butler.

However, some of the situations of these two horse girls are based on Kitahara’s understanding of another world, and cannot be directly mentioned.

So, after a brief analysis with Maruzenski, Oguruma and others, Kitahara did not reveal any more details during the dinner and until he took the Shinkansen to Tokyo the next day to discuss with Rudo and others.

I made a special trip back to Tokyo not only to confirm the status of Tamamo Juji and Inari Ichi, but also to coordinate training positions and communicate with overseas horse racing ladies on matters related to the Peak Cup.

There is also work to arrange interviews related to Oguruma, Little Bay and Aldan.

Right now, the hottest horse girl in the Shining Series is undoubtedly Oguruma.

Xiaohaiwan and Aldan, which have achieved results, are also very popular.

On the day of the competition, there were a number of live interviews before and after the winner's stage, but that level was totally insufficient for the major media outlets.

Not only the media feel that it is not enough, the URA Association, the Academy Board of Directors and other parties also hope that these three horse girls can accept more interviews to increase their visibility in the industry.

However, knowing that his horse racing ladies needed to rest in time to eliminate the fatigue brought about by the chrysanthemum viewing, Kitahara thought of postponing these interviews.

Therefore, even if there is a legitimate reason such as "post-match adjustment", in order to give all parties an acceptable answer, he, the chief trainer and club chairman, still needs to come forward to negotiate in person.

There is also a saying in Japan that goes "strike while the iron is hot", so the association and other parties are somewhat regretful about the request to postpone the interview.

Fortunately, with the help of horse racing girls such as Akikawa Yayoi and Ludo Yuko, after some twists and turns, the arrangement was postponed to around the Japan Cup as Kitahara had wished.

In this way, the interviews with Ma Musume of the Undefeated Triple Crown and the stars of the Classic, the launch of the Japan Cup, and the promotion of the new event, the Summit Cup, can not only focus on the publicity effect of several major news items, but also provide more time to prepare for better results.

The time taken to complete the series of arrangements did not exceed Kitahara's expectations. After rushing to deal with all the affairs, he returned to Nagoya three days later.

We have already negotiated with the Central Academy and the Academy in Nagoya, and Tamamo Cross and Inari Ichi will be able to train here for at least the next half month.

The specific training locations are at Nagoya Tresen Academy and the Zhongjing Arena.

The Zhongjing Stadium has a grass track ranging from 1200 meters to 3000 meters, and a dirt track ranging from 1200 meters to 2500 meters.

In addition, we have trained here before for competitions such as the Takamatsunomiya Cup, so there is no problem using it for special training.

Nagoya itself is not far from the Suzuka Circuit, so you can go there to play racing after training and experience the Oguruma Chrysanthemum Viewing before the event.

However, when they really finished training and arrived at the racetrack that day, they discovered something that was both laughable and sad.

"Hey, hey, hey! Do the people here look down on us? They only allow us to drive a stroller. Who are they looking down on?!"

Tamamo Cross's signature Kansai accent could be heard throughout the entire stadium.

The reason for this situation is that, as she herself said, Suzuka Circuit only agreed to provide her with a "children's kart".

Not only her, but the one provided to Inari was also a children's model the size of a toy car in a shopping mall.

So Inari Ichiya was also furious.

"That's right! Do you look down on shorter people?!"

With her arms and legs bared, and being grabbed by the back of her neck by Taro Yusuhara, she yelled at the helpless staff, "How fast can a small car like this be!
“This isn’t a horse racing girl, the little car must be very slow!
"Don't dilly-dally, get a bigger car!"

In the past few days, Oguruma and the others had already played at the racetrack many times, but this was the first time for Tamamo Cross and Inari Ichi.

In fact, according to their thinking, small cars are indeed slower.

For example, the maximum speed of a children's car is only about 40 kilometers per hour, which is not even as fast as the normal running training level of a horse girl.

Such vehicles are generally provided to ensure the safety of the driver, that is, the safety of the children.

As for Tamamono Cross and Inari Ichi, the staff has more professional considerations.

"That's not to say there aren't big go-karts, but..."

This staff member seemed to have the same personality as the instructor who taught Xiao Li Mao and the others how to drive. He was very outspoken, "With your heights, especially your leg lengths...

"I'm afraid I can't reach the accelerator and brake..."

The stadium preparation area was quiet for a moment.

In a flash, there were two angry voices, and a group of people trying to persuade and comfort with a smile on their faces.

"Ahhh! Komiya-san, let me go! I'm going to kill him!!!"

