History WMG / UmaMusume

She starts as an IllGirl, which corresponds to the prototype's situation in 1998 - he missed out much of the season because of an injury. But he came back in late 1998 and then in 1999 rivaled Special Week in a number of races. It would be logical for the anime Grass Wonder to get a similar change and to occupy the "friendly rival" position that is, as of Episode 5, occupied by El Condor Pasa. Especially if El Condor Pasa leaves for France as her prototype did.

[[WMG: Judging by the speed with which he came up with a borderline-illegal plan in S2 E10, his apparent lack of talent as a horsegirl trainer, and his [[Main/BadassInANiceSuit sharp dressing]], Mr. Minamizaka, the Team Canopus trainer, is...]]

[[WMG: All domesticated hoofed mammals are mutsume]]
Not just horses, but other domesticated hoof species such as cattle, sheep, and goats are "mutsume" in this world. The ramifications this would have on the development in agriculture, trade, and warfare would be immense! They might have even been used as a slave race to provide the vital contributions hoofed animals served in human civilization.

[[WMG: Genghis Khan was a uma mutsume]]
The Great Khan and the Golden Horde were a tribe of uma mutsume. Just as the real world counterpart, the Khan and her armies conquered Eurasia thanks to their unmatchable cavalry tactics.

* There's more to that theory: the only other horsegirls depicted that way (as in, no model for them; these ones don't have a voice though) appear in named horsegirls' stories and are clearly based on IRL horses (see the Video Game section in the Shout-out page) and in case of at least one of them (Kurofune[[labelnote:explanation]]The owner, Kaneko Makoto (who also owns King Kamehameha, Deep Impact and the likes) is extremely protective about the rights to his horses. We'll leave it at that[[/labelnote]]) gaining rights for the name is, as of writing this, next to impossible. No wonder Cygames would decide to have some mob characters in the wild (as in, Team Sirius) kept as contingency in case any of those problematic owners ultimately changes their mind.

Not just horses, but other domesticated hoof species such as cattle, sheep, and goats are "mutsume" in this world. The ramifications this would have on the development in agriculture, trade, and warfare would be immense!

However, this 'local quota' policy is evidently not retained for long. Perhaps the quality of local horsegirls is just too poor to compete with talents from all over the country. Haru Urara might be the last of these 'local quota' girls, with the other girls already resigning from the program to pursue other occupations or flunked out. Haru Urara was retained simply because she is the only local horsegirl able to just barely keep up with standard.

->A: Winnig live is like gala exhibition of figure skating.

There are a lot of Tracen Academies in Japan, but their scales seems different. In ''Cinderella Gray'' we are shown the Tracen Academy where Oguri Cap came from, and it looks like a stereotypical 'high school in the bonnies'. There are really not much in the way of facilities, quite unlike the Tracen Academy where the series took place (let's call it Central Tracen). Central Tracen has a 800,000 sq.m campus, state of the art facilities, well-furnished dorms, and basically has a bustling town attached to it.

Let's face it, Haru Urara has an abominable track record. However it was dressed, she just could not win. So why let her stay at all? It's because she is the only 'local' horsegirl.

There are a lot of Tracen Academies in Japan, but their scales seems different. In ''Cinderella Gray'' we are shown the Tracen Academy where Oguri Cap came from, and it looks like a stereotypical 'high school in the bonnies'. There are really not much in the way of facilities, quite unlike the Tracen Academy where the series took place (let's call it Central Tracen). Central Tracen has a 800,000 m campus, state of the art facilities, well-furnished dorms, and basically has a bustling town attached to it.

The hypothesis here is that Central Tracen is a brand new, national-level facility. They might not have produced many alumni yet, and older horsegirls (Symboli Rudolf, Air Groove, etc.) might even be part of the original first class. The initial class might included some mandated quota of local horsegirls, as the area Central Tracen now stands surely has several of-age horsegirls in need of education. Haru Urara is one of these 'local quota' girls.

There are a lot of Tracen Academies in Japan, but their scales seems different. In ''Cinderella Gray'' we are shown the Tracen Academy where Oguri Cap came from, and it looks like a stereotypical 'high school in the bonnies'. There are really not much in the way of facilities, quite unlike the Tracen Academy where the series took place (let's call it Central Tracen). Central Tracen has a 800,000 m
campus, state of the art facilities, well-furnished dorms, and basically has a bustling town attached to it.

