Almond Eye wasn't unfamiliar with the American Triple Crown. She had heard about it before when Anjing Zhen happened to explain it to her.
But since it wasn't a race she would be running, much less a Japanese race, she hadn't paid much attention to it.
Only now, hearing Anjing Zhen emphasize it, did she suddenly realize that California Spangle's stamina truly might not be inferior to Kitasan Black's—after all, she had completed three G1 Races in one month and one week, and they were Dirt Races, which demanded more effort than turf.
Anjing Zhen continued, "And she didn't just finish them—she won the first two legs. That kind of ability... Anyway, I underestimated her."
"...It doesn't really count, though."
Nodding blankly for a moment, Almond Eye quickly shook her head and explained on Anjing Zhen's behalf, "The Trainer was only thinking of her, worried that she might become too exhausted and get injured. He didn't mean anything by it."
Then she looked toward the track, bit her lower lip, and asked worriedly, "But if she's that amazing, can Senior Little Kita... win?"
"Especially on dirt. Senior Little Kita has barely practiced on dirt at all."
Realizing at once that Almond Eye's competitive spirit had been stirred again, Anjing Zhen smiled faintly but offered no explanation.
A Practice Race was different from an official race. Placing too much emphasis on winning and losing would instead make it lose its meaning.
Moreover, compared to other methods like running side by side or Simulation Races, a Practice Race actually had fewer requirements.
All that was needed was to draw on one's previous training and follow the most basic Running Style. Through that process, many problems that could not be discovered under fixed requirements would come to light.
Those problems were the purpose