E9 - Leap Forward, Side-by-Side!

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SIGN    January Miho Training Center
[00:05] Aki
    Yes, sorry. Yes.
[00:09] Kota
    Aki, what's wrong?
[00:11] Aki
    I screwed up.
[00:12] Aki
    They told me not to treat
    the horse so roughly.
[00:15] Sojiro
    You get your rough nature
    from your dad, I bet.
[00:17] Aki
    You seem like you're working really hard.
[00:19] Aki
    You going to be in the Fukujuso Tokubetsu?
[00:21] Sojiro
    Yup.
[00:22] Sojiro
    And Eri told me my dad's place
    is sending a jockey, too.
[00:27] Aki
    Oh, really?
[00:30] Sojiro
    I can't afford to lose.
[00:35] Aki
    I guess bad blood in families runs deep.
[00:38] Kota
    Yes. The footwork's looking good.
    Steadier, too.
[00:43] Kota
    Yes. I'll be fine.
SIGN    Episode 9 Leap Forward, Side-by-Side!
[02:18] Asahi
    Hello, everyone!
[02:21] Sojiro
    You haven't changed a bit, instructor.
[02:23] Asahi
    And you're all doing fine!
[02:25] Asahi
    You've learned to control
    your horse like a pro, huh?
[02:29] Aki
    I'm a lot better than I was, right?
[02:30] Kota
    You'd better be.
[02:32] Kota
    If we're going to be
    participating in a real race,
[02:35] Kota
    at a bare minimum we have
    to be able to control our horses.
[02:38] Asahi
    Wow!
[02:40] Aki
    Well, we're having fun.
[02:43] Aki
    One of us is constantly sending evil
    thought waves toward Ritto, though.
[02:48] Asahi
    Mr. Sakuraba, the reason your
    father didn't accept you
[02:53] Asahi
    was that he wants his dear
    son to mature on his own.
[02:56] Sojiro
    But he took Shimotsuki. He wants
    the attention she brings, I bet.
[03:01] Kota
    It's too late to worry about it.
[03:03] Aki
    That's right.
[03:04] Aki
    We'll just have to do our best here.
[03:06] Aki
    Back to training!
[03:08] Aki
    See you, instructor!
[03:09] Kota
    Guys...
[03:10] Sojiro
    Saying that is my job!
[03:13] Asahi
    They're showing signs of
    being blue and growing up.
[03:17] Asahi
    Now, what about the other side?
SIGN    Ritto Training Center
SIGN    9 Days Until Wakagoma Stakes
[03:32] Miyashita
    That horse is running as brilliantly
     as they did in their maiden race.
[03:36] Miyashita
    I can see why they skipped the qualifiers.
[03:39] Kishino
    Great, aren't they?
[03:40] Kishino
    I'll have one for you next time.
[03:44] Miyashita
    Please do.
[03:46] Miyashita
    It's been a while since we've had a good one.
[03:48] Miyashita
    Akari, looks like you'll get
    that prize winner you wanted.
[03:52] Akari
    It's thanks to your instruction.
[03:54] Miyashita
    It's your stables' third year. It's time.
[03:58] ---
    Yes.
[04:14] Shun
    Keep Kirarin away from the other horses.
[04:17] Shun
    You're scaring them.
[04:18] Hayashida
    Oh, is that why we stopped giving
    them partner horses to ride with?
[04:21] Shun
    Yes. They looked scared
     in their maiden race.
[04:25] Hayashida
    Yeah?
[04:26] Hayashida
    That helped them get out of the pack, then.
[04:30] Shun
    It was just luck...
[04:33] Hayashida
    Are you saying my skill is just luck?
[04:36] Shun
    No. I'm sorry.
[04:39] Hayashida
    Kazanami, relax. As a jockey,
    you should understand this.
[04:43] Hayashida
    Leave it to me.
[04:46] Shun
    Right...
[04:48] Shun
    Thank you.
[04:54] Kikumi
    Oh, if it isn't the philanderer
    with an eye for the young ones!
[04:59] Shun
    That's so mean, Kikumi.
[05:01] Kikumi
    How's Kirarin looking?
[05:03] Shun
    Still a little scared.
[05:06] Shun
    We stopped running them
     with a partner horse.
[05:09] Kikumi
    You really are kind to
    the horses, aren't you?
[05:12] Kikumi
    We're lucky to have
     him around, huh, Kisuke?
[05:15] Shun
    Kisuke's a good horse.
[05:17] Shun
    He's got such nice hair.
    And muscles, too!
