"I know... even though hearing the news about my 'Real Horse' self makes me sad, having you all by my side is more important than anything."
"And I'm truly grateful to Trainer Mizuki. If she hadn't come to our world, and if this magical diary system hadn't appeared, then many of the tragedies involving the Real Horses really couldn't be undone."
"I can feel it. In that parallel world where Trainer Mizuki says the Real Horses exist, our souls are connected. They must be in that other world, cheering for us in their own way."
"Our souls are one, so I want the Real Horses to be happy too. I want them to be able to run joyfully, and to do whatever they want after retirement."
"Truly... I'm so grateful. If Trainer Mizuki needs me to do anything, I will do my absolute best to help her."
Rhein Kraft nodded vigorously. Her words resonated with everyone.
Whether it was Tokai Teio, Mejiro McQueen, Rice Shower, or Seiun Sky, they all realized that, unknowingly, Trainer Mizuki's arrival had quietly changed the entire Tracen Academy, bringing it more life and vitality.
Her appearance made everyone more willing to train.
After the training goals appeared in the diary, even Uma Musume who could never win a championship in their lives could receive certain training rewards, which was encouraging.
As for the woman herself, although she loved to talk nonsense and tease everyone in her diary, she took great care of everyone at Tracen and was very patient in providing guidance when asked.
Admire Vega recalled how Trainer Mizuki had gently applied ointment to her feet and advised her to move on and not feel so much guilt toward her sister.
Her words were truly effective, helping her untie the hardest knot in her heart to some extent.
Twin Turbo felt the same. Even though Trainer Mizuki was always cheeky, she always helped her.
She even gave her a special nutritional fluid to replenish her body.
Twin Turbo knew the cause of death for her Real Horse self: Because she constantly used a reckless Great Escape strategy that was extremely taxing on her body, her heart gave out.
A year after retiring, he died in her stall due to heart failure.
Even though Twin Turbo was a bit of a blockhead, she knew Trainer Mizuki was using her own way to help her recover, and she did it silently without ever taking credit.
"Hehe, if one day I tell Trainer Mizuki that I can see her diary, she'll definitely be totally bewildered!" Twin Turbo giggled.
For some reason, she was actually looking forward to it.
She wondered what she would do then.
First, she'd definitely be grateful, since she did so much for them.
But after that... she'd have to ask her how she managed to talk so much trash! T
hey'd drag her down to the basement together and question her one by one before letting her go.
"We definitely can't let her off easily. Don't you agree?" Nice Nature expressed her agreement.
'Get ready for round after round of interrogation, Trainer-san.'
"I'm fine with it. Seiun-chan is very gentle. If we can ever talk about it, I'll just make Trainer Mizuki go fishing with me for a whole semester."
"She'd probably be happy to go fishing with a cute girl like me anyway." Seiun Sky said, flashing a peace sign.
The "fishing master" was as cute as ever.
Amidst the chatter, Mizuki's diary updated again. Everyone looked down together, eager to see what shocking news was next.
Lately, the content was so explosive that no one wanted to miss a single word.
[Of course, other horses who left too early include Rice Shower, Sakura Star O, Silence Suzuka, and Snowfall. Imagining their potential offspring is fascinating.]
[But I wonder, would a child born to Silence Suzuka inherit his habit? Would it be born and immediately start spinning in circles to the left around its mother?]
[The mother horse would probably get dizzy watching, wondering if this foal was doing some kind of ritual for itself by spinning around?]
[I think it's very likely. After all, Duramente's foals inherited his iron head. If they see something they don't like, they just headbutt it.]
[As for Gold Ship's children, there's no need to say much. Most of them are as naughty as he is.]
[Everyone comments on his foals like this: "The good news is they inherited Gold Ship's bloodline, the bad news is they inherited ALL of it."]
[As for Rice Shower, the mare resources he could find would certainly be much fewer than those for Suzuka or Gold Ship.]
[After all, his "Stayers" bloodline wasn't valuable enough in the eyes of the JRA. Otherwise, Rice Shower's team wouldn't have pushed him to fight for one last 2400m G1 win, which eventually led to the tragedy.]
[It's truly a shame.]
[However, speaking of breeding value, my world-view was shattered while looking through those records.]
[I originally thought Frankel, the Horse of the Year, would have the noblest bloodline of the 21st century, and that the number of G1 wins under his lineage would be at the top, far surpassing everyone else.]
[Or perhaps Sea The Stars, since that horse is like a divine creation. His son Baaeed even had a rating as high as 135 in 2022 and won numerous G1s, second only to the American Horse of the Year Flightline.]
[His bloodline is absolutely glorious.]
[But after reading more comprehensive data, I realized that in front of the horse hailed as the "World's Heritage"... even those two aren't enough to compare yet.]
[Forget comparing them individually, currently, even if you combined the number of G1 victories earned by the offspring of Frankel and Sea The Stars, they would still fall short of that legendary horse.]
