@manager_yone@NIIMI_Touhoufan Without participation incentives, horse counts will look like the American G1s with only 5 horses. Most people would rather see a whole field of horses.
@cocoarini He finished only like 1.5 lengths behind Romantic Warrior.
I think his biggest aura farming race was the 2023 Akiten though, where he stayed right in front of Equinox for most of the race, so he was always in frame until the end.
@NakayamaFesuta1 But a whole story about Kitasan trying to deal with a new wave of students who want to be like the her in her winning lives could be funny.
Man vs self.
Maybe she could even ask King Halo for advice on maintaining image with the kouhais.
@NakayamaFesuta1 I think of Kitasan's current notable children, the easiest adaptation to Umamusume in terms of relationship is actually Gaia Force: festival horse -> rockstar.
I think Cyge will have to settle for Kitasan's "festivals" being unusually inspiring among younger umamusume.
@NakayamaFesuta1 Young Nox sees Kitasan's winning lives, decides she wants to be like Kitasan in the future. Goes to Tracen, actually meets Kitasan, has mental image of Kitasan shattered (or maybe manages to maintain the illusion).
Cyge can exploit the gap between Kitasan and the festival horse.
@calcunim@YuriQilin Chateau Blanche, dam of Equinox, only had 1 graded win, the 2015 Mermaid Stakes, where she defeated the favorite, Marialite.
The next year, Marialite defeated Duramente and Kitasan Black in the 2016 Takarazuka Kinen.
Equinox's mother is clearly stronger than his dad.