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I got into horse racing from the “Uma Musume” anime.
Celeina: I’m really curious about your many hobbies and qualifications. What got you hooked on horse racing?
Yokose: At first, I was really into the “Uma Musume Pretty Derby” anime, and I wanted to watch real horse races as well. There are actual horses that are used as models for “Uma Musume”, and I started watching their races, and I got hooked because real horses are beautiful and cool too.
Takano: Do you have your own way of enjoying horse racing?
Yokose: I think people have the impression that horse racing is hard to get into because of the strong image of gambling, but rather than gambling, you can trace the horses’ pedigree and history, and the horses themselves are beautiful to begin with, so I really enjoy just looking at them.
Celeina：I see. I have ridden horses before.
Takano: That’s unusual too, isn’t it?
Celeina：Is it? I like to interact with horses, but I have never seen a racehorse before, so I am very interested.
Yokose: With racehorses, the way the muscles are built is completely different, so I think it would be interesting to see them with that in mind.
Takano: Do you have a favorite horse?
Yokose: I haven’t decided on my favorite horse yet. However, I think the horse Equinox is indispensable when talking about this year’s horse races.