[This horse, born on March 20, 1998, and inducted into the Irish Thoroughbred Breeders' Association Hall of Fame in 2017, is an absolute legend destined to be etched into the annals of racing history.]
[He is hailed as the greatest stud in history, the undisputed world-class King of Studs.]
[The son of Sadler's Wells and Urban Sea, and the father of the Horse of the Year Frankel—Galileo.]
[People describe him thus:]
[Miracles do happen, and they are right beside us. When you have put in enough effort, that historical steed finally arrives in the 21st century.]
[This is the era of Galileo!]
As Mizuki wrote this, her inner shock regarding Galileo was beyond words.
You have to realize that the siring capabilities of Frankel and Sea The Stars are already incredibly strong.
But there was no helping it, the opponent they faced was Galileo, with whom they shared a bloodline.
He is the King of Studs of the 21st century, even they are not qualified to challenge him.
First of all, Galileo is the half-brother of Sea The Stars, and they share the same mother, Urban Sea.
However, Galileo's father is Sadler's Wells, while Sea The Stars' father is Cape Cross.
Furthermore, Galileo is the father of Frankel.
Why is it said that Galileo's siring achievements currently surpass Frankel's?
The first reason is that Frankel only began his stud career in 2013. His first-generation offspring, Cracksman, was born in 2014 and only became active on the European racing scene in 2017.
Cracksman claimed the Champion Stakes for two consecutive years in 2017 and 2018. He was also Frankel's first European G1-winning son.
Consider this: Back then, when Sunday Silence's son, Fuji Kiseki, won a single G1 victory after his debut, it immediately turned Sunday Silence's reputation around in the breeding world.
He was instantly sought after by countless JRA owners who believed his siring potential was off the charts.
Only because of that did Sunday Silence later produce results like Deep Impact, Special Week, and Silence Suzuka.
So, what kind of record did the first-generation son of the Horse of the Year Frankel achieve?
To be honest, even telling people today about Cracksman's staggering record, countless people back then would find it unbelievable.
Frankel's very first generation of offspring directly claimed the title of Horse of the Year during his senior year.
That's right. Cracksman had a career record of 11 starts, 8 wins, 2 seconds, and 1 third.
He was the 2017 World's Best Three-Year-Old, the 2017 European Champion Three-Year-Old, and the 2018 World's Best Racehorse.
It must be admitted that Sunday Silence is the well-deserved King of Studs within the JRA.
But even for a legend as brilliant in the breeding world as Sunday Silence, the gap between him and the noble bloodline of Frankel is like an insurmountable chasm.
Of course, many people who don't follow European racing might not be familiar with Cracksman.
But if I mention that he is the sire of the European racehorse "Ace Impact," many more would recognize the name.
Ace Impact was the winner of the 2023 G1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. He was also a powerful rival to Equinox in the competition for the 2023 Horse of the Year title.
Many who followed Equinox were watching Ace Impact, wondering if the title of Horse of the Year would ultimately be snatched away by him that year.
But afterward, Equinox produced a jaw-dropping performance, crossing the line in the G1 Japan Cup with a crushing victory without even needing the whip, and breaking the world record in the G1 Tenno Sho Autumn.
At the time, it was a fact that he was the fastest horse on turf at 2000 meters in the world. Truly a Titan of the Turf.
Coming back to the point, Mizuki felt that Frankel's bloodline potential, like Galileo's, is at the absolute top of the world.
But there remains that same problem: It is virtually impossible for Frankel to ever produce another horse that can rival himself.
This is a major reason why he struggles to match Galileo. The one who defeated Frankel was Frankel herself.
After all, the legendary king Frankel, with 14 starts and 14 wins... his staggering racing ability was so powerful and exaggerated that it's hard to describe in words.
Even calling him a "monster" is far from enough.
It even makes one wonder if any horse in the future ever reach or break the absolute barrier known as Frankel?
Beneath Frankel's barrier of kingship, the bones of countless top-tier horses who wished to seize her throne are piled high.
In the torrent of time, when will the next transcendent genius appear— the one who walks upon the skeletons of countless failures to finally stand before Frankel?
When will the one who must have blood on their hands and a god-slaying, mad killing intent to pull the King named Frankel off her throne arrive?
No one can answer this question.
But without a doubt, the moment such a horse appears, the entire racing world will once again experience an unprecedented and historic shock.
After all, another peerless genius will have been born.
But that is a story for later.
At the same time, Mizuki saw another piece of news that she found equally interesting.
On January 29, 2021, the British newspaper The Sun reported that the British racehorse Galileo had earned 72 million pounds through breeding fees in 2020, surpassing three of the world's most famous top football players.
Who were these three football players?
They were Lionel Messi, who earned 67 million pounds, Neymar, who earned 57 million pounds, and Cristiano Ronaldo, with 51 million pounds.
Yes, before Mizuki understood horse racing, if someone had told her a horse earned more than Messi, Ronaldo, and Neymar, she wouldn't have believed it even if she died.
