the story of Kitasan Black is of someone who was always looked down upon, but showed the world you can come from nothing and still leave mark in history
being born from Black Tide, a sire with only one G2 race to his name, and Sugar Heart, a mare with no records. no one had any expectations for Kitasan to have a successful career, for comparison, he was sold for 3.5M yen, while Satono Diamond for more than 230M. the anime represents this humble beginning by making her an happy and energetic uma from a numerous family who always woke up early to help the old people at her local market on her way to tracen, a similar personality to his famous owner and enka singer Saburo Kitajima
Kitasan black had a rough classic year, finishing third in the satsuki sho and 14th in the derby, both times losing to his rival Duramente, who suffered from an injury and later retirement, leaving Kitasan without a single win against him. this was represented in the anime as Kitasan unconsciously getting happy with Duramente's injury, something that she felt awful about. later he won the kikuka sho and ended the year coming 3rd in the arima kinen