# E13 - Into the Starting Gate!
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**[00:46] Yu**
Congrats, Amane.
**[00:49] Amane**
Thank you, Yu Arimura.
**[00:51] Amane**
I finally feel like I've come
into my own as a jockey!
**[00:54] Yu**
Amane...
**[00:58] Amane**
Is that what you thought I'd say?
**[01:01] Amane**
If this is the best riding I can do,
**[01:03] Amane**
competing at a world level
is a dream within a dream!
**[01:09] Amane**
Listen, wimps!
**[01:12] Amane**
I'm not planning on being a jockey in Japan!
**[01:15] Amane**
I'm going to use this place as a
stepping stone to the wider world!
**[01:19] Amane**
You can stay here as
frogs in your little pond!
**[01:22] Amane**
If you want to fight me, be world class!
**[01:26] Amane**
I'll be waiting for you!
**[01:30] Eri**
Amane's speech style has started
to match the instructor's.
**[01:34] Aki**
That's his biggest bad influence...
**[01:37] Tako**
It's been three years since my
camera first started rolling,
**[01:44] Tako**
and the little birds are
about to leave the nest!
**[01:48] Tako**
The Horse Racing School Documentary...
**[01:50] Tako**
In one week, the jockeys of the future
**[01:52] Tako**
will be heading out for
their seventh mock race!
***SIGN*** Episode 13 Into the Starting Gate!
***SIGN*** Outing Chart
Out
Out
Out
Documentary Filming
Applying Overseas
***SIGN*** 41st Class
Yu Arimura
Shun Kazanami
Aki Kyoriki
Sojiro Sakuraba
Eri Shimotsuki
Kota Maki
Grace Amane
***SIGN*** Race Analysis (2)
**[02:13] Kota**
That's it...
**[02:15] Kota**
He saw #5 go for it behind him.
**[02:20] Aki**
Kota!
**[02:23] Aki**
Come with me for a sec.
**[02:28] Aki**
I've always wanted to say
something to you.
**[02:35] Aki**
I knew you were prejudiced
against me and Sojiro.
**[02:40] Aki**
Yes, my dad is a jockey
out in the countryside.
**[02:43] Aki**
You thought I was blessed, right?
**[02:51] Aki**
I'll admit it's true.
**[02:53] Aki**
But so what?
**[02:57] Aki**
You don't have the right to say a damn thing!
**[03:00] Aki**
You have the way you fight,
**[03:04] Aki**
and we have ours!
**[03:09] Kota**
I know that!
**[03:11] Kota**
And... not being blessed is
a weapon on its own, you see.
**[03:17] Kota**
We'll never see eye to eye.
**[03:21] Kota**
But I'll never lose to you! That's all!
**[03:25] Aki**
Me, too, idiot!
**[03:31] Kota**
Don't throw it weird!
**[03:34] Aki**
Catch it anyway!
**[03:34] Nohira**
What are they so excited about?
***SIGN*** Hayato Hosho
***SIGN*** Gunjo Prep School
**[03:56] Sojiro**
Hey.
**[03:57] Sojiro**
Good to see you again.
**[04:00] Hayato**
You're doing well, I see.
**[04:05] Tako**
Tell us how you're feeling
about the next race.
***SIGN*** The Horse Racing School
**[04:08] Eri**
I'll do my best, no matter
what the situation.
**[04:12] Eri**
Well, I haven't won yet...
**[04:14] Eri**
But my horse this time is one I've
ridden a lot since my first year.
**[04:19] Eri**
I hope I can show you how
well we work together!
**[04:24] Tako**
Okay, looks good. Thanks.
**[04:26] Eri**
Was that a little stiff?
**[04:29] Eri**
Want to do it again?
**[04:30] Tako**
It was fine!
**[04:32] Tako**
I'll be showing it alongside your
graduation! Look forward to it!
**[04:36] Tako**
I'll get the other kids later.
**[04:38] Asahi**
Okay!
**[04:41] Asahi**
Good work, Miss Shimotsuki.
**[04:44] Eri**
I hope it doesn't make me look
worse than if I'd done nothing.
**[04:49] Asahi**
It's fine.
**[04:51] Eri**
But a lot of people will be watching.
**[04:54] Asahi**
No, Shimotsuki.
**[04:58] Asahi**
It's true that you're bringing a
lot of attention to horse racing,
**[05:01] Asahi**
but that's not your problem.
**[05:04] Eri**
But the reporters are
coming because I'm here...
**[05:08] Asahi**
That's going way, way too far.
**[05:12] Asahi**
Don't force yourself to carry
unnecessary burdens.
**[05:16] Asahi**
Nobody needs you to.