But after looking into it, she realized her horizons were too narrow.
Galileo didn't just surpass them, he beat Messi by 5 million pounds, and as for Ronaldo, he beat him by 21 million pounds.
The existence known as Galileo is truly too exaggerated.
You should know that generally, racehorses announce their stud fees directly, like Kitasan Black or Equinox.
But by the end, Galileo's fees were all private negotiations. He was priceless and virtually unavailable on the open market.
It was absurd.
According to The Sun's statistics, the world's top ten highest-earning racehorses earned a combined 346 million pounds in 2020, 43 million pounds more than the combined income of the top ten players in world football.
If someone says football is the most profitable sport in the world in the future, you can retort: "Have you ever heard of horse racing?"
Of course, overall, football is certainly the world's number one sport. With all the viewership combined, its total revenue is definitely the highest.
But most people likely wouldn't believe that horse racing could be so profitable, let alone that a horse's income could be higher than Messi's.
At that time, you could tell them: "Forget about being higher than Messi, the time it takes for a little horse to have a 'quick session' might earn them more than you'd make working for over a decade."
For example, for Equinox and Kitasan Black, one session in 2024 costs 20 million yen.
As for the Horse of the Year Frankel, his stud fee was as high as 350,000 pounds back in 2013, and it only skyrocketed from there.
It truly is incredibly exaggerated.
Mizuki sighed in amazement and planned to summarize her thoughts before continuing to write.
However, what Mizuki didn't know was that while she was extremely shocked, her shock was nothing compared to that of the Uma Musume right now.
Yes, the moment they saw Mizuki's diary, whether they were the Uma Musume from the UK, France, the US, Ireland, or Japan, their eyes widened instantly.
Almost everyone stared at the content, unable to say a single word.
Because Trainer Mizuki's diary content this time was unprecedentedly explosive.
Not only did it discuss the Horse of the Year Frankel, but it also revealed Frankel's father and mother for the first time.
And they never imagined that the mother of the Horse of the Year Frankel would be that horse from Ireland, Urban Sea, who was owned by a Chinese owner.
Shock, amazement, astonishment, and even... terror!
At this moment, especially for the countless Uma Musume at Tracen Academy, their eyes were trembling so hard from the diary's content that they couldn't even speak.
It was actually Urban Sea! It was actually Frankel!!!
And if they remembered correctly, Urban Sea had once been a Japanese racehorse.
Because of the financial crisis that broke out in 1991, the assets of Urban Sea's first owner, Masahiko Sawada, were severely impacted, returning to nothingness overnight.
Therefore, Masahiko Sawada put 45 racehorses up for sale, even listing them at incredibly low prices.
At that time, Ms. Cui Ling was in France hosting major Chinese scientific researchers when she suddenly received an emergency call from her assistant, Patrick.
Under Patrick's introduction, she met the trainer named Lesbow for the first time.
Lesbow told Ms. Cui Ling about Sawada selling the 45 horses, specifically highlighted Urban Sea, and hoped she would buy all 45 horses.
Crucially, Ms. Cui Ling, who knew absolutely nothing about the horse racing industry, actually bought Urban Sea. Afterward, she threw herself into the racing business.
First, Urban Sea sired Galileo with Sadler's Wells, and later, for her son, she bred Urban Sea with Cape Cross to produce Sea The Stars.
Sometimes, history is just that crazy and miraculous.
Tracen Academy
"It seems we truly missed out on Urban Sea. If the economic bubble hadn't burst back then, Urban Sea would have at least stayed with a Japanese owner."
"If she could have returned to the JRA in the future..."
Tanino Gimlet let out a sigh of lament.
"Tanino Gimlet-senpai, those words aren't quite right. If Urban Sea had stayed in Mr. Masahiko Sawada's hands, she might not have achieved such results. They never would've let her race in the Arc."
Vodka was thinking it through. She felt that Urban Sea ending up in Ms. Cui Ling's hands might have been divine guidance, unwilling to let such a legendary mare fade away.
However, Vodka also saw many new terms: Stud, Breeding Value, and Breeding Fee.
She was stunned. You have to realize that although she often acted like a defiant delinquent girl, she was actually quite innocent.
'And Trainer Mizuki's words... why did it sound like Stallions and Mares have to pay to "breed" once?'
Daiwa Scarlet also saw this scene.
"Eh? Stud? Stud again... what on earth does that mean? Honestly, what is the Real Horse world like? It would be great if we could know more news about it."
Daiwa Scarlet was already considered one of the smart ones, but now her CPU was fried.
Agnes Tachyon naturally saw this as well. She was becoming increasingly curious about the Real Horse world.
Terms like "Breeding Value" usually appeared in biological research or livestock breeding.
Tachyon had always been dedicated to pushing the physical limits of Uma Musume, making them break through to new possibilities.
For that purpose, she had set up many crazy and bizarre biological experiments.