[05:23] Shun
    He's retiring in March, huh?
[05:26] Kikumi
    I thought he had some
     more fight left in him.
SIGN    Oak Diamond
SIGN    Ritto C Assistant
SIGN    Ritto Hill Good Assistant
SIGN    Ritto C Good Assistant
SIGN    Ritto C Good Assistant
SIGN    Ritto Hill Good Assistant
[05:36] Akira
    Kirarin's looking good.
[05:38] Tayasu
    Yes. Their times are stable.
[05:41] Tayasu
    If you believe the data,
    they're looking good.
[05:44] Akira
    I hope training them solo pays off.
[05:47] Tayasu
    But their starting pace worries me.
[05:51] Akira
    Let's share that with Hayashida,
    along with Kazanami's concerns.
[05:56] Tayasu
    About Hayashida... He's accomplished
    quite a lot as a jockey,
[06:00] Tayasu
    but I don't get a good feeling from him.
[06:03] Akira
    That's fine.
[06:04] Akira
    Whether he does what we
    tell him isn't important.
[06:06] Tayasu
    I'm sorry?
[06:07] Akira
    What matters is the fact that we told him.
[06:10] Akira
    If he doesn't do what we say,
    and then he fails to get results,
[06:13] Akira
    we can get rid of him.
[06:16] Akira
    We're winning the Wakagoma Stakes.
SIGN    Kyoto Racetrack Wakagoma Stakes
[06:28] Miku
    It's Kazanami and Kirarin!
[06:30] ---
    Go for it!
[06:32] Kishino
    Now, let's see if we can score an easy win.
[06:35] Akira
    We'll be fine.
[06:36] Akira
    They're in good shape.
[06:38] Kishino
    Yes.
[06:41] Kishino
    We certainly need them to be.
[06:50] Shun
    They're afraid.
[06:52] Shun
    I knew it. They're afraid of
    all the people and horses.
[06:57] Kikumi
    Don't worry. Shun will be just fine.
[07:02] Announcer
    They're lined up at the gate
    for the Wakagoma Stakes!
[07:07] Announcer
    And they're out of the gate!
[07:22] Kishino
    Let's talk later about what happens next.
[07:31] Announcer
    The winner is Fence Lord!
[07:33] Announcer
    Oak Diamond, the favorite, broke out
    in the last half but lost by a neck!
SIGN    Neck
[07:45] Shun
    Hayashida!
[07:54] Shun
    Why did you charge into the pack?
[07:57] Shun
    I told you! They're scared of other horses!
[08:01] Hayashida
    Yeah, the lady told me the same thing.
[08:04] Hayashida
    But I had to go forward
    if I was going to win.
[08:07] Hayashida
    They didn't do what I needed them to, though.
[08:11] Hayashida
    Kazanami, do you think a wimp
    like that can win the derby?
[08:16] Hayashida
    Every horse at the derby is top-notch.
[08:19] Hayashida
    You can't win if you're
     scared of every pack.
[08:22] Shun
    Wait... Did you do that
    deliberately? For practice?
[08:26] Hayashida
    This isn't the only race in the world.
[08:28] Hayashida
    If you think about the future,
    this is what's best for that horse—
[08:32] Shun
    Don't be so selfish!
[08:37] Hayashida
    Yeah, maybe I was being selfish.
[08:40] Hayashida
    I was too desperate for a win.
[08:50] Shun
    I'm sorry!
[08:51] Akira
    I don't need your apologies.
[08:53] Akira
    I'm responsible for deciding
    how to train the horses.
[08:57] Shun
    Sumeragi?
[08:59] Akira
    I spoke with their owner, Kashino.
[09:02] Akira
    The owner does not believe this
    loss was the horse's fault.
[09:08] Akira
    So we'll be racing Kirarin in the Yayoi
    Sho as planned, but changing jockeys.
[09:13] Tayasu
    Winning the Yayoi Sho will give us the prize
    money we need to compete in the derby.
[09:18] Tayasu
    And the Satsuki Sho, too.
[09:20] Shun
    You're getting rid of Hayashida?
[09:23] Akira
    He failed to follow our orders.
[09:26] Akira
    It doesn't matter how close you are
    to the owner if you can't get results.
[09:31] Akira
    But...
[09:33] Akira
    That goes for us, as well.
[09:35] Shun
    Yes, ma'am.
[09:43] Shun
    Let's both do our best, Kirarin.
[09:52] Shun
    You're...
[09:56] Miku
    Kisuke!
[09:58] Miku
    It's me, Miku!
