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This was the toughest pill to swallow. Nearly lost it when I heard the final decision!

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Aleksandras Zickus

Sakura Chyono O is Maruzensky's kid. Maruzensky was not allowed to race in Classic races as he was a foreign horse, but he managed to produce 2(i think) Derby Winner offsprings, so this is just a homage to Maru

Undeath Ghost

You know... it's really interesting, watching this episode for the 2nd time and realizing that the clues were all there. During the race sequence, you NEVER ONCE see Oguri on screen with any of the Japanese Derby other racers. They definitely use some directing tricks to fool you into thinking she is. But if you pay close attention during the Japanese Derby race... they give you a LOT of wide / overhead shots that show other racers... and Oguri is never in the shot. Ever. The only exception is at the very end when she "passes" the competition and RIGHT BEFORE we get a zoom into Rudolf's eye/head... and the rest of the race has got that "dream-like" effect on the surroundings of the screen - inviting the idea that this is the IMAGINED result and not the actual result - afterall... every other time they have used that effect it has been when we're in the head of a racer IMAGINING what could happen. When your watching for the first time, it feels like they're just trying to keep you in suspense on where exactly Oguri is in the race... but the big giveaway, in retrospect, is when they briefly show Oguri in the mid-pack of her race... and the commentator proclaiming it... then they cut back to the Japanese Derby and you get a shot that starts at the first-place runner and zooms through THE ENTIRE RACE LINEUP and Oguri ISN'T anywhere to be seen... followed by an overhead shot that shows every single racer's relative position to each other... and again Oguri is nowhere to be seen... even though we were just clearly told that she is "Mid-pack" meaning we knew EXACTLY where to look for her. They really did you dirty on this though. I was shocked on my first watch. But watching my 2nd time during this reaction... it's really interesting how they trick you but there is actually a lot of chances for you to realize she's not there.