Regarding Oguri Cap's race schedule for the first half of next year, before today, Zhou Tai'an's plan was to start with the Yayoi Sho, and then follow the orthodox route of the Satsuki Sho and the Derby.
But after Symboli Rudolf pointed out the problem, he now had to change his plan.
Although there were many overseas derbies, he had no intention of having her run in any low-level, low-status derbies—like the German Derby, the Italian Derby, or the South African Cape Derby.
On the other hand, looking at her basic stats, after running on dirt for more than half a year, her dirt aptitude was still B. He was even less likely to enter her in the American Triple Crown or the South American derbies.
"Even if her dirt aptitude were S, like Rudolf's turf aptitude, I wouldn't let her run the full American Triple Crown," he said to himself.
After all, the three races of the American Triple Crown were 2000 meters, 1900 meters, and 2400 meters—and these three races had to be run within 5 weeks. Many American horse girls had to rest for a long time after running the Triple Crown, and some even lost their ability to compete and had to retire.
Among the top trainers, his father was the one who valued the physical health of his horse girls the most. But because of the harsh schedule and intense pressure of the American Triple Crown, he had had to watch several talented horse girls say goodbye to Tracen Academy.
"If I could choose, I would do everything in my power to prevent them from running the full American Triple Crown." He had heard his father say this many times—and it had a great impact on him. In contrast to his colleagues at Kasamatsu, the extremely relaxed race schedule he had arranged for her was a result of his father's influence.
"One victory is not worth a lifetime." This was the most important point for the young trainer to pay attention to before arranging her races.
In the evening, after dinner and a workout, he sat at his desk and began to plan her race schedule for the first half of next year.
After eliminating so many options, there were really only three "derbies" left for him to choose from—the oldest, the British Epsom Derby; the Irish Derby, held three weeks after it; and the Prix du Jockey Club, commonly known as the "French Derby," held the day after.
All three races were 2400 meters, but he knew very well that this was just on the surface.
"They're all 2400 meters, but Epsom Racecourse and the Curragh Racecourse, where the Epsom and Irish Derbies are held, are very similar, especially the former," he frowned.
Putting aside the Curragh, which hosted the lowest-status of the three, let's analyze Epsom first.
This racecourse was very special. Generally, whether a racecourse was designed as a triangle, a circle, an ellipse, or any other shape, it was still a closed figure. But Epsom was different. Its track was horseshoe-shaped, not closed. It was just a 2405-meter long road, and the straight was completely downhill, so the 1000-meter races held here were often so fast that it made you wonder if it was paved with cement.
But when the distance was extended to 2400 meters, everything was different.
When the participating horse girls at the right end of the racecourse broke from the gates, they had to enter a left-hand turn after just a few strides, then run a 700-meter long uphill road to the end of the turn. By the time they reached the end, there were only 1200 meters left to the finish line. And in the first half of this journey, their altitude had already risen by 45 meters.
After reaching the end, they would turn into a slightly downhill straight, and then start climbing again.
You could say that this was a comprehensive test of a horse girl's stamina, will, and climbing ability, and also the most difficult derby race.
Just by running through the layout of Epsom Racecourse in his mind, he had given up on the idea of entering her in the Epsom Derby—even if it was the highest-status derby in Europe and even the world, it would not change his mind.
"This kind of track is unacceptable for her. And I have no way of training her in Japan to climb this kind of slope that she will only run once."
There was another point: the turf at Epsom had a very high water content. Even if she had developed good strength from running on dirt all this time, she was still far behind the muscular European girls.
And the Curragh in Ireland was similar to Epsom, just slightly less difficult. Of course, the status of the Irish Derby was also much lower.
In that case, there was only one path left for him and her.
"Back to France..." the young trainer closed his eyes, "...to have her challenge the French Derby."
For him, both the French Derby and the French Oaks had a deep connection to him.
His mother, Allez France, was a French Fillies' Triple Crown winner, so she had naturally won the French Oaks. And his maternal grandmother, Sea-Bird, in her legendary Arc de Triomphe victory, had soundly defeated, among others, the French Derby horse girl of her generation.
"If she can win, my family will have collected the wins of both the French Derby and the Oaks," he complained to himself.
And the track conditions at Chantilly Racecourse, where the French Derby was held, were far more forgiving than at Epsom—
After the start, they would first run a 1000-meter flat, straight road, then enter a very gentle turn, which was slightly uphill, but the gradient was not steep.
After this turn, they would run another 200 meters or so before entering the next turn, which was a bit sharper. After finishing the second turn, the participating horse girls would compete in their stamina and explosive power on the 600-meter long, flat final straight, vying for the once-a-year title of "French Derby Horse Girl."
This track was very suitable for a "Forward" and "Closer" strategy, and was a perfect match for her. In addition, the gradient was very small, so there was no need to worry about her being at a disadvantage in terms of strength compared to the muscular European horse girls.
"So this is it!" he made up his mind and wrote down her race schedule for the first half of next year in his notebook—
"March 6th, Yayoi Sho."
"June 4th, French Derby."
In 6 months, he had only scheduled these two races for her.
"But I don't want to lose a single one," he clenched the pen in his hand tighter and tighter. "I will definitely win these two races with her!"
The next moment, the plastic body of the pen was crushed in his hand.
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