Chapter 110 Accepting Failure
"The last of the classic triple crowns has also appeared. Congratulations to the Manchester City Tea House from the Surpass team!"
“Is this the first time a Manchester City tea player has won a G1 level victory?”
"Yes, and with the Manchester City Tea House players winning the championship... the Surpass team once again won the title of G1 for all members except for the newly debuted Umamusume."
Xingyun Tiankong rushed across the finish line, took a few steps forward, and knelt on the grass, tears still flowing uncontrollably from his eyes.
Just one step closer, just the last 50 meters, and the crown of the Chrysanthemum Award would be hers.
But it was in the last 50 meters that Manchester City Tea House successfully caught Nebula who was trying to escape, and finally overtook him by one horse length to win the Chrysanthemum Award.
The appearance of the nebula sky, in...
All the horse racing ladies at the field saw it, but no one came forward to comfort him.
Because they were also in a bad mood at the moment. How could they be in a good mood after losing this once-in-a-lifetime game? They also wanted to cry.
There were quite a few fans in the audience who spoke out to comfort them, but the cheers for Manchester City Tea House were so loud that Nebula Sky could not hear their encouragement at all.
“It was a beautiful win.”
In the player channel, Higashino Chihiro gently patted Manchester City Tea House's shoulder and said, "The timing of the acceleration later was very good, and the final sprint speed was also good."
"Well, let's talk about these unnecessary things when we get back. Now go change your clothes first, because we have to go to the press conference later."
Hearing the words "press conference", Manchester City Tea House subconsciously shrank her head... Although she didn't have social phobia like Mejiro Dober before, she didn't like crowded environments very much either.
Manchester City Tea House went into the lounge to change clothes. Higashino Chihiro leaned against the wall, looking at Bunu Sara who was comforting Xingyun Tiankong not far away.
After finally comforting Xingyun Tiankong, Fumuya Sara walked to the side of Higashino Chihiro and said:
"We actually anticipated this before the game started...but when it actually happened, it was still hard to accept."
"But no matter what, let me first congratulate Manchester City Tea House for winning."
Higashino Chihiro nodded and said, "It's a pity for Xingyun Tiankong. What are your plans for her in the subsequent competitions?"
Fumiya Sara thought for a moment and said, "The original plan was to participate in the Japan Cup, but we don't know if we can be selected. If we are selected, we will participate... If we are not selected, we will aim for a G2 match in December."
"What about you, what's next in the team?"
Higashino Chihiro chuckled, "What other arrangements can I make? The competitions they participate in now are basically the same. The next session will follow the pace of the previous session and participate in basically the same competitions. There will be no changes."
Mejiro McQueen and Mejiro Dober, who just debuted this year, are taking the Classic Triple Crown and the Mare Triple Crown respectively...basically the same route as Rice Bath and Wonderful Posture from the previous year.
"Too."
Fumiya Sara sighed. The horse girl in his team was not like the horse girl in Higashino Chihiro's team.
Although they are all very good in their own minds, the reality is that their winning rate will not be as high as that of the opponent's horse girls, and most of the competitions they participate in are mainly G3.
"Then, we'll leave first."
After changing clothes and coming out of the Manchester City Tea House, Chihiro Higashino took her people and left first, as they had to attend a press conference later.
Looking at the backs of Higashino Chihiro and Manchester City Tea House leaving, Fumuya Sara clenched his fists, and then slowly loosened them.
Accepting your own ordinariness is really not an easy thing.
Whether it's the horse girls or trainers like her, they all want to go one step further... to make their names known to more people and to make themselves shine more.
Or maybe, in daily life, many people have this idea.
Ever since I knew this guy in high school, I have never been able to surpass him.
Obviously, this guy would read training books and medical skills during class... but he always scored higher than her in the exams. This made her study very hard during those three years of high school just to beat him once.
When I chose the trainer academy later, did I also have the idea of continuing to compete with him? But this guy didn't play by the rules and gave up further studies to take the central trainer qualification certificate.
At the time I thought he was joking.
After all these years, I have never defeated him once. It is time for me to calm down. Even if I am a little ordinary compared to him... But, who knows, the horse girl in my team may defeat that guy in the future.
I heard that when Minamisaka-senpai won the G2 match against Miyu, he was so excited that he almost cried...
"Trainer, what's wrong?"
His eyes were still a little red and swollen, but Xingyun Tiankong, whose mood had calmed down, looked at the trainer who was staring at the exit, feeling a little puzzled.
