Uma Musume: From Being Knocked Ten Meters Away

Chapter 315 140-point assessment system

California Shining was panting as she spoke, but even when she spoke with even breaths, Northern Genko, who was not fluent in English, could not understand her.

But losing a practice match doesn't require you to understand anything.

When she was still more than 300 meters from the finish line, she realized something was wrong.

It's not a matter of physical strength, because even now, after finishing the race, she knows very well that she still has energy to spare.

Clearly, while California Shining was still panting, his own breathing had gradually become even, which was the best evidence that he still had plenty of energy.

What she sensed was something was wrong: although she still had enough stamina, she couldn't increase her speed.

Not only is it failing to rise, but it also shows a faint downward trend.

Realizing this, she still did not give up and continued to train day after day for the final sprint.

As it turned out, that ominous feeling came true.

With the finish line so close, I suddenly lost speed.

This greatly surprised her, and she desperately tried to figure out what went wrong. She also wanted to ask Yasui Makoto what was going on.

If it were Yasui Makoto, he would definitely understand what was going on; Kita Genkoto firmly believed this.

But upon hearing California Shining's words, she paused, subconsciously trying to recall the meaning of the English she had just heard, and then replied:

"California student...you really ran fast, haha, you lost...well then..."

She wanted to ask whether the practice matches on the grass should continue.

Because she could clearly feel that although her own stamina recovered faster, and although the blonde, blue-eyed racehorse girl looked breathless.

But both of them have the ability to have another match.

She really wanted to have another round with him, and inexplicably, she felt that he felt the same way.

Before he could finish speaking, a hot, soft, and agile body suddenly crashed into him from behind, followed by a joyful shout of delight.

"Oh my goodness! You two are absolutely amazing!"

As they shouted this, the people behind them suddenly hugged Northern Black Horse: "Hey! Trainer, quickly help us take a group photo! She and Miss California are both so amazing! I definitely want to take a photo with them!"
"By the way, what's your name? Can I get your autograph?"

Northern Black Horse turned around in surprise, only then realizing that the one who had bumped into him and then hugged him was the brown-haired racehorse girl he had raced with earlier.

Judging from her hair color, slightly curly hair, and appearance, she appears to be a racehorse girl from Dubai.

It was the other side that came over first and suggested that they participate in the practice match together.

At that time, Beibu Genko felt that the other party should be similar to himself, with a very warm and cheerful personality.

Now that her partner's sweaty, sticky, and warm body was pressed against hers, she was even more certain of this.

So even though she didn't understand what the other person had just said, she nodded excitedly and said:
"Hmm! Hello, hello... Oh no, I mean, Mai Nem Ez Keita San Blaku! Nice Tumito!"

“Blake? Oh, it’s Miss Blake!”

Having only understood this one broken English sentence, the brown-haired racehorse girl exclaimed excitedly, "It's a pleasure to meet you, Miss Black!"
"My name is Shahzad, and it's a pleasure to meet you too!"

“Come on, let’s take a picture! My trainer is ready!” She smiled and looked towards the edge of the field, making a V-sign.

Beifang Xuanju only vaguely recognized "Shahzad" as a name from the Middle Eastern-accented English; she didn't understand the rest. However, she could understand the poses the speaker was making for the camera.

"Oh, you want to take pictures, right? Okay, okay!"

He made a V-sign with his hand, and after thinking for a moment, he made the same gesture with his other hand. Beifang Xuanju smiled and looked towards the edge of the field.

Besides Shahzad, the female racehorses who had just participated in the practice race and watched the entire race were all extremely excited.

Especially before and during the match, their attention was focused on California Shining.

Without a doubt, at the start of the Dubai World Cup, the most famous female racehorse here, and even in the entire Middle East, was this "Horse Queen" from the United States.

This is not an exaggeration; this honor truly exists in associations both internationally and locally.

This honor stems from the “140-point evaluation system”, developed by the International Shining Series Federation.

The 140 system comprehensively assesses the technical performance, racing performance, and race results of every active female racehorse, and the results are published annually.

California's Shining Classic Year rating is the highest among all U.S. countries.

In the global rankings, she also achieved a ranking of 11th in the Classic Year.

Given her performance last year, there aren't many people internationally who don't know this racehorse girl.

As the race progressed, especially with the Northern Black Steed's spectacular pursuit on the final straightaway, everyone's attention was almost instantly drawn to the black-haired girl.

After asking around, everyone learned that she was a racehorse girl from Japan.

In recent years, Japan's Uma Musume and the Nippon Shin-Series have gained increasing popularity worldwide.

For example, in the year California Shining was named the American Horse of the Year, the world's number one and number two horses were both from Japan: Ichiro Tsutomu and Kamui Revelation.

This situation is extremely rare. After all, generally speaking, the top-ranked horses are either American or European.

It was precisely because of this that when they discovered that the Northern Black Steed could run at such an astonishing level, everyone initially thought that it was either a breakthrough or a divine revelation.

Upon hearing the name Northern Black Horse and learning that she had won three G1 titles in last year's Classic Year, and now that Classic Year has just begun, the amazement and excitement became overwhelming.

With this feeling in mind, seeing Shahzad posing for a photo with the Northern Black Horse, many daring female racehorses stepped forward, eager to take a photo as well, and many others came to ask for autographs.

Of course, there were also quite a few racehorse girls who wanted to take photos with California Glamour and get autographs.

The scene became even more lively than during the match.

Caught up in the excitement, the Northern Black Horse had even less time to focus on the grass race against California's Shining Star.

She simply posed for photos with one unexpected fan after another, signing her name on various autograph boards, notebooks, and even clothes.

He handed an autographed board back to a dark-skinned, shy racehorse girl, who instinctively turned her head and asked with a smile:

"OK, OK, anyone else want a photo or autograph... Eh? Little Almond Eyes?"

"Yes, it's me, Senior Xiao Bei."

It was Apricot Eyes who squeezed through the enthusiastic crowd. She glanced amusedly at Northern Black Horse's stunned expression, then turned and clapped her hands, loudly announcing in English:

"Thank you all so much for your love for Northern Black Horse Senior. However, she needs to undergo a post-race check-up now. Could you please wait until later to sign autographs and take photos with her?"

(End of this chapter)