[10:01] Miku
    Kisuke! You can tell it's me?
[10:03] Miku
    I told everybody at school about you!
[10:06] Shun
    Something's wrong with Kirarin.
[10:07] Miku
    All my friends told me
    they want to meet you!
[10:08] Kikumi
    Wrong?
[10:10] Shun
    They were really avoiding the other
    horses during morning training.
[10:12] ---
    They want to ride you, too!
[10:14] Shun
    The big pack of horses at the Wakagoma
    Stakes may have traumatized them.
[10:15] ---
    Unfortunately, I won't get
    to see you for a while...
[10:18] Kikumi
    They're so delicate. Nothing like Kisuke!
[10:26] Shun
    Well, Miku?
[10:27] Shun
    Did you get to talk to Kisuke?
[10:28] Miku
    No... I want to be in the same room as him.
[10:31] Shun
    Come see him with your dad next time.
[10:34] Miku
    I don't know if I can.
[10:35] Miku
    I've got cram school over spring break.
[10:39] Shun
    Oh, right! You might be able to ride him!
[10:42] Shun
    Once his retirement race is over,
[10:44] Shun
    Kisuke's going to a place called
    Hirato Farms in Hokkaido.
[10:48] Shun
    They might let you ride
    him once he's up there!
[10:50] Kikumi
    Yeah, I'm sure they will.
[10:52] Miku
    Really?
[10:54] Miku
    Hooray!
[10:56] Miku
    Will you teach me how to ride?
[11:00] Shun
    Leave it to me.
[11:04] Tayasu
    Kazanami, Kirarin's next
    jockey has been decided.
[11:08] Shun
    Who is it?
[11:12] Yu
    The Yayoi Sho?
[11:15] Kuji
    Huh? Of course it's not you!
[11:18] Kuji
    The one who'll ride Oak Diamond is...
[11:22] Kuji
    Me!
SIGN    Name
SIGN    Vodka
SIGN    Record
SIGN    Japan: 22 Matches 10 Wins
SIGN    Overseas: 4 Matches 0 Wins
SIGN    Sex
SIGN    Female
SIGN    Color
SIGN    Bay
SIGN    Hanshin Juvenile Fillies, Japan Derby, Yasuda Kinen (2 Times), Tenno Sho (Autumn), Victoria Mile, Japan Cup
SIGN    Major Wins
[11:29] Shun
    Kuji won't listen to me!
[11:32] Yu
    Kuji's raced in the Yayoi Sho many times.
[11:35] Yu
    Two years ago, he won with
    the fourth most popular horse.
[11:37] Yu
    He knows how to fight.
[11:39] Yu
    That's why Kashino came to us.
[11:42] Shun
    And that's why I'm coming to you for help!
[11:45] Shun
    The Wakagoma Stakes just
    made Kirarin more timid.
[11:49] Shun
    Their real strength isn't
    coming out like it should.
[11:51] Yu
    Don't worry. Kuji's style is to
    leave the horse to the trainer.
[11:56] Yu
    This time, you'll have a jockey
    who does as he's told.
[12:02] Yu
    Your job is to make Kirarin into
    a horse that can win, I think.
[12:06] Shun
    A horse that can win?
[12:07] Yu
    Kirarin couldn't bring their strong
    legs to bear in the last race.
[12:11] Yu
    The Yayoi Sho has hills at the start and
    at the goal. You need stamina, Kuji said.
[12:17] Shun
    The start's not a problem.
[12:19] Shun
    And if Kirarin can bring out
    their full strength before
[12:22] Shun
    they hit the hill in front of the goal...
[12:24] Yu
    A way to make sure they can do a spurt, then!
[12:27] Shun
    Yeah...
[12:28] Eri
    They sound like a jockey
    and a trainer, huh?
[12:31] Amane
    Shun Kazanami. What about
    your own future as a jockey?
[12:34] Amane
    If you just go exactly
     by the book in training,
[12:37] Amane
    it'll kill your instincts.
[12:38] Amane
    What happened to the boy who was
    having so much fun riding in school?
[12:42] Shun
    That was just because
    riding training was fun.
[12:46] Shun
    I was working out stress from the classes.
[12:48] Eri
    Yeah, you hated those classes, huh?
[12:51] Shun
    Stress...
[12:54] Shun
    That's it!
[12:56] Shun
    Thanks, Amane!
[13:11] Eri
    Amane!
[13:14] Eri
    Did something happen?
[13:15] Amane
    There's no problem, Eri Shimotsuki.
[13:18] Eri
    Doesn't look like it to me.