**[05:18] Asahi**
Once, there was a jockey who got bigger
articles written about him than Kuji.
**[05:23] Asahi**
But the instant he quit, the articles
went down to minimum size.
**[05:27] Asahi**
Now, few people even
know he's an instructor.
**[05:32] Asahi**
But that's just because he's not that good.
**[05:35] Asahi**
He didn't deserve the big articles.
**[05:40] Asahi**
Who you are doesn't
equal horse racing.
**[05:43] Asahi**
You're still just you!
**[05:45] Eri**
I'm just me.
**[05:47] Asahi**
Yes!
**[05:48] Asahi**
So, if you're not worthy of the attention
you're getting right now, what do you do?
**[05:53] Eri**
I'll go train!
**[05:54] Eri**
I need to go make a lot of money!
**[05:58] Asahi**
Excellent!
**[06:04] Waitress**
Here you go.
**[06:07] Waitress**
Enjoy yourselves.
**[06:09] Sojiro**
Thanks!
**[06:15] Hayato**
Even this place is your territory?
**[06:17] Sojiro**
We just got to know each other.
**[06:19] Sojiro**
She says she'll watch the
broadcast of the race.
**[06:24] Hayato**
Kota's gotten a lot better.
**[06:27] Sojiro**
You're watching?
**[06:29] Hayato**
You all ride like pros.
Way better than before.
**[06:34] Hayato**
Your time at the training center paid off.
**[06:37] Sojiro**
I guess so.
**[06:40] Sojiro**
How's your studying going, Hayato?
**[06:43] Sojiro**
My dad set me up at a prep school.
**[06:46] Sojiro**
I'll be able to take college
entrance exams next year.
**[06:49] Sojiro**
Until then, I'm studying hard.
**[06:51] Sojiro**
Nohira's a good guy, huh?
**[06:53] Hayato**
He promised to help me out
until I get into college.
**[06:57] Hayato**
It's nice to have a dad around
when things get rough.
**[07:01] Sojiro**
It's got its good and bad sides.
**[07:04] Hayato**
Once I'm in, it's up to me.
**[07:08] Hayato**
Studying to be a vet takes money,
**[07:11] Hayato**
and it ain't easy.
**[07:15] Sojiro**
It's the same for people and horses, huh?
**[07:18] Hayato**
But I won't give up.
**[07:20] Hayato**
When I was at the Horse Racing School,
I was working as hard as I possibly could.
**[07:27] Hayato**
Experiencing that was a big help.
**[07:30] Sojiro**
Yeah.
**[07:39] Sojiro**
Someday, you'll be looking after
my horse at Miho or Ritto.
**[07:44] Hayato**
That's years away.
**[07:48] Sojiro**
But you know,
**[07:50] Sojiro**
having you in the same business as me
**[07:54] Sojiro**
makes me happy.
**[08:03] Hayato**
I think I understand why girls like you.
**[08:08] Sojiro**
What does that mean?
**[08:09] Hayato**
Never mind.
**[08:10] Sojiro**
What? Now I'm curious!
***SIGN*** Arimura Family
**[08:31] Yu**
CEO...
**[08:34] CEO**
It's been a long time, Yu.
**[08:39] Yu**
I couldn't come last year because
I was at the training center.
**[08:44] Saionji**
Did you get to tell your
parents what you're doing?
**[08:47] Yu**
Yes. I hope they're happy.
**[08:51] Saionji**
I'm sure they're cheering you on...
**[08:53] Saionji**
Your mother loved
trying new things...
**[09:00] Yu**
That's right.
**[09:05] Yu**
Um...
**[09:07] Yu**
CEO.
**[09:08] Yu**
I'm going to be a jockey! I promise!
**[09:12] Yu**
You raised me to be an idol.
**[09:17] Yu**
I liked singing and dancing
in front of people.
**[09:22] Yu**
But in the end...
**[09:24] Yu**
Yeah.
**[09:26] Yu**
I found something I like more!
**[09:29] Yu**
I'm grateful to you.
**[09:35] CEO**
When I first met you...
**[09:42] CEO**
You had strong-willed eyes
that I can never forget.
**[09:46] CEO**
I made you into an idol so that
those eyes would have a home,
**[09:52] CEO**
and you've more than lived
up to my expectations.
**[09:56] CEO**
Your eyes had an effect on people.
**[10:01] CEO**
That's why you became a top idol.
**[10:05] CEO**
And now you're giving people dreams
as a jockey instead, that's all.
**[10:11] CEO**
It's like you've left home
and are living on your own.
**[10:15] CEO**
That doesn't change,
no matter what you want to be.
**[10:19] CEO**
You're my son, no matter where you go.
