Photography: Ruriko.I
took place last weekendTakarazuka Memorial(G1) was by far the most popularEquinoxis the winner. Last year’s horse of the year showed dignity in response to the 1st place voted by fans.
However, it was not an easy development, such as chasing near the end of the road and going around the big outside at the 4th corner. In front of the goal, the ambush Through Seven Seas was close to the neck, making it a sweaty spring Grand Prix until the end.
It was announcer Yuzuru Okayasu, who was in charge of the race commentary on “Keiba BEAT” (Kansai Television), who made an unexpected “great chonbo” at this year’s Takarazuka Kinen, which was such a close race.
Anna Okayasu, who joined Kansai TV after admiring Kiyoshi Sugimoto, the legend of the horse racing commentary world, was in charge of the commentary of the Takarazuka Memorial last year. He is a famous announcer who excited viewers with hot lines such as “The title holder wins three straight! I’m the ace of the horse racing world!”
On the morning of the race, Anna Okayasu, who will be the commentator for this year, posted on her Twitter, “I will be commenting on the Takarazuka Memorial. Precisely because there are definitely popular horses, I respect all the horses more than usual. I would like to pay and call your name. Please take a look! (Original Mama)”
In the first half of the race, the “Okayasu-bushi”, which has a reputation among fans for being easy to hear, progressed calmly, but when the Equinox went around the outside at the 4th corner and advanced, “Let me show you the world’s best driving!” And heat up at once. And when the Equinox took the lead in the middle of the straight line, Anna Okayasu’s tension reached its peak, such as “It came from outside in no time! Equinox from outside!”
However, at the end of the day, to the Through Seven Seas who drove in in front of the goal, he called out “Vala Azul from the inside! Vela Azul!” After entering the line, he rephrased, “Second place is through seven seas from the inside,” but it was already too late.
“You’ve done this. I was watching the program as well, but I thought that Vela Azul had really come in front of the goal, and I got impatient for a moment. Perhaps Through Seven Seas and Vela Azul are the same Carrot Farm match. It’s clothes, so I guess I misunderstood.” (Horse racing magazine writer)
After that, in the Takarazuka Kinen race video posted on YouTube by “Kantele Horse Racing[Official]”, the problematic part was corrected, but the Through Seven Seas, who had created such a highlight, was never called throughout the race. In terms of points, the situation is somewhat disappointing.
The person concerned has not heard anything for 3 days … A regrettable mistake of “closing” the comment section
“Since the comment section of the race videos uploaded to YouTube by Kantele Horse Racing is open, the comments and opinions of the fans are usually written in and it is very exciting, but for this Takarazuka Kinen video, the comment section is not open. It’s closed, isn’t it?” (ibid.)
Perhaps because of that, in response to the above-mentioned tweet by Ana Okayasu, some fans said, “I did this,” and “I thought I won the betting ticket because I said the second horse was Vera Azul… Some harsh comments were also seen, such as “What was it like to pay respect to all horses?”
Okayasu announcer’s Twitter account has stopped updating even 3 days after the end of the race, so he may be depressed.
However, there is no doubt that it is a high degree of difficulty that can be said to be a craftsmanship to tell the fans the situation in real time. Considering the aspect of public gambling, it seems that the mistake in the name of the horse was a regrettable mistake for Anna Okayasu, but it is like “Kobo is also a mistake in the brush.” I hope that the bittersweet experience this time will serve as a source of excitement for the fans once again with an exciting commentary full of realism.