"Nothing, I just figured out some things. Let's go. Tiankong has broken the record this time. We are going out for a big meal this time!"
"Huh?! Rather than having a big meal, I want my trainer to go fishing with me..."
"Forget about fishing. I can't stand sitting there waiting for hours. Let Dongye take you with him... That guy also likes fishing, and he always comes up empty-handed. Sky, please help me make that guy angry..."
"Well... that won't work. The grass will tear me into pieces..."
Although they are unwilling to fail, the future is long and they still have a long way to go. Turning this failure into nutrition and moving themselves to a higher level is the most important thing they should do now.
At night, after the winner's stage performance ended, Chihiro Higashino drove back to the academy.
"Suzuka, news has come from Xiangjiang that the Xiangjiang International Cup has been basically settled... All that remains is that you must go to Xiangjiang to register and draw a number at least one week before the start of the competition."
"Okay, I know……"
Trainer. "
"I haven't been to Hong Kong either, and I don't know much about the grass there... So if I go there, I think I'll have to leave after the Japan Cup is over. Getting familiar with the grass there will be very helpful for your competition."
Suzuka nodded silently. This was perfect. If she had to set off before the Japan Cup, she would be worried that if Xiaote was selected, she would not be able to see the game in person.
Chapter 111 Tacit Understanding
"The next competition is the Autumn Emperor's Award, where Tamamo, Kouwan, Daishin, and Miyukai will participate. Then there is the wonderful Elizabeth Cup, followed by the Japan Cup and Arima Kinen..."
“It’s been a busy two months.”
After being busy for a while, Chihiro Higashino leaned back in her chair and let out a long sigh.
The Autumn Emperor's Award will start in three days, but I don't care much about it. The players in my team are all experienced players, so I don't need to worry too much about their performance in the competition.
Up to now, it has basically been finalized and it is difficult to make any breakthroughs. In other words, Mi Yu still needs to be looked at more, and she still has a lot of room for development.
The same is true for Arima Kinen who comes later. He has absolute confidence in the horse girls in his team.
That is, the Japan Cup and the Elizabeth Cup in which he will participate will put a lot of pressure on him, and he needs to think carefully if he wants to win.
"Then there will be the retirement of Tamamo Cross. We will announce it at the same time as the Arima Memorial Press Conference. As for production, we will wait until the Autumn Emperor Award is released."
Next are Oguruma and Super Kobayashi, who are of the same year as Tamamo Cross. Next year will be their last year to compete, and it is not clear if they can wait until the end of the Arima Memorial to retire next year. Let's take them in for a check-up after the Chinese New Year this year.
"You seem to be troubled these past few days. Will it affect the upcoming game?"
At the Tokyo Racecourse, Xiao Haiwan, who had warmed up for a while, walked over to Tamamo Cross and said, "I asked you before, but you didn't tell me. However, we hope that the White Lightning running together is in its prime, and we hope that it won't perform poorly due to external factors."
"I won't be happy even if I win."
Tamamo Cross stood up straight, tutted, and said with a smile: "I will not lose to you."
On the other side, Narita Daishin also got together with Pipa Chenguang and Victory Ticket, and expressed his belief in victory...
Moreover, this game is also a challenge for them to the three heroes of the previous era.
As the gates were pushed up, the horse racing ladies entered one after another and the race was finally about to begin. The fans in the audience stopped their discussions and focused their eyes on the gates.
"The race started, and the horse racing ladies rushed out of the gate in unison."
"Pipa Chenguang took the lead and took the first place. Behind her was Tamamo Cross, and Super Bay was in fourth place..."
"Did Tamamo use the first move this time?"
Maruzenski and Aldan looked at Chihiro Higashino, thinking that this was Chihiro Higashino's idea.
"No, I didn't give them any tactical arrangements, just like you did last year. At this time, they have rich on-the-spot experience. Compared with me who can only talk about tactics on paper, their experience is better now."
Higashino Chihiro looked at the current form of the game through a telescope and said, "The only people I gave advice to were Dajin and Miyu, but now it seems to be of no use."
He didn't know in advance that Tamamo Cross would go first, but he had told Mi Yu... If Tamamo Cross went first, the person to be targeted would be Tamamo, if not, then the person to be targeted would be the small bay.
This kind of single-marking tactic, combined with Mi Yu's experience of keeping an eye on Bourbon last year, can be said to be her best tactic.
But it's a pity that Tamamo Cross is now a horse girl who has already mastered the realm. It is not easy to make Tamamo Cross nervous by staring at her alone. At least the current Mi Yu can't give her that kind of pressure.
