Yasuda Memorial, Part 2

"...Number sixteen, Aoti Baru, is gradually losing position and being caught by the horses behind! Two Rivers Converge is steadily overtaking Goethe Cathedral from the rear, while Cloudstream Flying Shadow slows down and moves to the outside, beginning to accelerate!"

"They're about to enter the final stretch! Fuchu's final stretch is very long!"

Tokyo Racecourse was located in Fuchu City, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan, and was commonly known as Fuchu Racecourse. Its turf track measured 2,083.1 meters in total, hosting turf races from 1,400 to 3,400 meters, dirt races from 1,200 to 2,400 meters, and steeplechases over 3,000 meters.

From the first bend to the second straight, there was an uphill slope with a two-meter elevation change. After the climb ended, fifty meters of flat ground led into a 250-meter downhill stretch with a 1.5-meter elevation change.

There was also a 150-meter downhill section with a two-meter elevation change on the final stretch. There were three slopes in total. After clearing the third uphill section, they still had to run another 300 meters of straight track to cross the finish line. The entire final stretch was 525.9 meters long.

For this Yasuda Memorial, the horses would start at the beginning of the second straight, run its full length into the third and fourth bends, and finally enter the final stretch. They first had to tackle roughly seventy-five meters uphill, then descend and climb again.

At this moment, the horses were on the uphill section of the fourth bend.

The pounding of hooves rolled like thunder, sending dust flying.

Zhang Jun clenched his hands nervously, hung the binoculars around his neck, and fixed his eyes on the junction between the fourth bend and the final stretch.

Amid the swirling dust, the pack surged onto the beginning of the final stretch.

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