"Gold Ship has caught up! Gold Ship is coming up!"
"Epiphaneia is in excellent form as well, moving straight into the lead."
"Triumph Ballet is also looking very strong."
A racehorse from Golden Masterpiece's era, Triumph Ballet unleashed a powerful final kick of its own.
But in the end, this was the younger generation's time.
With its weight advantage, Epiphaneia successfully took first position, while Kenichi Ikezoe quickly went to his whip.
They had to give everything they had on Nakayama's uphill stretch.
Huff-!
Huff-!
Epiphaneia also felt the challenge coming from behind.
Gold Ship.
It was going to prove itself in this race!
"Epiphaneia is still holding on to its lead, but Gold Ship is moving faster now that it has launched its charge."
"Gold Ship and Triumph Ballet are battling it out."
On Nakayama's final straight, the three racehorses fought with everything they had left.
The spectators' cries thundered into the sky.
Adrenaline drove them to shout out the excitement in their hearts.
One last frenzy!
"Gold Ship! Gold Ship has finally caught up!"
"Just over a hundred meters to go! Can Epiphaneia defeat Gold Ship?!"
Koichi quickly pushed his hands forward, having already used his whip as many times as the rules allowed.
Just as he had expected.
Beating Epiphaneia was no easy task.
With its weight advantage, Epiphaneia surged forward fiercely, but they still had a year's worth of training experience.
The best thing was that Gold Ship had not lost its fighting spirit.
The remaining tens of meters kept dwindling.
Neither Gold Ship nor Epiphaneia wanted to lose this race!
The same went for Koichi Sasaki and Kenichi Ikezoe.
Last year, however, Koichi Sasaki and Gold Ship had been ahead. This year, their positions were reversed.
Koichi could also sense a chestnut horse rapidly closing