"The contestants have passed the big beech tree and are about to enter the last bend. The one leading is still Pipa Chenguang..."
As soon as they entered the fourth turn, almost at the same time, Tamamo, Xiaowan, Miyu and Dajin all started to exert their strength.
"We have reached the last straight line! Tamamo Cross has successfully caught up with Pipa Morning Light, who had been leading until now, and surpassed him."
"But the Super Bay and Miyu players behind are also getting closer. In the last 400 meters, can they catch up with Tamamo Cross in front?"
Tamamo Cross heard footsteps coming from behind, and based on the sound, she easily distinguished... Now behind her was Super Little Bay, and now it was following closely behind her.
"There are only 200 meters left..."
Tamamo Cross's mouth corners slightly raised, "These are our last two games, Xiaohaiwan, I'm sorry, but we have reasons to win these two games!"
"The Super Bay runner has already closed in on Tamamo Cross, with a gap of half a horse length. She can... Tamamo Cross has accelerated again?!"
"Tamamo Cross once again accelerated, putting distance between herself and Super Cove. Is she defending her title as the No. 1 Uma Girl in Japan?!"
"100 meters! 50 meters!"
"GOALING!!"
Akasaka shouted excitedly: "Tamamo Cross has completed the Spring and Autumn Championships. At the same time, the Surpass team has once again won the Spring and Autumn Shield this year, breaking the record set by their team last year..."
Tamamo Cross stood on the grass, listening to the cheers from the audience, waving in thanks, with mixed feelings in his heart.
The chance to stand here... is only the last one...
"Tamamo, I lost to you again this time, but I won't lose the next game, Arima Kinen."
Tamamo Cross looked at Super Bay who was approaching and said with a smile: "We are the number one white lightning in Neon. We will definitely win the next game!"
"Huh? Why did the trainer jump down?"
Super Xiaohaiwan looked at Chihiro Higashino jumping down from the audience seats, somewhat puzzled, and then saw him running in the direction of Daishin Narita... They immediately felt something was wrong, and after looking at each other, they quickly rushed over.
"Torena-san, I'm sorry..."
Narita Daishin, who felt some pain in his calf, forced a smile.
"Let me see...it's a muscle strain, and it's quite serious. You have to make sure to rest for the next two months." After breathing a sigh of relief, Higashino Chihiro looked at Victory Ticket and Pipa Chenguang standing beside them, and found that they all had muscle strains.
"You three are really interesting. You got injured in the same game, and the extent of your injuries is similar... If I didn't know it was impossible, I would have suspected that you did it on purpose."
Sighing, Higashino Chihiro asked Xiao Haiwan and Inari to support the two of them, and asked Mi Yu to support Da Jin to go to the infirmary again.
"A troubled time..."
Chapter 112 Overseas Expeditions
The BNW trio was injured at the same time in the Autumn Emperor Awards, and this matter has been discussed a lot online...
However, several trainers including Chihiro Higashino posted messages saying that it was just a strain.
It only takes two or three months to recuperate, so fans' discussions are relatively rational.
Next was the Elizabeth Cup, where Beautiful Posture won the race by a beautiful three lengths.
She also attended a press conference for the first time, took the initiative to respond to the fact that she had not attended a press conference before, and apologized to the fans who loved and supported her.
As the identity of Meilizhipo was revealed, the reporters' faces were filled with surprise, then excitement, and they all raised their hands to ask questions.
A princess of a country concealed her identity and came to Neon to participate in a horse racing competition, and now she has taken the initiative to expose her identity. This is extremely newsworthy.
Although the questions raised must be carefully considered, for a person of this level, any random questions they ask are very valuable.
Chihiro Higashino was also asked a few questions.
"This is your first time attending a press conference, right? How does it feel?"
"It feels pretty good." Meiyouzhishi was not bored with this experience and smiled, "In fact, I have participated in receptions before, but I was very young at that time. I just showed up and didn't say a word."
"Today's press conference is just a preview of my future work atmosphere... After I take office, events like this will be as small as can be."
Chihiro Higashino couldn't help but touch the little head with a beautiful posture. She is also working hard for her dream.
After the Elizabeth Cup, the international G1 Japan Cup will follow.
In this Japan Cup, Chihiro Higashino's team will play against Oguri Caps and Miura Bourbon.
Other teams including Condor, Chizou, Golden Journey and Inari Ichi will also participate in this Japan Cup.
This time, the Japan Cup does not have as many foreign kings with absolute strength participating as last year and the year before.
