Recaps

Anjing Zhen explained how Gold Ship’s Satsuki Sho could help Kitasan Black develop her strength, conditioning, and balance, then proposed using training races to improve her abilities. He left the Horse Girls with his newly realized goal: to help Kitasan Black win every race.

• Anjing Zhen explained that Gold Ship’s Satsuki Sho offered lessons in handling a muddy track, though its unusual conditions limited its usefulness to most Horse Girls.
• Gold Ship recounted sending a rival flying during a race, while Daiwa Scarlet and Vodka disputed her account of the collision.
• Anjing Zhen told Kitasan Black that her strength and conditioning made Gold Ship a useful training partner and explained how the Satsuki Sho’s track conditions tested those qualities.
• Anjing Zhen proposed using training races to develop several of Kitasan Black’s abilities while accommodating the Horse Girls’ schedules.
• Anjing Zhen bowed and asked the Horse Girls to support his plan, and they assured him they would help.
• Anjing Zhen declared his goal of helping Kitasan Black win every race and said he had finally recognized it as his own dream as her Trainer.

Kitasan Black reviewed the Spring Stakes with Anjing Zhen and learned that her next training would focus on sprinting to prepare for the Satsuki Sho and a practice race. Anjing Zhen introduced parachute sprint training, warning that the new workload would be exhausting, while Kitasan Black eagerly welcomed the challenge.

• Kitasan Black noticed that Anjing Zhen seemed younger and closer to her after their conversation the night before, then resolved to work harder for his Dream.
• Anjing Zhen and Kitasan Black reviewed her Spring Stakes performance and discussed preparations for the practice race and Satsuki Sho.
• Kitasan Black concluded that sprint training would help her Slow Escape Running Style preserve a lead against opponents with powerful Final Bursts.
• Anjing Zhen explained that he had prepared parachute sprint training to improve Kitasan Black's explosiveness and lower-body strength, along with additional upper-body work for balance.
• Kitasan Black looked forward to the tougher training because she had wanted Anjing Zhen to increase her workload.

Anjing Zhen introduced Kitasan Black to parachute sprint training to improve her acceleration ahead of an upcoming training race. Kitasan struggled to keep her stride steady against the parachute’s shifting drag, and Anjing told her that her first attempt had looked poor, though that was normal for a beginner.

• Kitasan Black eagerly agreed to try the special training and completed her warm-up and stretches while keeping safety in mind.
• Anjing Zhen fitted Kitasan Black with a training vest and four parachutes, explaining how sprint work could improve her burst power before an upcoming training race.
• Kitasan began a 100-meter parachute sprint as Anjing released the canopies and followed to monitor her safety and form.
• The parachute’s uneven resistance disrupted Kitasan’s balance and stride, so Anjing told her to stop.
• Kitasan asked whether she had run terribly, and Anjing said her form had looked poor but that this was normal for a beginner.

Anjing Zhen taught Kitasan Black to adjust her sprinting form with parachute training, then shifted her workout to balanced strength training. At the gym, they saw Symboli Rudolf guiding Duramente, before Anjing explained how he would organize Kitasan Black’s future training.

• Kitasan Black tried to run more laps, but Anjing Zhen stopped her and explained how her accustomed upright sprint differed from the explosive style he wanted her to learn.
• Kitasan Black spent the morning adapting to parachute sprints, then completed other running drills before Anjing took her to the gym for upper-body training.
• Anjing Zhen noticed Symboli Rudolf guiding Duramente at the gym and wondered why Duramente’s Trainer was absent.
• Kitasan Black said she barely felt able to lift her feet, and Anjing Zhen explained that her training would alternate muscle groups and vary in intensity.

Anjing Zhen coached Kitasan Black through upper-body strength exercises and stretching before meeting Symboli Rudolf and Duramente at the gym. At dinner, Symboli Rudolf asked him to have Meisei and Kitasan Black train together because Meisei had grown anxious during races and stopped listening to her trainer.

