E12 - 1700 Meters on the Dirt Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) [00:00] ---      [00:00] ---      SIGN    November SIGN    The Horse     Racing School SIGN    Mock Race Schedules SIGN    1st 5th SIGN    2nd 6th SIGN    3rd 7th SIGN    4th 8th SIGN    Episode 12 1700 Meters on the Dirt [01:34] Nohira     There will be eight mock races     using the school's horses, [01:37] Nohira     in conditions as close to     a real race as possible. [01:40] Nohira     The last one will be your graduation race,     and be held on graduation day. [01:44] Nohira     Also, the horse you ride may not be     the one you're usually assigned to. [01:50] Asahi     Your placement in the first seven races will     have no impact on your grades or license, [01:57] Asahi     but think of them as real races,     not lessons. Take them seriously. [02:02] All     Yes, sir! [02:03] Sojiro     Instructor, will we have a     crowd for any of our races? [02:07] Nohira     The seventh race is on February 1st, [02:10] Nohira     just before the Tokyo Racetrack's     Sansai Mishori race. [02:13] Nohira     You'll be showing your skills     in front of a huge crowd. [02:18] Sojiro     Yahoo! [02:20] Aki     You can't perform your best     without an audience, huh? [02:22] Eri     Kota's probably going to get scared, right? [02:25] Kota     I'll just ride in my own way, that's all. [02:28] Eri     I see. [02:31] Amane     It's finally showtime. [02:33] Amane     Get ready. [02:35] Shun     For what? [02:37] Amane     For losing to me. [02:39] Yu     I'll ride like I always do. [02:41] Amane     Yu Arimura, that's what     I don't like about you. [02:47] Shun     I can't wait! SIGN    Kota Maki SIGN    1st Mock Race [03:14] Yu     You're really thorough. [03:15] Shun     Yeah. Everyone will be watching. [03:19] Shun     Okay, you're handsome. [03:24] Shun     Don't tire yourself out today. [03:26] Shun     When you do, you turn toward the side. [03:30] Yu     You can hear his voice? [03:32] Shun     Not at all. [03:33] Shun     But you can tell a lot from expressions      and the way they move, you know. [03:38] Yu     Everyone tries that, but... [03:43] Shun     It was really hard! [03:52] Sojiro     Crap! [03:55] Amane     Hey! [03:56] Amane     I'll be going on ahead! [03:58] Shun     Okay, I'm going with you! [04:02] Aki     Hey! Out of the way! [04:04] Sojiro     Hey! [04:05] Sojiro     It's okay. [04:06] Sojiro     Take it easy. [04:08] Sojiro     Not that easy! [04:12] Eri     It's different when there's     people around you! [04:14] Eri     Amane and Kazanami are really impressive! [04:16] Yu     Because they only think about themselves. [04:18] Eri     Can I catch up? [04:20] Eri     They're going too fast! [04:21] Yu     I guess, in a real race,     it doesn't go how you expect. [04:26] Yu     Kota's having a rough time, too. [04:30] Amane     For heaven's sake! [04:31] Shun     That horse has no stamina! [04:34] Shun     You can't run it hard all the time! [04:37] Aki     Okay, I've caught up! [04:41] Aki     Not that way! [04:44] Shun     You have to know how the horse feels! [04:52] Asahi     This is about what I expected. [04:54] Tako     They're different than usual. [04:57] Nohira     In a real race, the people around you     don't behave like you want them to. [05:01] Nohira     The point of these mock races is     to learn how to deal with that. [05:06] Tako     I see, I see! [05:10] Shun     Good work. You must be tired. [05:13] Sojiro     I messed up at the start! [05:16] Aki     You threw me off my pace! [05:18] Amane     No, boar boy. It was your own fault. [05:21] Aki     What? [05:22] Eri     What should I have done better? [05:26] Yu     Kota, you couldn't get Rice Kate to move? [05:29] Kota     No, I couldn't find the     right time to move ahead. [05:34] Kota     But... [05:36] Kota     I learned a lot. [05:41] Sojiro     Good thing our placement doesn't     affect our grades, though! [05:45] Aki     