* This is a motto used by the owner of a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eclipse_(horse) real racehorse named Eclipse]], who is the progenitor of most modern Thoroughbreds.

[[WMG: Suzuka will run in the Winter Dream Trophy, probbaly in the finale]]

* {{Jossed}} (according to unconfirmed information on Discord) by a live event shortly before Episode 6 that included a Q&A:

[[WMG: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yutaka_Take Yutaka Take]] plays a role in scripting the anime and much of it is a loose, somewhat embellished retelling of his old experience]]

Of course, this, if true, does not mean this line in the anime is documentary. Rather it might be the kind of tale told at a table with a bottle of something good, not necessarily to be trusted in every word, but broadly true and extremely entertaining. Only with girls.

If the series turns dark, I guess it's at Tenno Sho. And the authors gave a hint to those who would look up the horse. However, they do not necessarily have to follow reality to the full grim conclusion. The horse had to be put down because there is no real way for a horse to heal from a bone fracture in the legs, nor to live with it. Humans (and therefore humanoid horsegirls) can have crutches or wheelchairs. It remains to be seen, as of Episode 5, what will actually happen.

[[WMG: Something very scary is going to happen to Silence Suzuka at Tennoshou]]

If the series turns dark, I guess it's at Tennoshou. And the authors gave a hint to those who would look up the horse. However, they do not necessarily have to follow reality to the full grim conclusion. The horse had to be put down because there is no real way for a horse to heal from a bone fracture in the legs, nor to live with it. Humans (and therefore humanoid horsegirls) can have crutches or wheelchairs. It remains to be seen, as of Episode 5, what will actually happen.

"Eclipse in first place, the rest are nowhere" or whatever it is, I can't remember the exact wording but its meaning might be as follows: win by a huge margin so that second place is completely behind you and let your popularity/glory shine uncontested.

However, after Episode 5, this scenario is looking very unlikely, as a connection to the real life horse racing industry was clearly established with Yutaka Take's cameo.

might take a GenUrobuchi style dark turn.

So... is this a CrapsaccharineWorld? There was a suggestion on a forum that the anime is a metaphor of idol life. That would be quite fitting, but if so, the series

After Episode 5, this scenario is looking very unlikely, as a connection to the real life horse racing industry was clearly established with Yutaka Take's cameo.

And this is the very race that Trainer mentioned in Episode 4 in an obvious "foreshadowing" scene. But the real life horse was injured - and probably ''put down''.

If the series turns dark, I guess it's at Tennoshou. And the authors gave a hint to those who would look up the horse.

So... is this a CrapsaccharineWorld? There was a suggestion on a forum that the anime is a metaphor of idol life. That would be quite fitting, but if so, the series might take a GenUrobuchi style dark turn.

[[WMG: Something very scary is going to happen to Silence Suzuka at Tennoshou]]

... because it happened to her real life prototype

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silence_Suzuka

''In the same year [1998], his career and life were cut short by an injury suffered during the running of the 1998 Tenno Sho.''

And this is the very race that Trainer mentioned in Episode 4 in an obvious "foreshadowing" scene. But the real life horse was injured - and probably ''put down''.

If the series turns dark, I guess it's at Tennoshou. And the authors gave a hint to those who would look up the horse.

And this is the very race that Trainer mentioned. But the real life horse was injured - and probably ''put down''.

[[WMG: something very scary is going to happen to Silence Suzuka at Tennoshou]]

So... is this a CrapsaccharineWorld? There was a suggestion on a forum that the anime is a metaphor of idol life. That would be quite fitting, but if so, the series might take a GenUrobuchi style dark turn.

That real life racehorse, Eclipse, is the progenitor of most Thoroughbred horses in existence today. It is logical to assume that the same happens with horsegirls. The best runners are bred. Perhaps their genes are even sliced together? (By the way, their propensity for yuri, played up in the trailer and hinted at with Spe/Suzuka, is especially logical if they never reproduce the natural human way).