Pegasus? I'm actually a doctor!

The saying, "The fastest Uma Musume wins the Satsuki Sho, the luckiest Uma Musume wins the Derby, and the strongest Uma Musume wins the Kikuka Sho," might be wrong for the Derby, but it's absolutely correct for the Kikuka Sho!

Even with the lingering uncertainties, with Platinum being so young and possibly not having completed her Formalization yet.

URA, however, is starting with Triple Crown-level promotions, even considering the elevation to god-like status. This is unprecedented in URA's decades of history!

If this attempt to create a god fails, the negative impact will definitely not be small; it could even be quite significant!

It would be a lose-lose situation for both Platinum and URA. Therefore, a cautious URA would basically never take such a risk, but they are making an exception for Platinum now.

Even Shunkawa Tazuna, as a senior, is rarely showing such a loss of composure.

She had never seen a scene like this before!

And the intelligent and mature Shunkawa Tazuna already understood the reason behind URA's bold all-in move.

It is certain that if a Superstar can emerge within a race, breaking through boundaries and attracting countless viewers to become fans, it will drive the development of the entire racing event.

Previously, URA had nurtured individuals like Symboli Rudolf and Oguri Cap, who possessed immense popularity and drove the development of the Japanese Uma Musume world.

But now... it has subtly reached a bottleneck. Even if another regular Triple Crown Uma Musume were to be born, it likely wouldn't have much of an impact.

Unless, a world-class Uma Musume capable of breaking the bottleneck and stepping onto the world stage can emerge! Currently, Platinum possesses this potential!

Upon hearing Shunkawa Tazuna's explanation, Symboli Rudolf's pupils suddenly contracted; she was clearly quite shaken.

But soon, she nodded, indicating she understood, and couldn't help but sigh.

"Indeed, after all, the Japanese Uma Musume world has dreamed of the Arc de Triomphe, dreamed of nurturing truly world-renowned Uma Musume for who knows how many years."

"Even URA's rigid higher-ups can't wait any longer, right? They too would want to see Japanese Uma Musume stand on the international GI stage in their lifetime, winning victories in the eyes of global racing fans."

"The Heavenly Horse shining at this moment is the last light, the last hope."

And Shunkawa Tazuna walked up to Symboli Rudolf and handed her those few documents.

"These are the post-Derby evaluation records compiled by URA, from Uma Musume to ordinary viewers."

"URA highly values and is optimistic about Platinum, but they are also worried that Platinum is not from a prestigious school or famous stable, fearing her educational resources are insufficient and she lacks guidance from excellent seniors."

"Therefore, URA hopes that Tracen Academy can assign a top Uma Musume who has won GI long-distance races to train and properly guide Platinum."

"Alternatively, let Platinum win another graded stakes race within the next month to prove her long-distance adaptability in her winning streak."

"If either of these two matters progresses smoothly, Platinum will be promoted with the best resources in history."

Symboli Rudolf slowly nodded. She planned to contact Platinum later to ask for the opinion of that disobedient little Heavenly Horse.

Platinum... will she choose to train with her seniors, or will she continue her winning streak and win a new graded stakes race?

Before that, Symboli Rudolf first lowered her head and looked at the audience evaluation form after the Japanese Derby.

[Chimei Representative: Hahaha, what a cool little horse, her racing style completely breaks common sense, truly outstanding!]

[Daiwa Scarlet: With the classic race time shifted to a week's difference, no Triple Crown of Transformation has ever been achieved. Perhaps Platinum can truly accomplish this great feat.]

[Manhattan Cafe: A very, very terrifying Uma Musume, unlike anything heard before.]

[Tokai Teio: Truly looking forward to it.]

[Mejiro McQueen: Fly to the world, Heavenly Horse!]

[Kitasan Black: I didn't expect Miss Platinum to overcome the inner track on a heavy track and win the Japanese Derby with the highest competition difficulty? I want to become a cool Great Chaser Uma Musume like her!]

[Sato no Diamond: I must marry Miss Platinum; no one else will do.]