• Kitasan Black took notes as Anjing Zhen explained her upper-body workout and guided her through several exercises.
• Anjing Zhen helped Kitasan Black stretch, correcting her posture as she leaned against a wall and made strained noises.
• Symboli Rudolf and Duramente arrived, and Symboli Rudolf invited Anjing Zhen and Kitasan Black to dinner at the School Cafeteria.
• At dinner, Symboli Rudolf asked Anjing Zhen to let Meisei and Kitasan Black try training together.
• Symboli Rudolf explained that Meisei had become anxious during her Debut Race and the Kyodo News Service Cup, and had barely listened to her trainer since her loss.

Symboli Rudolf asked Trainer Yasui to have Duramente train with Kitasan Black, hoping Kitasan’s cheerful nature would ease Duramente’s race anxiety. Yasui agreed, and as the girls struggled to talk over dinner, Duramente revealed her ambition: to be the fastest, the strongest, and the supreme.

• Symboli Rudolf explained that Duramente struggled with race anxiety and hoped training alongside Kitasan Black would help her.
• Anjing Zhen agreed that the two girls could benefit from training together, and he exchanged contact information with Symboli Rudolf.
• Kitasan Black awkwardly tried to make conversation with Duramente over dinner, but Duramente barely responded.
• When Kitasan Black asked why she wanted to become a Horse Girl, Duramente said she wanted to be the fastest, the strongest, and the supreme.

Duramente explained that she was driven to pursue the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, though she admitted she did not know exactly what made the race so important. As Kitasan Black's training improved, Anjing Zhen's practice race drew a huge crowd eager to see its famous participants.

• Duramente told Kitasan Black that reaching the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe was her sole goal, then admitted she did not know why it was considered the supreme stage.
• Sister Symboli stopped Duramente from leaving dinner to train, and Kitasan Black helped make sure she ate enough.
• Anjing Zhen kept Duramente's strength training plan while Kitasan Black continued sprint training, bringing her training speed close to 18 meters per second.
• Anjing Zhen arranged a Friday practice race to assess Kitasan Black's progress, and Tokai Teio approved the application.
• Anjing Zhen found the stands packed with thousands of spectators cheering for the famous Horse Girls scheduled to race.

Kitasan Black steadied herself before a training race against her famous seniors, while Anjing Zhen prepared her for the challenge. He urged her to seize the chance to fulfill her wish to beat her seniors, though he admitted her chances seemed almost nonexistent.

• Kitasan Black calmed her nerves by focusing on racing, and Anjing Zhen noted that she had successfully steadied herself.
• Anjing Zhen asked Tokai Teio and Mejiro McQueen to check the four drones and provide commentary for the training race.
• Special Week and the other senior Horse Girls headed to the Starting Gate, joking about their racing experience and determination.
• Anjing Zhen reminded Kitasan Black that she had once said she wanted to beat her seniors and challenged her to win at least once in the race.

Kitasan Black entered a training race over 2000 meters against Special Week, Daiwa Scarlet, Vodka, and Gold Ship as Satono Crown and Symboli Rudolf considered the threats posed by the racers. The race began with Daiwa Scarlet taking the lead, Kitasan Black settling into third, and Gold Ship bringing up the rear.

• Satono Crown told Satono Diamond that Futanari Shingang and Duramente’s Final Bursts were the opponents she worried about most for Kitasan Black.
• Symboli Rudolf brought Duramente to the training race and tried to get a clear response from her about racing.
• Tokai Teio introduced the five racers and announced the start of the 2000-meter training race.
• Daiwa Scarlet took the lead, followed by Vodka, Kitasan Black, Special Week, and Gold Ship.

Anjing Zhen watched Kitasan Black lose ground at the start of the training race as the veterans used their experience to claim strong positions and box her in. Kitasan Black began searching for a way to break free while Satono Crown felt the pressure of seeing the veterans’ strength.

• Anjing Zhen saw Kitasan Black drift toward the Inner Lane at the start, while Daiwa Scarlet, Vodka, Special Week, and Gold Ship charged ahead and took advantageous positions.
• Tokai Teio and Mejiro McQueen reported that Daiwa Scarlet led, Vodka followed, Special Week ran outside, Kitasan Black was fourth, and Gold Ship remained last.
• Kitasan Black realized that Daiwa Scarlet, Vodka, and Special Week had constrained her running space, disrupting her rhythm, and she tried to think of a way to respond.
• Satono Crown reflected on the veterans’ performance despite their limited preparation and recent racing, while Satono Diamond noticed her sister’s concern and pressure.