If we flunked over one bad race,     that would suck. SIGN    2nd Mock Race [05:57] Tako     Is there anything you're trying     to accomplish with this race? [06:00] Eri     I want to ride at my own pace and not     get distracted by the people around me. [06:04] Sojiro     What a good question! [06:06] Sojiro     I want to stop HORSING around,     so I don't mess up like last time. [06:11] Sojiro     Get it? [06:14] Sojiro     You can laugh now! [06:15] Tako     There's that trademark Sakuraba wit! [06:23] Eri     I won't let Arimura get ahead! [06:25] Aki     He got out of the gate too fast!     I can't keep up! [06:29] Sojiro     What about us? I guess it's up to your mood. [06:34] Amane     Shun Kazanami, that was a slow start for you. [06:38] Amane     Expecting a fast pace? [06:40] Shun     No, that's not it. [06:43] Shun     My horse just doesn't seem to be into it. [06:46] Amane     Hey! You waiting for your chance, too? [06:48] Kota     Nope. I'm going now. [06:59] Sojiro     Now! This is my chance! [07:02] Kota     You came, too? [07:03] Aki     Of course! [07:04] Eri     What? You interrupted my interview.     Don't interrupt my race, too. [07:08] Sojiro     I'm sorry for the media that     are hoping you place first, [07:11] Sojiro     but I want some attention, too. [07:15] Kota     Now! [07:17] Eri     He's out of energy already? [07:19] Sojiro     That's right. [07:20] Sojiro     I bet Arimura's horse is tired as well. [07:22] Yu     You think so? Then try me! [07:24] Sojiro     He's still got strength? [07:28] Yu     Yes! [07:32] Yu     Kota? [07:32] Kota     Arimura, let's race! [07:38] Kota     I started my spurt more slowly,     so I've got the advantage! [07:51] Aki     Nice work. [07:54] Kota     Thanks. [07:56] Kota     You did well until the big spurt, [07:58] Kota     but you'd exhausted yourself by then. [08:02] Aki     Like you knew I would, huh? [08:04] Aki     You really are... [08:11] Eri     That was close, Arimura. [08:13] Yu     Yeah. [08:15] Eri     Kota's good. [08:17] Eri     Like he knew all our habits. [08:21] Sojiro     He did know all our habits. [08:24] Sojiro     Kota, you knew Eri would run     out of gas halfway, right? [08:29] Kota     Yeah. She would've done better     not to be first out of the gate. [08:34] Kota     And Arimura's horse was in good shape, [08:37] Kota     but he sprinted at the wrong time. [08:42] Amane     You've got them at their ouch points. [08:44] Kota     Your horse was in okay shape, too. [08:47] Kota     That horse just isn't     good at taking commands. [08:50] Amane     What? It's not? [08:52] Kota     It was listening to Kazanami     when he rode it. [08:56] Shun     Yes. That's right. [08:58] Amane     Then tell me! [09:01] Kota     I heard Ritto gave you a lot     of chances to ride horses, [09:06] Kota     but I guess I expected too much. [09:13] Nohira     Maki, you've got an interview     for your first place win. [09:15] Kota     Okay! [09:19] Eri     Harsh... [09:25] Amane     What's that jerk's problem? [09:32] Aki     He's the one who changed the     most at the training center. [09:36] Aki     The jockeys who trained     him were really harsh. [09:40] Aki     He got chewed out daily and got stronger! [09:42] Sojiro     He was always a horse-riding     otaku who knew a lot, [09:45] Sojiro     and a good observer. [09:48] Sojiro     He quickly learned what     they had to teach him. [09:53] Sojiro     It's clearly given him confidence and guts. [09:59] Shun     Wow! That's great. [10:02] Amane     He finally became an athlete. [10:05] Amane     He's not the only one who     learned at the training center. [10:10] Yu     So that's it... [10:12] Yu     Kota watched everyone     during the first race [10:15] Yu     and used that to his     advantage in the second! [10:23] Yu     He was always a step ahead of us. SIGN    3rd Mock Race SIGN    2nd Mock Race SIGN    1 Kota Maki 2 Yu Arimura 3 Sojiro Sakuraba 4 Aki Kyoriki 5 Eri Shimotsuki 