Satono Crown was actually very curious about Yasui Makoto.
She had watched not only Hokubu Genkoma's Debut Race, but also her second race, and had sat in on the family trainers' post-race reviews and analysis.
The trainers in the family all agreed that if the Debut Race arrangement had been deliberate, then Yasui Makoto was either a genius, or he had an exceptionally seasoned trainer guiding him.
Perhaps his father, or maybe a teacher of some sort.
In any case, an ordinary young trainer would never have dared to use those tactics in a Debut Race.
If the Debut Race had displayed Yasui Makoto's boldness, then the second race had displayed his meticulousness.
The tactics Hokubu Genkoma used in that race were not actually complicated when put plainly.
She had stayed close behind the opponent best able to control the pace, then accelerated a step earlier.
The problem was that the simpler a tactic seemed, the harder it actually was to execute.
There were more than a dozen Uma Musume in a race, and their individual circumstances could be worlds apart.
Race conditions were also complicated. Even the slightest change could produce completely different results if the same group of competitors ran twice on the same track. A tiny difference could lead to vastly different outcomes.
After the fact, anyone who was not a complete amateur could analyze it point by point.
But those points only mattered if the judgment had been made before the race.
Yasui Makoto had done it.
Before the race, he must have noticed Satono Diamond's adaptability to the track and boldly had Hokubu Genkoma follow her again.
Then, he had precisely and effectively instructed her when to make her final sprint in advance. He had practically timed it to the very limit of Satono Diamond's