[13:20] Eri
    You haven't been coming to
    morning training lately.
[13:24] Amane
    I'm forbidden from riding
    a horse for two weeks.
[13:28] Amane
    They're not letting me on a
    horse's back until I promise
[13:31] Amane
    I can get the timing down to the second.
[13:33] Eri
    I didn't know...
[13:34] Amane
    Yu Arimura and Shun Kazanami have
    a lot of fun things to talk about.
[13:39] Amane
    A year ago, wining a major
    prize was a fantasy for us.
[13:43] Amane
    But for them, it's reality.
[13:45] Amane
    And I'm not even allowed at training.
[13:49] Eri
    You're a good rider. You'll be fine.
[13:52] Eri
    Once you're a jockey, you'll
    be more famous than any of us!
[13:57] Amane
    Because I'm not Japanese?
[14:01] Eri
    That's not what I...
[14:03] Tako
    Eri!
[14:06] Eri
    Tako!
[14:07] Tako
    I finally found you!
[14:09] Tako
    Now, answer my questions.
[14:11] Eri
    Enough. You got enough
    footage already, didn't you?
[14:14] Tako
    That was for the magazine.
[14:16] Tako
    This is for a documentary following
    your class's exploits since school.
[14:20] Tako
    Now, let's take some footage
    of your private life!
[14:22] Eri
    Tako, you've gotten more pushy
    since you became a journalist.
[14:25] Tako
    That's not true. How rude.
[14:29] Tako
    Oh, Amane, I'll talk to you later, too.
[14:31] Tako
    Huh?
[14:38] Amane
    Damn it!
[14:41] Shun
    I want to give Kirarin partners again!
[14:44] Tayasu
    But you know what they're like, don't you?
[14:47] Akari
    Kazanami, do you have a plan?
[14:51] ---
    Yes.
[14:52] Shun
    Kirarin's enjoying running solo,
[14:55] Shun
    but they've gotten too used to it
[14:57] Shun
    and that's why they couldn't
    handle the crowd at the race.
[15:00] Shun
    So we'll put some stress on
    them by using partners...
[15:04] Akari
    I see.
[15:07] Akari
    Put some stress on them,
    and then let them work it off.
[15:11] Shun
    Yes.
[15:12] Shun
    That should give them the
    strength to get out of the pack.
[15:17] Tayasu
    But a partner horse is a big risk.
[15:21] Tayasu
    One wrong move could put
    too much stress on them,
[15:23] Tayasu
    making them useless as a racehorse.
[15:26] Shun
    Then we'll move their partners behind,
[15:29] Shun
    getting them just close enough
    to cause a little stress.
[15:32] Shun
    And then keep doing it.
[15:34] Tayasu
    But how do we know how close to get?
[15:38] Shun
    You could tell, right, Kazanami?
[15:46] Akari
    The timing looks good.
[15:48] Tayasu
    I'm finally starting to understand
     why you assigned him to this.
[15:52] Akari
    We'll use every resource we have on hand.
[15:56] Akari
    It's not just Kirarin who's
    putting it all on the line.
[16:02] Yu
    Why won't you talk to Shun?
[16:05] Kuji
    Sumeragi's given me her instructions.
[16:08] Yu
    A jockey should only care
    about one thing: winning.
[16:16] Yu
    The derby last year.
[16:19] Yu
    I finally understand why you
    didn't take the lead right away.
[16:27] Yu
    You knew the horse's personality
[16:29] Yu
    and decided it was better not
    to leave the pack, right?
[16:32] Yu
    Back then, I was only thinking about
    who was where and what they were doing.
[16:36] Yu
    I wasn't thinking about
    the horses' personalities.
[16:40] Yu
    But Shun tries harder than anyone
    to understand a horse's personality.
[16:44] Yu
    Please trust him!
SIGN    Nakayama Racetrack Yayoi Sho
[17:09] Kishino
    I'm counting on you, Akari.
[17:13] Akari
    This time, we'll be fine.
[17:23] Kuji
    Hey... they're...
[17:29] Kuji
    Got it. Leave it to me!
[17:45] Announcer
    The odd-numbered horses have
    just arrived at the gate.
[17:48] Announcer
    The even-numbered horses
    are being led there now.
[17:52] Announcer
    The skies are blue,
[17:53] Announcer
    and the sun's shining bright
    as they line up at the gate.
[17:58] Announcer
    Lastly, Oak Diamond comes up at a trot.
[18:03] Announcer
    The staff are moving away.
[18:07] Announcer
    And they're off!