"Ah Lang, don't stop me! Didn't you hear him laugh at my short legs?! Are you my trainer?!!!"

"Xiaoyu, you... cough cough... don't be like this..."

"Ahem... Inari, forget it..."

"Uh... I actually feel like this is what happened, Tama and Inari... uh uh..."

"Shh... Xiaoli, don't say anything..."

"Anyway, how about we not rush to drive ourselves? Let President Maruzen take us to experience it first, or let Oguri, Aldan and I drive you? We still learned how to drive a go-kart in the past few days."

Just as Aldan said, karting itself is not difficult to learn, but the difficult part is the skills, so if it's just driving on the track, she, Oguruma and Aldan will have no problem.

But Tamamo Juji and Inari Ichi, who were angry, obviously didn't want to listen, so the shouting in Kansai and Kanto dialects, as well as words of persuasion and comfort, continued at the scene.

A little further away on the other side, Kitahara, the team leader, was responding to Maruzenski's questions.

"…I am a little worried."

In response to Maruzenski's previous question, "Are you worried about something?", Kitahara hesitated, then pointed at the quarrel in front of him and said with a smile, "It's because of this situation.

"I originally wanted to bring Tama and Inari to experience racing, but they are like this..."

In the past, Maruzenski would patiently wait for Kitahara to finish speaking.

But this time, she interrupted somewhat abnormally.

"It should be, not just because of this one incident."

She looked straight at Beiyuan and said softly, “If it’s just this kind of thing, with your personality and ability, you can just ask the staff to rearrange it, or you can make the arrangements yourself.

“But you should be worrying about something else.

"And, it's not just today. I should say that since the arrangements for the upcoming Japan Cup were confirmed, you have been worrying about those things."

Beiyuan was stunned.

In a flash, he remembered that this was not the first time Maruzen had cared about his thoughts in the past few days.

It seemed that on the way from the racetrack to Nagoya that day, the horse racing girl asked herself if she had any other ideas.

At that time, he did not want to make Maruzen and Oguruma worry too much, and he did not know how to explain his knowledge about Tony Bianca and the payment manager, so he was vague.

Now that Maruzenski mentioned this again, he felt that it might be able to explain a little.

Before he could speak, Maruzenski said again: "I know that for training, competition, and many other things, you have considered a lot and done a lot." "Indeed, you will tell Oguruma and the others, tell Luduo and the others, and tell me a lot of things.

“We will also help you achieve what you want to do, because what you want to do is also what we dream of.

"But I think there are some things you don't have to bear on your own."

Kitahara didn't know what Maruzenski was thinking when he said this.

But such words made him feel that many thoughts did not need to be kept hidden in his heart.

"It's mainly Tony Bianca, the antagonist, and the payment butler."

After making up his mind, Kitahara remained consistent and said directly: The fact that she was able to win the Arc de Triomphe Prize itself proves that the strength of this horse racing girl should not be underestimated.

“What’s more, this year’s Arc de Triomphe Awards can be said to be a gathering of strong people.

"Her old rival, Mtoto, who has won five consecutive championships, Kahyasi, who won the English and Irish Derby, Diminuendo, who won the English and Irish Oaks, Triptych, who was third at the Arc de Triomphe last year, and Hours After, the horse girl of this year's French Derby...

“In addition to the fact that all the contestants are strong, this year’s Arc de Triomphe is also led by four horse girls, and the pace is much faster than in previous years.

“The opponent was strong and the match was very intense. To be able to win this kind of Arc de Triomphe, there is really no need to question Tony Bianca’s ability.

“Her battle experience is also noteworthy.

“The week before the Arc de Triomphe, she had just won a 2200m G3 race on grass.

"After another short rest, she competed in a 2m grass G2400 race two weeks later and finished second by two lengths.

"To be honest, within a month or so, I participated in three consecutive big-bounty events, two of which were G3, and I won two first-move games and one second-move game. These are top-notch results. This level of experience is really scary."

Maruzenski was also aware of what Kitahara was talking about, and he was not surprised at all that Kitahara knew these details.

“Well, indeed,” Maruzen thought, “Anyone with experience in the industry would not underestimate this Arc de Triomphe horse racing girl.

"During this period, the Japanese media's coverage was still mainly focused on the Chrysanthemum Shooting and Oguri's undefeated triple crown.

"But there are also many reports that say 'this is the most luxurious Japan Cup in history.

"It's not like there were no foreign players participating in the Japan Cup in the past, but this is the first time that the champion of the Arc de Triomphe has participated."