Kitasan Black broke free from the pack after the second turn, using a sudden sprint to catch up with Daiwa Scarlet. As the two raced side by side, Daiwa Scarlet accelerated again and warned Kitasan that the race had only just begun.

• Satono Diamond noticed her sister's shocked expression and turned her attention back to the race.
• Kitasan Black recalled Anjing Zhen's training and decided to accelerate before the final stretch rather than remain trapped on the Inner Lane.
• Exiting the second turn, Kitasan Black sprinted through an opening, overtook Vodka and Special Week, and drew alongside Daiwa Scarlet.
• Satono Crown, Satono Diamond, and Duramente cheered for Kitasan Black as spectators and commentators praised her timing and questioned her stamina.
• Daiwa Scarlet praised Kitasan Black, declared she would not go easy on her, and accelerated again.

Kitasan Black challenged Daiwa Scarlet and the other experienced seniors in a practice race, matching their speed despite their superior timing and experience. As the group approached the final stretch, Daiwa Scarlet accelerated again, and Kitasan Black chased after her while the other seniors began to make their moves.

• Daiwa Scarlet reclaimed the lead with a burst of speed, while Vodka and Special Week followed and Gold Ship held a steady pace.
• Kitasan Black adjusted her rhythm and kept pursuing Daiwa Scarlet, impressing Anjing Zhen with her ability to attack despite the seniors' experience.
• Daiwa Scarlet accelerated at the entrance to the Third Turn, and Kitasan Black surged after her toward the Final Straight.
• Satono Crown and Satono Diamond cheered for Kitasan Black, while Duramente watched her intently from the railing.
• Vodka, Special Week, and Gold Ship made their moves as the race's intensity rose.

Vodka caught up to Daiwa Scarlet on the Final Straight, but Special Week and then Gold Ship surged past the duel. Gold Ship won the training race, while Kitasan Black chased after the leaders rather than surrendering to helplessness.

• Vodka passed Kitasan Black on the Final Bend and drew even with Daiwa Scarlet on the Final Straight.
• Special Week burst past Daiwa Scarlet and Vodka with 300 meters remaining, and the two rivals pursued her.
• Gold Ship launched her Final Burst from the Outer Lane and closed in on the leaders as the crowd erupted.
• Kitasan Black shook off her helplessness and chased after the runners ahead.
• Gold Ship crossed the finish line first and thanked the spectators for the race.

After losing the practice race, Kitasan Black feared she had disappointed Anjing Zhen, but he encouraged her by pointing out how much her sprinting and acceleration had improved. She recovered her usual enthusiasm and asked to race her seniors again.

• Kitasan Black finished last in the practice race and worried that she was still far behind her seniors.
• Anjing Zhen brought Kitasan Black a banana-flavored energy drink and reminded her to replenish her energy.
• Anjing Zhen explained that the race was meant to test her special training and praised her improved sprinting ability.
• Anjing Zhen told Kitasan Black that she had unexpectedly mastered acceleration through the first turn but still needed practice.
• Kitasan Black regained her spirits and asked whether she could run another race with her seniors.

Anjing Zhen supervised the Horse Girls’ post-race recovery and taught Special Week how to use a massage gun. When he corrected Kitasan Black’s technique, she reacted with flushed embarrassment while the others watched.

• Anjing Zhen brought Kitasan Black and the other Horse Girls to the Academy gym for post-race recovery.
• Daiwa Scarlet and Vodka competed over who could endure more pain from the recovery tools.
• Anjing Zhen showed Special Week how to use the massage gun, then checked the Horse Girls’ recovery data on his tablet.
• Anjing Zhen noticed Kitasan Black aiming the massage gun at a dangerous spot and took over to guide her.
• Kitasan Black blushed as Anjing Zhen lectured her while massaging her thigh, and the other Horse Girls watched with strange expressions.

