Horse girl trainer Jo Kitahara is searching for a star that the people can put their hopes in, but has little luck in finding such a racer in the rural town of Kasamatsu.
Kitahara tells Oguri Cap that he intends to have her win the Tokai Derby. Both Oguri Cap and Belno Light join Kitahara's team, and he immediately has them prepare for Oguri Cap's debut race.
Oguri Cap narrowly loses to Fujimasa March after her shoes fall apart from overuse. Belno Light helps Oguri Cap buy a pair of sturdier shoes that will be able to handle her greater strength, which Oguri Cap greatly appreciates.
Belno Light attempts her debut race, but realizes she has no talent for racing. At the Junior Crown, Kitahara encounters his uncle Musaka Ginjiro, a national level trainer, who has also come to observe the race.
Kitahara, Oguri Cap, and Belno Light head to the Chukyo Hai, where they meet Musaka again and are shocked to learn that the championship racer Symboli Rudolf is personally observing the race.
Seeing that Oguri Cap now lacks a clear goal without the Tokai and Japanese Derbies to look forward to, Musaka takes her to observe the Takarazuka Kinen and give her a preview of her future competition.
As Oguri Cap prepares to race in the Mainichi Okan, Musaka warns her that due to her fame, the other racers are likely to team up to deny her any favorable position.
In a flashback, a young Tamamo Cross and her mother search for a place to live in Kasamatsu, but are unable to find any vacant housing. In the present, Musaka coaches Oguri Cap.