6 Amane Grace 7 Shun Kazanami [10:49] Nohira     Okay. SIGN    3rd Mock Race SIGN    1 Kota Maki 2 Eri Shimotsuki 3 Amane Grace 4 Yu Arimura 5 Aki Kyoriki 6 Sojiro Sakuraba 7 Shun Kazanami SIGN    4th Mock Race SIGN    3rd Mock Race SIGN    1 Kota Maki 2 Eri Shimotsuki 3 Amane Grace 4 Yu Arimura 5 Aki Kyoriki 6 Sojiro Sakuraba 7 Shun Kazanami SIGN    4th Mock Race SIGN    1 Kota Maki 2 Aki Kyoriki 3 Yu Arimura 4 Sojiro Sakuraba 5 Shun Kazanami 6 Eri Shimotsuki 7 Amane Grace SIGN    4th Mock Race SIGN    1 Kota Maki          2 Aki Kyoriki           3 Yu Arimura          4 Sojiro Sakuraba          5 Shun Kazanami          6 Eri Shimotsuki           7 Amane Grace [11:43] Asahi     Wow! [11:45] Nohira     Maki's looking good. [11:47] Asahi     He keeps a broad perspective. [11:50] Asahi     He sees the whole race. [11:52] Nohira     I hope he inspires the others. [11:55] Asahi     This race is still only at the third corner. [11:57] Asahi     Will Maki run away with it,     or will someone overtake him? [12:01] Asahi     I can't wait to see what these      kids have in store for us. [12:11] Kota     You're looking for the Japan Cup     from three years ago, right? [12:16] Kota     You want to use it to help you go over     the patterns from the last race, right? [12:20] Kota     I saw it, too. [12:23] Kota     If you want to look at the opposite patterns, [12:26] Kota     you might want to look at this race. [12:29] Yu     Thanks. [12:32] Yu     That's amazing. [12:33] Yu     If you've got all these races in your head,     I can see why we can't beat you. [12:41] Kota     I'm not getting first place     because I memorize races. [12:48] Kota     I'm not like all of you. [12:53] Yu     Not like us? [12:56] Kota     Right? [12:58] Kota     Sojiro will get a job as a jockey     from his dad's stable, someday. [13:04] Kota     Aki's dad might be from the countryside,     but he has plenty of connections. [13:08] Kota     You're a former idol.     Shimotsuki's a girl. [13:14] Kota     And Kazanami and Amane      are natural geniuses. [13:23] Kota     But if I don't win,     nobody will care about me! [13:29] Kota     If you don't have an advantage,     you have to work hard. [13:35] Kota     Even if it ends up being meaningless... [13:41] Kota     I have to win first place,     or nobody will find me! [13:49] Yu     I'd like to think I'm working hard, too. [13:57] Kota     This means more to me than it does to you. SIGN    Name SIGN    Record SIGN    Sex SIGN    Color SIGN    Major Wins SIGN    Gentildonna SIGN    Japan: 17 Matches 9 Wins SIGN    Overseas: 2 Matches 1 Win SIGN    Male SIGN    Bay SIGN    Oka Sho, Yushun Himba, Shunka Sho,     Japan Cup (2 times), Dubai Sheema Classic,     Arima Kinen SIGN    5th Mock Race [14:34] Kuji     You look pretty pissed off. [14:38] Yu     Kuji? [14:39] Yu     What are you doing here? [14:41] Kuji     Takechi, the guest jockey, is out sick. [14:44] Kuji     So I got called in his place. [14:46] Yu     I see. [14:48] Kuji     Anyway, I heard you got overtaken     right in front of the goal. [14:53] Yu     I misjudged how long I could sprint. [14:56] Kuji     I thought you were better at reading horses. [15:06] Kuji     There's more to riding     than just the race itself. [15:24] Kota     Behind me... [15:36] Nohira     Kazanami's out front again. [15:38] Nohira     Maki's in the back. [15:39] Nohira     That'll form the basis of this race, I guess. [15:42] Asahi     We'll have to see how they move. [15:46] Asahi     There might be a little chaos now. [15:50] Sojiro     This is frustrating. [15:52] Aki     I can't figure this out... [15:53] Aki     I have to target somebody! [15:55] Eri     I can't just let him run away with this! [16:05] Kota     Even Arimura's dropping back. [16:07] Kota     They're all scared of wasting energy. [16:10] Kota     They're not going after Kazanami. [16:12] Kota     This is bad. [16:13] Kota     I guess I'll go. [16:17] Amane     Nobody can