Anjing Zhen reviewed Kitasan Black’s practice-race footage and prepared training to address her problems on turns before the Satsuki Sho. He explained that her rivals had used corner-positioning and corner-blocking tactics, while Kitasan had responded well with gradient acceleration.

• Anjing Zhen collected the practice-race footage and past Satsuki Sho analyses from Tokai Teio and the other Student Council President, then stayed up all night studying them.
• Anjing Zhen arrived at the Academy field with an optimized training plan, and Kitasan Black noticed how tired he looked and warmed his eyes with her hands.
• Anjing Zhen asked Kitasan Black to identify what had stood out in the practice race, and she recalled struggling at the first and final turns.
• Anjing Zhen showed Kitasan Black footage of the turns and explained that her seniors had used corner-positioning and corner-blocking tactics.
• Anjing Zhen praised Kitasan Black’s opening response, identifying it as gradient acceleration.

Anjing Zhen explained how Kitasan Black's opponents could use positioning to limit her and identified the Satsuki Sho's sharp uphill turns as her next major challenge. He began training her on a simulated Nakayama Slope, where she practiced cornering, uphill technique, sprint endurance, and decision-making.

• Anjing Zhen explained that Kitasan Black had used Gradient Acceleration effectively in the early turn but had not yet mastered it for the more complicated final turn.
• Anjing Zhen told Kitasan Black to prepare for the Satsuki Sho's sharp uphill turns and explained the demands of the Nakayama Slope.
• Kitasan Black accepted the challenge after Anjing Zhen reminded her that her Classic Year opponents also lacked experience and that thorough preparation mattered.
• Anjing Zhen set up a simulated Nakayama Slope with traffic cones, and Kitasan Black repeatedly ran the route wearing a parachute.
• Anjing Zhen corrected Kitasan Black's foot placement and body lean, then tested her sprint endurance and decision-making as fatigue set in.

Anjing Zhen accepted an invitation for Kitasan Black to teach children at the Little Satsuki Sho, a pre-race event held a week before the Satsuki Sho. Kitasan Black began her introduction to the children, still nervous about guiding them without her Trainer, when she noticed one child’s unusually bright eyes.

• Anjing Zhen accepted the Student Council’s invitation for him and Kitasan Black to participate in the Little Satsuki Sho.
• Kitasan Black arrived at the elementary school dressed up, carrying notes for the children, while Satono Diamond, Satono Crown, and Duramente helped her get ready.
• Anjing Zhen encouraged Kitasan Black to teach from her experience rather than recite lessons, then left her to meet the children.
• Kitasan Black worried that she might teach the children incorrectly and felt uncertain about the upcoming Satsuki Sho, but resolved to share what she had learned.
• Kitasan Black introduced herself to the classroom and stopped when she noticed one child’s bright eyes.

Kitasan Black struggled with the lack of interest in her introduction until a Little Horse Girl approached her and asked for help winning a race. The girl introduced herself as Almond Eye, who wanted to prove that her family could not define her.

• Kitasan Black noticed that the children showed little interest in her introduction and waited in the corridor while the other Horse Girls began training.
• Almond Eye left the classroom and asked Kitasan Black to guide her to victory in the afternoon's race.
• Almond Eye explained that she wanted to win races her family had never wanted her to enter because she did not want anyone to define her.
• Kitasan Black agreed to coach Almond Eye, and Almond Eye introduced herself by name.

Kitasan Black began assessing Anzu's running ability so she could guide her for the 2,000-meter Little Satsuki Sho. After seeing Anzu's remarkable speed, Kitasan Black struggled to choose a racing strategy and called her over to try a new idea.

• Kitasan Black brought Anzu to the track and asked her to warm up.
• Anzu recalled how she had long wanted to run distances beyond the 1,800 meters her family expected of her, and how Kitasan Black's success had inspired her.
• Kitasan Black had Anzu run 1,000 meters while she timed and evaluated her.
• Kitasan Black was surprised that Anzu ran nearly fifteen meters per second despite not having reached Full Maturity.
• Kitasan Black weighed possible racing positions, then called Anzu over to run with her.

