>>716210517
not full on despairkino but oguri does actually run into real competition (including a blonde gigastacy american horse who competes for the japan cup), the part about Rudolf telling her not to underestimate the central races was foreshadowing for the second half of her career, Oguri Cap is a top-tier racehorse and a champion, but in a lot of these races EVERYONE ELSE is too, horse racing is fucking gambling for a reason. v