[18:11] Announcer
    Nakano Deuce is slow out of the gate!
[18:12] Shun
    Kirarin, this is it!
[18:13] Announcer
    We're off to a good start!
[18:14] Announcer
    Shitani Lighter from the inside!
[18:16] Announcer
    Oak Diamond closing in from the outside!
[18:20] Shun
    Good!
[18:21] Announcer
    They're watching what the
    other horses are doing.
[18:22] Yu
    He broke out!
[18:23] Announcer
    Kyoshin Fight and Muusha Oochi
    are fighting for the lead.
[18:26] Announcer
    Z Saiko is traveling up the outside!
[18:29] Kuji
    They're coming for you from behind!
[18:33] Kuji
    Wow! They're in the lead!
[18:33] Announcer
    As they round the first corner,
    #10, Oak Diamond, is in the lead!
[18:36] Akari
    Okay, here we go.
[18:38] Announcer
    Shitani Light is two, two
    and a half lengths behind!
[18:42] Announcer
    Muusha Oochi on the outside
    getting close to second place.
[18:45] Announcer
    We round the second corner,
    still with a two-length lead.
[18:47] Announcer
    On the outside, both horses
    in fifth are coming up.
[18:50] Kuji
    We're not done yet! Hang in there!
[18:52] Announcer
    We're on the far straight!
[18:53] Announcer
    Kyoshin Fight is entering the third group.
[18:57] Announcer
    A pack's forming in the center
    as we head for the halfway point.
[19:01] Announcer
    We're 1000 meters into the race,
    just under 61 seconds!
[19:06] Announcer
    Now into the third corner.
    Oak Diamond in the lead,
[19:06] Eri
    Is the pace okay?
[19:07] Amane
    Hard to say.
[19:08] Announcer
    keeping up the pace with
    a three-length distance.
[19:09] Yu
    Can they keep it up, Shun?
[19:12] Announcer
    There's just 600 meters left with
    Muusha Oochi trailing behind.
[19:16] Announcer
    And we're into the fourth corner
    and onto the last straight!
[19:19] Announcer
    Oak Diamond is breaking away!
[19:19] Shun
    Kirarin, it's okay.
[19:22] Shun
    It's okay to be afraid.
[19:23] Announcer
    Take Iwate, coming up from behind!
[19:26] Announcer
    They're getting close to Oak
    Diamond! Have they caught up?
[19:45] Shun
    Now.
[19:48] Akari
    Yes!
[19:50] Yu
    There goes Kuji!
[19:50] Announcer
    Oak Diamond pulls away
    for a four-length lead!
[19:55] Akari
    Keep going!
[19:55] Announcer
    Take Iwate approaching from the outside.
[19:57] Announcer
    But Oak Diamond is fast! Fast! Fast!
[19:57] Tayasu
    Hang in there!!
[20:00] Announcer
    The Yayoi Sho is their ticket to Satsuki!
[20:01] Announcer
    It's Oak Diamond! It's Oak
    Diamond with 100 meters to go!
[20:05] Announcer
    Une Kingdom approaching from the inside!
[20:06] Announcer
    But Oak Diamond keeps pulling away!
[20:09] Announcer
    Will Une Kingdom take it?
[20:10] Announcer
    No! It's Oak Diamond!
[20:15] Announcer
    What a win!
[20:21] Miku
    Hooray!
[20:25] Kikumi
    Yes!
[20:27] Yu
    Yes!
[20:28] Eri
    Wow!
[20:30] Yu
    Great!
SIGN    Oak Diamond
[20:32] Announcer
    A clean win for Oak Diamond!
[20:34] Announcer
    They've won a major prize!
[20:39] Shun
    You did it, Kirarin!
[20:49] Kishino
    Thank you.
[20:50] Akari
    We've got a long way to go.
[20:55] Kikumi
    Next it's your turn, huh?
[21:00] Kikumi
    What's wrong?
[21:08] Yu
    Welcome back.
[21:10] Yu
    How was Oak Diamond?
[21:12] Kuji
    Just great.
[21:14] Kuji
    They're timid, but they've
     built up some guts.
[21:16] Kuji
    It shows they trained them properly,
    instead of just spoiling them.
[21:21] Kuji
    That Kazanami kid's good.
[21:24] Yu
    Shun's a genius.
[21:27] Kuji
    Well, he's good. But he's no jockey.
[21:31] Kuji
    Yu. He's not like you at all.
[21:45] Kuji
    Want to go get some
     meat tonight?
[23:35] Amane
    Useless...