move, huh? [16:20] Amane     If you wimps aren’t moving, I will! [16:24] Eri     Really? [16:25] Amane     I won't exhaust myself, of course. [16:28] Amane     I've just got no interest     in a boring race like this! [16:32] Sojiro     I see... Instead of just     staring at each other, [16:34] Sojiro     whoever pushes the war of attrition... [16:37] Eri     ...might find the path to the win! [16:39] Aki     Okay, here we go! [16:44] Nohira     They've started moving. [16:46] Tako     To me, the race looks like a mess. [16:49] Asahi     They're all aiming for it... [16:58] Shun     They're all here. [16:59] Shun     I was feeling good, too. [17:02] Sojiro     You're not going, Kota? [17:04] Kota     I prefer it this way. [17:05] Kota     We're in the best possible spot. [17:08] Sojiro     So it's down to you and me, huh? [17:11] Kota     Yeah. [17:12] Kota     It's up to the horses' stamina, I guess. [17:16] Amane     Kazanami, I won't let you get away! [17:20] Shun     It's going to be hard, but hang in there! [17:27] Kota     They've started going at it. [17:29] Kota     Now we’re just waiting for our timing... [17:34] Kota     He broke first. [17:36] Kota     Arimura's fast, but he won't last! [17:40] Kota     I'll go at the fourth corner! [17:42] Nohira     Isn't Arimura going too fast? [17:46] Asahi     What's he doing? [17:48] Tako     Is he? [17:50] Aki     No! I can't keep up! [17:52] Eri     I can't catch my breath! But... [17:56] Yu     I've saved my stamina as best I can. [18:00] Yu     Now... I just wait here! [18:04] Tako     Yu stopped. [18:06] Asahi     He meant to! [18:08] Nohira     Yeah. Now, it's on to the straight! [18:11] Nohira     Maki, what will you do? [18:16] Kota     A little more... [18:19] Kota     Now! Go! [18:26] Aki     There he is! [18:36] Kota     They blocked me... [18:38] Kota     To the left, then! [18:44] Yu     You're wasting your time, Kota. [18:46] Kota     Arimura? [18:48] Yu     Your horse has stamina, sure. [18:52] Yu     But if you get blocked and have to slow down, [18:55] Yu     you're finished! [19:03] Tako     Yu went for it! [19:05] Nohira     I get it! Nice! [19:07] Asahi     He cut off Maki's approach     to stop his sprint, huh? [19:12] Asahi     Checkmate. [19:26] Kuji     Nice. [19:29] Yu     Thank you. [19:31] Kuji     You did a great job picking your positions. [19:33] Yu     I was told that Amane's horse would     go to the side when he got tired. [19:41] Kuji     I see. [19:43] Kuji     So you worked together, in a way. [19:45] Yu     I hadn't seen that habit in any races before, [19:49] Yu     so I figured Kota wouldn't know it. [19:52] Kota     No, I didn't know. [19:55] Kota     You got me this time. [19:57] Yu     It was a good race. [20:00] Kota     I won't lose next time. [20:04] Amane     Hey, how does it feel after you dissed Ritto? [20:09] Amane     Hey! [20:10] Sojiro     Amane, knock it off. [20:12] Aki     He's seriously upset. [20:35] Kota     He outsmarted me! [20:36] Kota     Damn it! Damn it! [20:50] Amane     Yu Arimura, why did you get close to me then? [20:53] Yu     I cut off the path I knew he would follow. [20:57] Eri     What if he'd gone this way, then? [20:59] Yu     No, Kota wouldn't do that. [21:06] Sojiro     Seriously? That was his plan? [21:08] Kota     He totally got me. [21:10] Kota     He's got a pretty face, but he can be nasty. [21:12] Aki     I heard Arimura was a secret sadist once. [21:17] Kota     But now I have more to look forward to! [21:24] Asahi     Everyone's studying, huh? [21:26] Asahi     Looks like Arimura shook things up. [21:31] Nohira     They're finally serious about winning. [21:36] Nohira     Jockeys need more than talent. [21:41] Nohira     They need to win. [21:46] Asahi     It's going to be a fun year. [21:48] Nohira     All we can do is guide them. [21:53] Asahi     Let's get to work guiding them, then. SIGN    And then, the 7th Mock Race... [23:34] Shun     Yu, there's something I have to tell you.