Anjing Zhen attended the Little Satsuki Sho with Symboli Rudolf and was surprised when the broadcast announced Almond Eye as a contestant. He realized she was the famous Horse Girl he remembered, but stayed focused on Kitasan Black and planned to learn more after the race.

• Anjing Zhen walked with Symboli Rudolf across campus, where reporters repeatedly asked her about the Satsuki Sho and Duramente.
• Anjing Zhen and Symboli Rudolf went to the cafeteria, then watched the Little Satsuki Sho’s Paddock introductions.
• The broadcast introduced Shining Star, who was being coached by Duramente, and Symboli Rudolf praised the child’s confidence.
• Anjing Zhen heard the broadcast announce contestant number twelve, Almond Eye, and wondered whether she was the Horse Girl he remembered.
• Symboli Rudolf recognized Almond Eye as Lord Kanaloa’s junior, and Anjing Zhen decided to focus on Kitasan Black until after the race.

Little Anzu entered the 2,000-meter Little Satsuki Sho without telling her family, determined to try a distance beyond the Short Distance races they had chosen for her. As the race began, Almond Eye exploded out of the gates and opened a huge lead, stunning the crowd.

• Little Anzu searched the stands for Anjing Zhen, the celebrated young Trainer whose notes she had studied, and found Kitasan Black cheering for her.
• Little Anzu entered the starting gate, excited and nervous about attempting 2,000 meters for the first time without her family's knowledge.
• Satono White questioned Little Anzu's decision, but Little Anzu insisted she had come because she wanted to run and told Satono White to focus on the race.
• When the gates opened, Almond Eye burst ahead at astonishing speed and quickly pulled dozens of meters clear of the other runners.
• The crowd erupted as Almond Eye's start made the elementary school event feel like a real race.

Little Anzu raced in the 2,000-meter event using the unrestrained style Kitasan Black had encouraged, while Kitasan explained why she wanted Anzu to run the race she dreamed of. As Shining Star caught up, Anzu let her pass and watched her sprint ahead.

• Little Anzu surged into the lead at the start, then settled into a slower pace as the other runners began closing in.
• Satono Crown questioned Kitasan Black about Anzu's seemingly reckless strategy, and Kitasan explained that she had told Anzu to run as she wanted after preparing her carefully.
• Kitasan said she wanted to support Anzu's wish to run 2,000 meters because Anzu's family had not supported that choice.
• Anzu recalled studying middle- and long-distance racing in secret and felt grateful to Kitasan for helping her race in her own way.
• Shining Star caught up with Anzu, and Anzu let her pass without changing pace, thinking that Shining Star might tire herself out before the finish.

Shining Star led the race and tried to hold first place to the finish, but exhaustion slowed her in the final stretch. Almond Eye surged past her and won with a powerful final burst, leaving the crowd and commentator astonished.

• Shining Star took the lead and accelerated as the runners approached the final turns.
• The crowd cheered as Shining Star charged through the turns, believing she could hold first place to the finish.
• Shining Star ran out of strength after the final bend, and Satono White passed her on the inner lane.
• Almond Eye passed Shining Star on the outer lane and sprinted toward the finish, driven by her desire to run the race her own way.
• Almond Eye crossed the finish line first, and the commentator announced her victory.

After winning a 2,000-meter race, Anzu learned that her feet had been injured because her stride and running rhythm were untrained. Anjing Zhen assessed her potential for middle-distance racing, and Anzu asked whether he would be willing to guide her.

• Anzu woke in the school Infirmary and asked Kitasan Black whether she had won the race.
• Kitasan Black reassured Anzu that she had won and explained that she had bandaged Anzu's feet after Anzu kicked one foot with the other while running.
• Anjing Zhen explained that Anzu's flexibility, stride length, and speed caused her back foot to catch her front foot before she had mastered her stride and rhythm.
• Anzu asked whether she could compete in middle-distance or long-distance races, and Anjing Zhen said she had clear potential for middle-distance and might manage long-distance with training.
• Anzu asked Anjing Zhen if he would be willing to guide her, and he agreed if she wanted his help.