***SIGN*** Arimura Family
***SIGN*** Shinjuku Station
***SIGN*** Pigeon Bus Station
**[10:32] sign**
Bus Stop
**[10:36] Girls**
Mr. Doctor's new single is so good!
**[10:39] Girls**
The two of them are in perfect harmony!
**[10:42] Girls**
Excuse me! Are you Otonashi?
**[10:48] Girls**
Sorry!
**[10:49] Girls**
I mean Arimura...
**[10:51] Girls**
Um, good luck with your horse racing!
**[10:53] Girls**
We'll always be cheering you on!
**[10:57] Yu**
Thanks!
***SIGN*** Nishi- shiroi
**[11:23] Shun**
Hey.
**[11:25] Yu**
Shun.
**[11:27] Shun**
Yu.
**[11:35] Shun**
There's something
I have to tell you.
***SIGN*** Kitasan Black
***SIGN*** Name
***SIGN*** Record
***SIGN*** Sex
***SIGN*** Color
***SIGN*** Major Wins
***SIGN*** 20 Matches 12 Wins
***SIGN*** Male
***SIGN*** Bay
***SIGN*** Kikuka Sho, Tenno Sho (Spring, 2 Times), Japan Cup, Osaka Hai, Tenno Sho (Autumn), Arima Kinen
***SIGN*** Public Mock Race
***SIGN*** The Horse Racing School Mock Race
**[11:56] Kikumi**
Shun!
**[12:00] Shun**
Kikumi! Sumeragi! Tayasu!
**[12:07] Tayasu**
Maioka Kyoshin?
**[12:10] Tayasu**
He's in good shape.
**[12:12] Tayasu**
You took care of him
at the school, right?
**[12:15] Shun**
Of course you could tell!
**[12:19] Sumeragi**
Kazanami, I've seen all your races.
**[12:25] Shun**
Thank you.
**[12:28] Sumeragi**
Then you know what I want to say, right?
**[12:32] Shun**
Yes!
**[12:35] Shun**
I'll have the best race possible today.
**[12:38] Shun**
So
**[12:41] Shun**
watch me until the end!
**[12:46] Sumeragi**
I'm looking forward to it.
**[12:48] Shun**
Shun Kazanami is on his way!
**[12:52] Kikumi**
Shun's all grown up.
**[12:56] Sumeragi**
No.
**[12:58] Sumeragi**
He's still shedding his skin.
**[13:00] Sumeragi**
Us adults need to watch him until the end...
**[13:06] Sumeragi**
Until the instant he begins to fly
**[13:08] Sumeragi**
to the future he chooses!
***SIGN*** 7th Mock Race
**[13:17] Sumeragi**
I met Miku this afternoon.
**[13:20] Yu**
Kashino's daughter?
**[13:23] Shun**
Yeah.
**[13:25] Shun**
We hadn't seen each other since then.
**[13:28] Shun**
I showed her a video
of Momo at Hirato Farms.
**[13:32] Yu**
Was she happy?
**[13:33] Shun**
Really happy.
**[13:35] Shun**
I told her I'd said goodbye to Kisuke, too.
**[13:39] Yu**
I see.
**[13:42] Shun**
Momo will be a good horse.
**[13:44] Shun**
Miku will cheer her on, too.
**[13:51] Shun**
Yu, go to the Derby with Momo, okay?
**[13:59] Yu**
That's so selfish.
**[14:06] Tako**
Will Yu and Kazanami make it?
**[14:09] Nohira**
They're saving up their stamina.
**[14:11] Nohira**
They must have a reason.
**[14:13] Asahi**
If they don't, that's all.
**[14:15] Tako**
No!
**[14:18] Tako**
It's their final race.
**[14:21] Nohira**
It's not.
**[14:24] Asahi**
Yes, this is just one race
continuing into the future.
**[14:29] Asahi**
Okay! Come on, everybody!
**[14:33] Asahi**
Let's amazing!
**[14:38] Amane**
*The dorks are out of the game.*
**[14:40] Amane**
*I can do it!*
**[14:41] Amane**
* Before I take on the world,*
* I'll knock down the wimps!*
**[14:46] Eri**
* True to myself, without thinking*
* about anything that doesn't matter...*
**[14:49] Eri**
*But I want that money...*
**[14:52] Eri**
*Just wait for me, you piles of money!*
**[14:55] Aki**
*I'm on my way to the Tokyo Racetrack!*
**[14:58] Aki**
*Dad, watch me!*
**[14:59] Aki**
*Just being a jockey isn't my dream.*
**[15:02] Aki**
*My dream is much bigger!*
**[15:04] Sojiro**
*Sorry, kitties.*
**[15:06] Sojiro**
*Today's race is for a dear friend.*
**[15:09] Sojiro**
* I'm a thoroughbred, so give me*
* the best spotlight I can have!*
**[15:14] Kota**
* If Arimura and Kazanami are planning*
* something, I'll accept their challenge!*
**[15:19] Kota**
*Don't underestimate the hours I've put in!*
**[15:21] Kota**
*Hard work will never betray you!*
**[15:26] Shun**
I saw how upset Kota was.
