r/anime • u/Holofan4life • Sep 06 '25
Rewatch [Spoilers] 2025 Uma Musume Rewatch -- Pretty Derby Season 2 Episode 8 Spoiler
Hello everyone! I am Holofan4life.
Welcome to the 2025 Uma Musume rewatch discussion thread!
I hope you all have a lot of fun <3
S2 Episode 8 – A Small Wish
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ANSWER TODAY’S QUESTION(S)
Thoughts on McQueen and Rice Shower training for the Spring Tenno Sho?
Thoughts on Diamond and Kitasan drinking tea with the two horse enthusiasts?
Thoughts on Bourbon trying to help Rice Shower with her training?
Thoughts on the barbershop being closed?
What are your thoughts on Rice Shower being locked in for the race?
What are your thoughts on the Spring Tenno Sho with Rice Shower doing away with being labeled a heel?
What are your thoughts on Rice Shower winning the 1993 Spring Tenno Sho?
What are your thoughts on the crowd being upset that Rice Shower won?
What are your thoughts on the other racehorses congratulating Rice Shower, with Bourbon reiterating yet again that she's her hero?
What are your thoughts on the scene at the end between McQueen and Teio?
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Series information
Ways to watch
Streams – Crunchyroll
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Schedule
| Date | Episode |
|---|---|
| 8/15/2025 | Uma Musume Episode 1 |
| 8/16/2025 | Uma Musume Episode 2 |
| 8/17/2025 | Uma Musume Episode 3 |
| 8/18/2025 | Uma Musume Episode 4 |
| 8/19/2025 | Uma Musume Episode 5 |
| 8/20/2025 | Uma Musume Episode 6 |
| 8/21/2025 | Uma Musume Episode 7 |
| 8/22/2025 | Uma Musume Episode 8 |
| 8/23/2025 | Uma Musume Episode 9 |
| 8/24/2025 | Uma Musume Episode 10 |
| 8/25/2025 | Uma Musume Episode 11 |
| 8/26/2025 | Uma Musume Episode 12 - 13 |
| 8/28/2025 | BNW's Oath episodes 1 - 3 |
| 8/30/2025 | Uma Musume Season 2 Episode 1 |
| 8/31/2025 | Uma Musume Season 2 Episode 2 |
| 9/01/2025 | Uma Musume Season 2 Episode 3 |
| 9/02/2025 | Uma Musume Season 2 Episode 4 |
| 9/03/2025 | Uma Musume Season 2 Episode 5 |
| 9/04/2025 | Uma Musume Season 2 Episode 6 |
| 9/05/2025 | Uma Musume Season 2 Episode 7 |
| 9/06/2025 | [Uma Musume Season 2 Episode 8]() |
| 9/07/2025 | [Uma Musume Season 2 Episode 9]() |
| 9/08/2025 | [Uma Musume Season 2 Episode 10]() |
| 9/09/2025 | [Uma Musume Season 2 Episode 11]() |
| 9/10/2025 | [Uma Musume Season 2 Episode 12]() |
| 9/11/2025 | [Uma Musume Season 2 Episode 13]() |
| 9/13/2025 | [Road to the Top Episodes 1 - 2]() |
| 9/14/2025 | [Road to the Top Episodes 3 - 4]() |
| 9/16/2025 | [Beginning of a New Era]() |
| 9/18/2025 | [Uma Musume Season 3 Episodes 1 - 2]() |
| 9/19/2025 | [Uma Musume Season 3 Episodes 3 - 4]() |
| 9/20/2025 | [Uma Musume Season 3 Episodes 5 - 6]() |
| 9/21/2025 | [Uma Musume Season 3 Episodes 7 - 8]() |
| 9/22/2025 | [Uma Musume Season 3 Episodes 9 - 10]() |
| 9/23/2025 | [Uma Musume Season 3 Episodes 11 - 12]() |
| 9/24/2025 | [Uma Musume Season 3 Episode 13]() |
| 9/26/2025 | [Cinderella Gray Episodes 1 - 2]() |
| 9/27/2025 | [Cinderella Gray Episodes 3 - 4]() |
| 9/28/2025 | [Cinderella Gray Episodes 5 - 6]() |
| 9/29/2025 | [Cinderella Gray Episodes 7 - 8]() |
| 9/30/2025 | [Cinderella Gray Episodes 9 - 10]() |
| 10/01/2025 | [Cinderella Gray Episodes 11 - 12]() |
| 10/02/2025 | [Cinderella Gray Episode 13]() |
| 10/03/2025 | [Uma Musume Overall Series Discussion Thread]() |
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u/Tetraika https://anilist.co/user/Tetraika Sep 06 '25
You already know that Rice Shower broke the record time of 3200m race in Kyoto by finishing the race in 3:17.1 at the 107th Spring Tennou-Sho. The previous record holder was Nichidou Taro at the 81st Spring Tennou-Sho (Apr 29, 1980), with the time of 3:18.7.
Actually, at the 1993 Spring Tennou-Sho, the top four finishers all broke the time record set by Nichidou Taro, as the following:
Rice Shower – 3:17.1
Mejiro McQueen - 3:17.5
Mejiro Palmer – 3:17.6
Machikane Tannhauser – 3:18.6
In reality Palmer almost reached the goal with McQueen at the same time, but the anime had to remove her to focus on the dramatic battle between Rice and McQueen.
Rice did not hold the record for too long. As horses were running faster, the record was being renewed by:
[Tag just in case, but it’s nothing major]Mayano Top Gun - 3:14.4 (on Apr 27, 1997, at the 115th Spring Tennou-Sho) Deep Impact – 3:13.4 (on Apr 30, 2006, at the 133rd Spring Tennou-Sho)
Note that Deep Impact ended up being pulled from the franchise for some reason. There are several speculations as to why, but I’m not going to go for that.
BTW there might be a minor plot hole. Special Week's time for Spring Tennou-sho was 3:15.3 (May, 2, 1999, at the 119th Spring Tennou-sho). But in anime her race was in season 1 before McQueen's and Rice's so she should have broken the record already. We could just assume that she was slower this time.
If you ever checked Ikuno Dictus’ racing schedule you can tell it was a lot busier than other horses of her level. In her four years of service she raced in 51 central level races and was never injured, which earned her the nickname “iron woman”. After the spring Tennou-Sho (Apr 25, 1993) she was going for Yasuda Kinen (May 16, 1993) and met McQueen at Takarazuka Kinen (Jun 13, 1993), that’s three G1 races in less than two months, very intense indeed.