[If I marry a gentle girl, I will definitely resent her for not being as hardworking as Miss Platinum.]

[If I marry a hardworking girl, I will definitely feel she isn't as good at managing a household as Miss Platinum.]

[If I marry a girl who manages a household well, I will definitely feel she isn't as good-looking as Miss Platinum.]

[No matter what other girl I marry, I will not be satisfied, because I know the final outcome will be cheating with Miss Platinum.]

[Kitasan Black: Little Diamond, that's disgusting!]

[Kitasan Black: Little Diamond, don't go crazy here! Miss Platinum is everyone's Heavenly Horse!]

On the form, there were retired Uma Musume, active Uma Musume, and even young Uma Musume who had not yet debuted and were only spectators.

Even the usually highly discerning Uma Musume were full of praise for Platinum, which was enough to prove how attractive Platinum's charming and shining presence was to the audience!

And Miss Emperor, after reading the form and discovering the "crazy" content directed at Platinum towards the end, her lips twitched slightly before she quickly regained her composure.

(That little Heavenly Horse has so many fans.)

Then, she put it down and said to Shunkawa Tazuna, the green-hatted woman in front of her, for the last time.

"Leave it to me, Miss Shunkawa."

"I'll inform Platinum later. If she truly chooses training and guidance, I will arrange suitable GI long-distance champion Uma Musume."

Time, the next day.

Lin Anran was preparing to leave his room and go to work.

Suddenly, he heard a notification sound from another phone placed in the room.

This was the one he had prepared specifically for himself after transforming into Platinum, and he hadn't added many contacts to it yet.

"Who could it be?"

Lin Anran picked up the phone and looked at it.

[Symboli Rudolf: URA wants to cultivate and promote you heavily. Before that, we hope you can solidify your dominance in long distances.]

[Symboli Rudolf: You can choose to receive guidance or participate in training races from a current GI long-distance champion, or challenge another graded race within a month.]

[Symboli Rudolf: Platinum, what do you think? Which do you choose? Or do you want both?]

62. Heavenly Horse, challenging the British Derby? A choice that could shake Japan!

"Eh?"

"Choose to accept guidance or training races from a senior GI long-distance champion?"

"Or, within a month, win another graded race to prove myself?"

Lin Anran quickly understood everything.

The current URA clearly valued Platinum highly, to the extent of wanting to make Platinum stronger and a figurehead for the Japanese horse racing world.

That's why they specifically asked Tracen Academy to find a currently active GI champion horse girl specializing in long distances to help Platinum improve in that area.

This was clearly to prevent any surprisingly strong dark horses from emerging at the Kikuka Sho and defeating Platinum, thus jeopardizing the Triple Crown of Transformation goal...

And from what Lin Anran knew about Manhattan Cafe, this judgment and concern seemed to be quite accurate!

In terms of raw long-distance ability and achievements, Manhattan Cafe was on a level that would be recorded in Japanese history, but their low-key nature and lack of ostentation made them seem less dazzling.

If they were to give Platinum the highest level of promotion, comparable to the Emperor's... it wouldn't just cover all of Japan, but would likely extend to overseas promotion at a top tier!

If Platinum performed well in the Kikuka Sho, they might even gradually attract some overseas fans.

So, it could indeed be said that URA was useful. And these two choices were indeed set in a direction that would be very beneficial for Platinum.

First, bringing in a specialized GI champion for long distances was something that even many prestigious horse racing stables might not be able to arrange.

After all, there were only three major GI races for long distances: the Kikuka Sho, Arima Kinen, and Spring Tenno Sho, and these could be repeatedly won by a single horse girl, making current champions very rare.

Not only that, but the second choice was to "win another graded race," without specifying it had to be a GI or GII race.

Even if Platinum chose to challenge the lowest-tier GIII race, it would be enough to reassure the URA executives and suffice.

It was clear that URA was going all-in on the Heavenly Horse! Their past arrogance and rigidity were nowhere to be seen; instead, they were doting on Platinum like their own daughter.