**[15:31] Shun**
When he lost to you in the last mock race.
**[15:35] Shun**
I was too scared to even speak to him.
**[15:40] Yu**
He was just that frustrated.
**[15:47] Shun**
I don't understand that feeling.
**[15:55] Shun**
Yu, I...
**[16:01] Yu**
I'll hear it from you here.
**[16:07] Yu**
I like this place.
**[16:14] Yu**
*Now!*
**[16:24] Yu**
We were looking in the same direction.
**[16:27] Yu**
Don't you like horses, and racing, too?
**[16:31] Shun**
I do.
**[16:33] Shun**
I do, and that's why I realized that just
liking something doesn't make it a job.
**[16:40] Shun**
When I left Ritto, Sumeragi
said something to me.
**[16:46] Shun**
If you ever want to choose a
path besides being a jockey,
**[16:52] Shun**
you're always welcome here.
**[17:01] Shun**
She saw it.
**[17:04] Yu**
Then, you...?
**[17:06] Shun**
I don't know.
**[17:08] Shun**
Maybe I'll be a trainer.
Maybe I'll help at Hirato Farms.
**[17:12] Shun**
But
**[17:15] Shun**
the one thing I'm sure of...
**[17:19] Shun**
is that I'm not a jockey.
**[17:30] Yu**
That sounds just like you, Shun.
**[17:33] Yu**
So I won't hold back about
what I'm thinking, either.
**[17:40] Yu**
Tomorrow, race me for real.
**[17:43] Shun**
Yeah. I know.
**[17:45] Shun**
But what's this hat for?
**[17:48] Yu**
I'll give it to you.
**[17:49] Yu**
You always look like you're
about to float off somewhere.
**[17:53] Yu**
So I need something to help
me find you, wherever you are.
**[17:57] Shun**
You're exaggerating.
**[18:00] Shun**
But thanks.
**[18:03] Shun**
I'll take good care of it.
**[18:06] Shun**
Okay, I need to give you something, too, Yu.
**[18:10] Shun**
Yu, take it.
**[18:14] Shun**
I don't need this power anymore.
***SIGN*** You use it.
**[18:43] Shun**
So this is the world you're
seeing right now...
**[18:46] Shun**
It feels so good...
**[18:49] Yu**
Shun, promise me.
**[18:51] Shun**
Promise you?
**[18:53] Yu**
Yeah.
**[18:54] Yu**
That no matter what answer you find...
**[18:57] Yu**
Someday, you will...
**[19:08] Tako**
Yu! Go!
**[19:12] Sumeragi**
Shun, go!
***SIGN*** Together, someday.
***SIGN*** February
***SIGN*** Reiwa 6
***SIGN*** 41st Jockey Class Graduation Ceremony
***SIGN*** Certificate of Graduation
Amane Grace
***SIGN*** Graduation Memorial Tree
**[19:55] Tako**
Thank you, everyone!
**[19:57] Tako**
I got it all on tape!
**[19:59] Tako**
Now...
**[20:02] Tako**
Let's take a photo to remember this day!
**[20:04] Asahi**
Everybody, let's get ready to fly away!
***SIGN*** Graduation
Memorial Tree
**[20:11] Tako**
Here we go!
***SIGN*** Graduation
Memorial Tree
**[20:14] Tako**
Three, two, one!
***SIGN*** Horse Racing School Documentary
***SIGN*** Where the Jockeys of the Future Are Now
***SIGN*** Yu Otonashi to Yu Arimura in Three Years
**[22:03] Tako**
There we go!
**[22:08] Tako**
Just barely made it!
**[22:16] Yu**
Kuji, good morning.
**[22:20] Kuji**
You're finally here.
**[22:22] Kuji**
Time for you to learn that your wimpy riding
won't work in the real world. Get to it!
**[22:27] Yu**
Yes, sir!
**[22:47] MC**
*And there he is.*
**[22:49] MC**
*This year's star rookie jockey, Arimura.*
**[22:52] MC**
* His classmates are already out on the field,*
* and he arrives late to make his debut.*
**[22:59] MC**
* Will he show us the powerful riding*
* that only a rookie is capable of?*
**[23:23] Yu**
Now...!
**[23:27] Shun**
Let's race!