Kurisu (Satoshi Tsumabuki) is summoned by trainer Hironaka (Masanobu Ando) and visits a training farm in the Hidaka region. Royal Hope—the horse Kozo (Koichi Sato) purchased for 100 million yen—has been moved to the training facility to begin racehorse conditioning. However, the horse is extremely wary, to the point that even the most skilled staff cannot handle him, and no jockey is willing to take him on.

Amid this struggle, Kurisu and Hironaka place their hopes on one particular individual: Saki (Mahiro Takasugi), a blond jockey from the Iwate Horse Racing Association. But for a jockey from regional racing to obtain a license to ride in the Japan Racing Association (central racing) is extremely difficult—and Saki also has a troubled incident in his past…

Believing in Saki’s talent, Kurisu persistently negotiates for his involvement, with help from reporter Taira (Kenjiro Tsuda).

Meanwhile, a scandal breaks out at Royal Human Corporation. Yutaro (Kotaro Koizumi) takes charge of the situation, but…