Tianma? Actually, I'm a doctor!

Currently, Mejiro McQueen maintains the lead, his expression stern, and is third overall and first among the leaders, behind only the two runaway horse girls in front of him.

This long-distance overlord, who has amazing endurance but slightly lacks explosive power compared to other monsters, does not trust his own acceleration in a straight line sprint.

Therefore, she must take the lead as much as possible, making it difficult for the horse girls around or behind to catch up.

Mejiro McQueen remained calm and composed, though he was somewhat surprised that the audience erupted in exclamations like the final moments of a sprint race just after the start of the match.

But she didn't have the extra energy to shift her focus from staring straight ahead and adjusting her rhythm to listening to the audience.

(Why is the audience reacting like this? Could it be... that Platinum is late again?)

Mejiro McQueen remembered clearly that Platinum had won GI victories by chasing and also won pressure victories by escaping.

Looking at the history of Japanese Uma Musume, Platinum is the only one who can win the highest GI competition with the most extreme two-way front-and-back running method!

As for the big outer road, coupled with the fact that Arima Kinen's sprint straight line is very short, it is indeed more suitable for the big chase method than the big escape.

(Since Platinum is nowhere to be found in the Pioneer Group, she can only be behind or catching up.)

(Since Platinum has never used the saddle horse method, and has strong endurance and is good at long chases, there is no reason for him to be a saddle horse.)

The Mejiro family had already collected a lot of information for Mejiro McQueen, including detailed records of Platinum's running style and personality.

(Tianma has never done such a thing as risking being stuck or blocked in order to save some energy!)

Thinking of this, Mubai McQueen's expression was full of seriousness. She immediately continued to move forward, following closely behind the fleeing horse not far away.

(Well, just keep this pace until halftime, then overtake the runner not far away and take the lead.)

(In the second half, it’s my turn to put pressure on the Platinum in the rear and the Emperor in the lead!!)

Until then, just observe the legendary shocking field of Tianma.

When the Spring Emperor's Award comes, I will take revenge without fear!

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In the audience.

In a corner, a beautiful black-haired girl was greeting the mature red-haired woman next to her with a hint of surprise.

Astronomers, somewhat unexpectedly, will meet a senior horse racing girl from a famous European family.

Namely, Maruzenski.

As the daughter of the last British Triple Crown winner Nizhensky, Maruzensky still has a certain fame even though she debuted in Japan, which is generally not paid attention to in Europe.

Maruzenski, who had retired long ago and returned to Europe more than once or twice, had already known this charming young astronomer who was very popular in the European horse racing girls world.

"Maruzen-senpai, long time no see. I didn't expect to see you here."

"This is the final tournament to determine Japan's strongest team of the year, so it's definitely not to be missed. On the contrary, it's more surprising that you're still here after the Japan Cup."

Maruzenski greeted him with a smile.

"So, who do you think is the best?"

"Needless to say, it's that Pegasus, of course! Is there something wrong?"

The black-haired girl was a little confused. She didn't expect Maruzenski to ask such a meaningless question.

Most of the people in the audience should be more optimistic about or even support Tianma Platinum, right?

After all, he was a super strong player who won three championships + Japan Cup and achieved five GI wins in less than a year after his debut.

He was a person who was qualified to compete for the throne of the greatest king in Europe, not to mention in Japan.

Asking this question means that this "Supercar Maruzenski" does not think that Platinum will definitely win, and believes that other horse girls also have the possibility of winning.

"In terms of hard power, it will undoubtedly be platinum."

Maruzenski nodded slightly, then changed the subject and explained the reason in a tone of slight regret.

"But... she was late, and the gate is exactly [number 16]."

"This is your first time paying attention to the Arima Kinen, and you don't know what this great outlandish sect represents."

"The Arima Kinen has been around for half a century. During those fifty or sixty years, there were over a dozen horse girls competing in each race, and in those dozens of races..."

"No horse girl from Gate 16 has ever won the championship."

At this point, the astronomer was stunned.

Then, Maruzenski also revealed some important additional information.

"Even the best result achieved by the most powerful horse girl in those decades, Gate 16, was... a mere [fourth place]!"

Even the second or third place has never appeared in this gate in the past few decades. It is obvious that the outside path of Arima Kinen is as terrible as a curse.

A similar situation also exists in the GI Autumn Emperor Award.

For a long time, the most popular horse girl in the Autumn Emperor's Award could not win the championship, so she was dubbed "the monster in the palace" and "cursed"!

What Platinum is facing now is the top genius East China Sea Emperor and Airi Hayabusa, who have excellent gate positions and extremely powerful strength!

"So, who does Maruzen-senpai have his eyes on?"

The astronomer couldn't help herself, she tilted her head and continued asking.

Maruzenski gazed at the stunning rainbow road, folded his arms across his chest and smiled gently.

"Platinum, of course."

"?"

She went on.

"After all, even if our win rate has dropped due to the Outer Gate, it's not so weak as to be insignificant."

"[One Superpower, Many Powers] will evolve into [A Triumvirate]!"

"And those three strongest ones will be just like the Three Kingdoms during the late Han Dynasty in ancient China. Platinum will still be the strongest!"