If someone like the popular gray horse monster, who couldn't even participate in classic races, were to know about such extraordinary treatment, they would surely question it?

"One is training or receiving guidance..."

"The other is winning another race and earning more prize money?"

The lazy doctor initially considered refusing, but then remembered that URA's support and promotion were quite necessary.

Lin Anran's first reaction was to prepare to eliminate the first option.

After all, whether it was receiving training or participating in training races with excellent long-distance seniors, it was... without any direct profit!

Even if they performed well, even if they won, wouldn't they still not earn much prize money?

Therefore, the black-hearted young doctor first dismissed the meaningless training.

This left only one remaining choice...

(Should I race again?)

So, what kind of race would be better to choose?

Top strategy: Choose a GIII race to slack off, finish quickly, and just go through the motions.

Middle strategy: Go for a GII race, not too difficult, not too easy, stuck in the middle might be a bit awkward.

Bottom strategy: Go completely insane! Directly challenge a GI race within a month!

The current Heavenly Horse Platinum, in May, had just won the Oaks in the first half of the month and the Japanese Derby in the second half.

If they were to choose another GI race within a month, this level of endurance... would be an unprecedented madness in Japanese history!

That would be three GI races in just over a month, comparable to the world-famous American Triple Crown!

Even in the world of dirt racing, where the United States is considered top-tier, there have been very few Triple Crown winners in a century, and for America, it's a "once-in-a-decade" event.

Therefore, the difficulty of achieving three consecutive GI wins in just over a month was incredibly incredible and difficult to achieve worldwide.

That's why even URA only set the condition as "win a graded race," with a clear implication:

"Little ancestor, just win any low-level graded race, and we'll handle the hype afterward, spreading the word about your incredible endurance and strength, nearing that of an American Triple Crown champion!"

The URA behind the scenes only needed to blindly bet and promote Platinum, but the Heavenly Horse Platinum in front had many things to consider.

For example, which race to enter, how much the prize money was, or whether to change their racing style this time...

"So, the main issue now is to choose a suitable race."

"This is really hard to choose..."

Lin Anran immediately opened the laptop on the desk and began logging into the URA racing official website to search for races.

For the GI races that met the conditions in the past month, he saw...

The mile GI Yasuda Kinen, and the middle-distance GI Takarazuka Kinen.

The Yasuda Kinen race is over a thousand meters, a completely different pace from middle and long distances. Challenging a mile race won't do much to prove adaptability to long distances.

The Takarazuka Kinen, on the other hand, is the mid-year all-star race, where popular spots are decided by audience votes, allowing popular Uma Musume to qualify.

In other words... many senior monsters in their prime, who are veterans of the sport, will appear here!

Therefore, for a long time, almost no Uma Musume chose to challenge the Takarazuka Kinen. They would usually wait until after the Kikuka Sho, grow stronger in the second half of the year, and then launch a challenge for the throne against the veteran seniors.

"As for GII, it's neither here nor there, so let's give up on that first."

"As for GIII races, there are plenty of options. I can just sign up for one to go through the motions, which is the best choice for slacking off, but... there isn't much prize money."

"For GI, it's a choice between Yasuda Kinen and Takarazuka Kinen. I'll add them to the registration plan and consider it."

What's a bit tricky is that there's another all-star race like this in the second half of the year, which is the final GI race of the Japanese year, the most prestigious GI race, the Arima Kinen!

It's unknown how many of the strongest Uma Musume of the year were crowned number one for the year by conquering the Arima Kinen. Therefore, it can be said that the Arima Kinen has even more prestige than this Takarazuka Kinen.

But the current Platinum seems to have no choice in GI races. In Japanese GI races, there are only Yasuda Kinen and Takarazuka Kinen to choose from.

Lin Anran remembered that Tokai Teio had said she would challenge either the Takarazuka Kinen or the Tenno Sho (Autumn).

Should she cross-schedule to prove her adaptability beyond middle distances, or should she face Tokai Teio?