They do this all the time in the anime though. Like, they either do that or wave at the audience, or raise a finger just like Rudolf did to say "I'm going to be a Triple Crown Umamusume!"
Unfortunately, this reflects the result of the IRL Bold Emperor actually placing that badly in AHFS. The second worst placing in his entire career in fact(10th). Considering her IRL counterpart's performance, I believe she'll have her chance to properly contest Shirogane in later races.
Reminds me of the fact that people get surprised when they're reminded that horses aren't obligate herbivores.
Yeah, if she were a real horse they'd either try to breed her with horses that are strong in other areas. (Silence Suzuka for example).
She's aiming for the Tiara races so probs a mare IRL. In theory at least.
Both. She's both.
Thats what her ears say, but that said can't Mares run the crown but stallions can't run the tiara?
It's Umas now, they are all girls in this universe
With Irl horses, does that leave them completely infertile, fertile with only one set of genitals, or fertile with both?
That's a case by case basis but due to the increased testosterone level not being declared intersex is ground for cheating and disqualification.
I like the [confused][mushroom][person shrugging] combo for that myself
"Two minutes of actual paid work is hardly what I would call an exhaustive schedule."
She is strongest at long races, but Seiun Sky, Grass Wonder and Special Week are all very good at longer distances too. Not to mention that most junior races are shorter, so in Hana's mind, Shirogane's consistent placing is actually a great sign, since in theory she should be struggling a lot. A lot of it is her being more of an unknown, so other racers aren't likely to prepare for her, combined with the inexperience of the junior runners allowing her to leverage her advantages better. At higher levels this advantage diminishes, but with her training, Shirogane is also getting faster, and there will be more long races available which play to her strengths better.
This is actually a great comparison to what Shiro running looks like to other umas, with the blank face, unerring still features aside from the limbs, and just an absurd degree of stamina.
And if they're a bit more canny about it, they'd also realize that Shirogane is not just physically gifted in a way where many runners are lacking, she's also got the brains to leverage her advantages quite effectively.
Shirogane at the 2000 Olympics running the Umathon:
Yeah if she was IRL horse the owner and handlers probably have to give interviews where they explain that if they don't sign her up for races, Shirogane the horse gets very upset at them and will go on hunger strike. Later on they found out they can ameliorate this by waving around stacks of yen at her, because somehow their horse knew they were in debt, and was trying to help them pay the bills.
It is closer than she thinks, as while her top speed is significantly lower than most competitive runners, her average speed is actually quite above average.
Shirogane would completely obliterate the boxing training.
It...uh...isn't a prop sword. It's a ceremonial sword, so could theoretically be very much used as real sword if it was sharpened (or if Shiro uses it as a mageblade conduit)
It would be a bit hard to really explain this to her, because Shiro really isn't doing anything particularly aggressive, and to be fair, they might actually encourage it to keep doing it since it would help build a reputation.
Shiro might become kind of a benchmark for whether someone is Golden Generation or not. "Can they beat Shirogane Orzel in a G1 race?"
PR Team:
Grass, at this point, knows Shirogane pretty well, so knows that Shirogane is generally unbothered by everything. She also just beat someone who she felt was ahead of her, and Shiro did specifically make a maneuver to try and stop her, which means that Grass doesn't feel that Shiro took her lightly. There's also the fact that Grass is trying to learn from Shirogane's ability to be so calm, because Grass is a bit of a weabo.
The knockoff Kingscem, 106 races, 106 silvers, lol.
Shiro about her race uniform: "It was my grand aunt's, and it is actually very comfortable to run in." Does not recognize at all that it looks cool.
The funny thing is, if Shiorgane was an IRL horse, if the Mejiros wanted to breed a horse with her, Ryan would probably be on the short list, which is a very amusing thought.
Not sure if anyone's really noticed, but generally, Late Surger or End Closer runners find Shirogane significantly less intimidating, in large part because they don't have to jockey against her for as much of race. And yeah the IRL Bold Emperor did quite poorly at this race, probably in part due to the race track being harder to surge at the end due to the slope. Though with Shiro here Bold Emperor actually got 8th, as Shiro wrecked the front runners and pace chasers harder, so Figaro, Meiner Love and Agnes World got dropped significantly lower compared to how they performed IRL.
Grass Wonder beat the record by 0.4 seconds, and Shirogane finished the race about 3 lengths behind her, so while she was pretty close to the previous record, she didn't actually beat it.
Shiro most consistent super power, money sense.
My girl was in a warzone, she got killer instincts.
I look forward to her swashbuckling sword duel with Goldshi.
I kinda want her to visit Poland and just be confused because the local Uma are so much slower than her.
Her running faster wearing something heavier is funny.
The thought did come up when you mentioned that Bold Emperor was an End Closer, which now that I think about it is funny because most of the playable Golden Gen are Pace/Late except for poor Sky who's a Front/Pace. She's gonna have tank most of Shirogane's intimidation for her entire career as the only Front Runner of the Golden Generation
Given polish history and that polish umas would be primary target for extermination (alongside politicians, officers, doctors etc) i wouldn't be surprised if Poland don't have that many umas
makes sense of course, she's normally too light for proper traction and grip
Then they proceed to run for four hours because apparently the Poles picked warhorses based on stamina.
That's probably why she was the one who wanted to watch Shirogane run somebody else down during her debut.The thought did come up when you mentioned that Bold Emperor was an End Closer, which now that I think about it is funny because most of the playable Golden Gen are Pace/Late except for poor Sky who's a Front/Pace. She's gonna have tank most of Shirogane's intimidation for her entire career as the only Front Runner of the Golden Generation
I can't wait for Twin Turbo to shatter course records because Shiro's fastest while chasing her with a bayoneted musket.
Make sense really. Polish umas probably interbreed with various horselord umas, be it mongol, tatar etc. And on open grasslands, endurance is king. Add to the fact that Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth was vast and endurance being prioritised fits.
To be fair, it kinda make sense since it put her horsey brain on habitual comfort (weight being familiar hassle) and help to physically force her high stamina, mid speed body to warm up and hit average top speed quicker.
Would do her self-esteem some good once she realizes she's able to tank Shirogane's intimidation as a Front Runner.
Too bad Twin Turbo already retired two years before Shirogane made her debut. Well, there's always the Dream Trophy League!
trainer speaks into the microphone and looks into the camera: and it has to be real yen we tried with monopoly money i have never seen a horse look so offended.
The thing about Shirogane is that she would lose against the rest of the Golden Gen most of the time...IF they perform at their best.