After briefly talking about some public opinion news, she looked at Kitahara curiously.

"So, Kitahara, do you have any way to deal with it now?"

This question made Kitahara think.

He didn't say this directly before, the key reason is because of the changes in Tony Bianca in this timeline.

In a parallel timeline, Tony Bianca was unable to give his best in the subsequent Japan Cup events due to his battle experience, and eventually suffered a fracture on a straight line about 300 meters from the finish line.

But even with a broken bone, she still managed to get fifth place, which was definitely not a bad result.

However, in this timeline, the jockey girl did not compete in the Gran Premio del Jockey Club, the 2400-meter G1 race on grass, after winning the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe.

Instead, she came directly to Japan under the arrangement of the European Tresen Academy, Yongwu and other horse girls.

This means that she is in better physical condition than in the parallel timeline.

So, if he could still run fifth in his fractured body, what kind of result could he achieve in better physical condition? Kitahara thinks it is something that should be treated with caution no matter what.

"For now... I don't have a particularly good solution."

After thinking about it, Kitahara admitted it honestly.

But after admitting that he had no solution, he was not discouraged. Instead, he felt inexplicably interested and motivated.

Because in his opinion, Toni Bianca's participation in the Japan Cup with a stronger attitude is not only a challenge to Tamamo Cross and others, but also a challenge to himself.

He had already discovered around the time when the Emperor enjoyed the autumn scenery that the butterfly effect caused by some of his actions had caused many things in this world to no longer be the same as he remembered.

This means that he needs richer training methods and preparation ideas to deal with new situations.

That is his challenge.

Just because things now are different from what you remember doesn’t mean that the memory is useless.

For example, in a sense, the performance of another horse girl he cares about, the payment steward, in the Japan Cup is actually a very good reference.

She silently studied all the opponents in the entire Japan Cup, especially Tamamo Cross, who was the most popular at the time. She adopted various targeted tactics from beginning to end, and won the Japan Cup unexpectedly with the 9th popularity.

The most obvious target was Tamamo Cross.

This targeted approach is, to put it bluntly, very simple.

Never compete with Tamamono Cross for the same position.

Whether it is the prototype horse or the horse girl, Tamamo Cross has an obvious characteristic, that is, the fighting spirit is extremely strong, and it is a very subtle fighting spirit.

The specific manifestation is that once she is involved in a competition with her opponent, her speed will unconsciously increase due to the increase in fighting spirit.

He had mentioned this trait during training and did not hide it from Oguruma and the others.

In other words, if you deliberately avoid the area around Tamamo Cross during the game, it will limit the upper limit of your strength in a certain sense.

But in actual competition, it is difficult to do this.

During the race, the horse racing girls are often very close to each other, front, back, left and right, which means that if they want to avoid the Tamamo Cross, they can easily be penalized for a "diagonal foul."

Currently, the Japanese URA Association's handling of "oblique fouls" is very ambiguous.

In principle, once such a violation occurs, the score will be cancelled directly.

But this punishment is too severe and will cause a public outcry.

For example, at the Emperor's Spring Viewing Competition last year, the second place winner after the champion Meipu Shenzan, Nishino Raiden, had his result invalidated because he was riding diagonally.

This was the first time in URA's history that the results of a Uma Musume race in two moves in a G1 race were invalidated. Public opinion was outraged at the time, and it took the association a long time to calm it down. This directly led to the association being quite ambiguous in actually determining whether it was a foul or not.

One could even say that he was timid.

It was not until a few years later that the rules of spring viewing were officially introduced, that is, during the Emperor's Spring Viewing Ceremony of Mejiro McQueen, that the relevant regulations and judgments were perfected.

In order to prevent the URA Association from directly invalidating the results, Kitahara usually prohibits Oguruma and other students from walking diagonally. This point is also emphasized in relevant training. Other trainers are in a similar position. Therefore, it is unrealistic to want to avoid the Tamamo Cross in actual competitions.

It just so happens that the regulations in Europe and the United States are more detailed. As long as it "does not hinder the progress of subsequent horse girls", it is completely permitted to go diagonally.

Therefore, the payment manager was able to find the right opportunity in the actual game, avoid Tamamo Cross, and win the game.

This preparation idea of ​​paying a butler is actually very common in competitions.

With this line of thought in mind, Kitahara feels that this Japan Cup may not be as complicated as he initially thought.

While Kitahara and Maruzenski were discussing preparations for war, on the other side in Tokyo, some people were also discussing tactics against Tamamono Cross and Inari Ichi.

(End of this chapter)