After listening to this, the astronomer shook his head calmly.

"I don't agree with what Maruzen-senpai said."

The charming black-haired girl turned her gaze and looked at the silver-white figure on the racecourse who was about to cross the first bend and step onto the gorgeous rainbow road!

"The so-called curse is nothing more than what ordinary people say when they succumb to disadvantageous conditions and perform poorly."

"In the face of absolute strength, all cursed monsters and even opponents will eventually be defeated."

A sonorous and powerful voice was expressed by astronomers.

"Hasn't that Pegasus surpassed countless records? How could he be limited by a mere gate?!"

Finally, the astronomer stood with his arms folded, looking down at the grass, no longer speaking to Maruzenski, but as if whispering something to the silver-white figure at the last seat.

"Prove to me that a Pegasus who has surpassed me twice will never succumb to a mere historical curse or an external gate!"

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Although both are pioneers, there are also differences between them.

Behind Mejiro McQueen, the Emperor of the East Sea and Airi Hayabusa were in close positions.

It's not just that Mejiro McQueen has incredible endurance, but also because her running style is fundamentally different from the other pioneering horse girls around her.

In terms of the similarity of running styles, the two horse girls, the undefeated two-crown and the phantom three-crown, are more similar.

The extremely calm Emperor of the East China Sea was breathing a sigh of relief.

(Huh… It’s okay, it’s okay!)

(This time, my luck finally got better!!)

The Emperor of the East China Sea believed that he currently had good luck, which could be turned into an advantage.

In the last Japan Cup, she was very unlucky and was in the second-to-last outer lane, second only to Platinum at the outermost gate.

She and the Pegasus exchanged bewilderment, and ultimately secured third place. If the gate position had been better, she might have surpassed the astronomer and secured second place!

And now... her gate position is finally right.

On the contrary, Platinum, who was in the outermost lane, became the second to last lane, just like the East China Sea Emperor in the Japan Cup. It was difficult for him to get to the front row or even escape in such an awkward position.

(If Platinum chooses to flee, that would be terrible.)

(But if I chase it… I don’t have to worry about getting too high and losing control of my rhythm!!)

In terms of hard power, the East China Sea Emperor, who is currently entering the Year of the Horse and reaching its peak, is undoubtedly among the top three middle-distance players in Japan.

But she has a fatal weakness - she can't escape.

During the Japan Cup, with Platinum next to him in the outer lane, his initial escape speed was slow. And more importantly... it was raining!

The heavy rain at the horse racing track forced the Emperor of the East Sea, who was so excited that he was intoxicated by the sight of the horse girl in the escape race, to calm down, and thus he performed at a level beyond imagination!

But the Emperor of the East Sea had no confidence that he could remain as calm at the Arima Memorial in the horse racing field as he did at the heavy horse racing field.

Fortunately, Tianma drew the outer gate, which had never had a winner, and this time he was unable to escape!

In the eyes of the Emperor of the East China Sea, this was simply the three goddesses blessing him!

First, the heavy race in the previous race allowed him to go all out and not be affected by the escape. Then, in this race, there was no escape, and he could gallop freely and calmly.

On the contrary, Tianma, who came out late, may perform even worse!

This is clearly... better than ever!

"Come on, Tenma!"

"I won't lose this time!"

The Emperor of the East China Sea passed the first bend and headed towards the second bend.

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The game is finally halfway through!

The shock of the audience seeing the Pegasus running special effects and the long and gorgeous rainbow road for the first time finally subsided a little.

The commentator's voice then resounded throughout the venue, reporting the current positional situation.

[The two escaped horses in the front have already reached the second bend.]

[Mejiro McQueen, who has excellent endurance, is at the head of the advance group and is very close to the escape horse.]

The East Sea Emperor and Airi Hayabusa, who were ahead, followed closely behind, quietly waiting for the opportunity to accelerate in the second half.

[Platinum, the only favorite to win, is still lurking in the last ditch! It usually takes a while to catch up...]

There was a pause before the commentator finished speaking, and his voice was filled with surprise.

[Tianma was just approaching the second bend. In this 2500-meter Arima Kinen middle-distance race, she actually started her signature acceleration so soon?! !]

Although the distance isn't as long as the Chrysanthemum Sakura race that platinum athletes have won, it tests both explosive power and endurance, so the difficulty shouldn't be underestimated!

What kind of surprise will Tianma bring us?!

……

At the end of the lawn!

The platinum throne that was powerful enough to hunt down everything in this world, her extremely cold eyes were flashing with extreme cruelty.

Her footsteps, at that astonishing speed, actually quickened visibly.

Bai Jin, who fell behind at the start, quickly approached the Cha Ma Group without any effort.

The special effects of running were already completely understood, and the silver-white girl then wanted to see her other special effects.

"Then, start speeding up."

Bai Jin thought it was time to use the bow and arrows on his back, as well as more than a dozen arrows.

Mission, empty the quiver!

Having made a sudden decision, Tianma wanted to know how the environment in the field would change.

So……

The silver-white girl made a decision seriously for the first time in a long time.

——The field is open!

[(Pegasus Vision): Open]