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弥生賞は勝って欲しくないレース

弥生賞は勝って欲しくないレースである。このレースを勝つということは、素質や能力、そして完成度が高いということの証明ではある。しかし、今後のクラシック戦線を考えると、敢えて勝たなくても(勝とうとしなくても)良いレースなのではないだろうか。

弥生賞は皐月賞と同じ中山2000mという舞台で行われるが、弥生賞を勝って、そのまま皐月賞をも制する馬は思いのほか少ない。その世代の素質馬が集結するハイレベルの弥生賞を制した馬は、普通に考えて、弥生賞と同じ走りができれば皐月賞はほぼ当確である。それでも、過去10年で弥生賞と皐月賞を連勝した馬は、アグネスタキオンとディープインパクトの2頭しかいない。

なぜこのような現象が起こるかというと、以下の2つの理由が考えられる。
1、弥生賞はかなりの状態に仕上がっていないと勝てない
2、弥生賞では厳しいレースを強いられる

クラシックを狙う有力馬が一堂に会する弥生賞は、当然のことながら、中途半端な仕上がりでは勝つことはできない。弥生賞を勝つためにはかなりの仕上げを施さなければならず、本番前に仕上げられた(仕上がってしまった)馬は、本番に向けて下降線を辿ってしまう。サラブレッドのピークはそれほど長くない。つまり、弥生賞を勝つために仕上げてしまうと、そのあとが続かないということである。さらに、それまでは楽な相手と楽な競馬しか経験してこなかった馬が、弥生賞で初めて厳しいレースを強いられるので、その肉体的、精神的な反動が次のレースで噴出してしまう。

その典型的な例は、平成12年の弥生賞を制したフサイチゼノンではないか。田原成貴元調教師と関口オーナーの間で一悶着あった馬であるが、フサイチゼノンは弥生賞の時点で既に仕上がってしまっていた。田原調教師はフサイチゼノンにかなりの素質を感じていただろうし、初年度である厩舎を盛り上げるためにも、弥生賞も勝って本番に臨みたかったに違いない。

しかし、その勝ちを焦る気持ちが、フサイチゼノンを追い詰めてしまったのだ。肉体的にも精神的にもピークを過ぎてしまったフサイチゼノンは、もはや皐月賞に出走する状態にはなかった。関口オーナーに相談をしなかったのは田原元調教師の落ち度だが、出走を取りやめたのは英断であったと思う。

本番のクラシックで力を出し切ってほしいという思いを込めて、弥生賞は勝ってほしくないレースである。昨年はロジユニヴァースが弥生賞を勝ち、本番の皐月賞で惨敗をしてしまった。昨年の弥生賞は厳しいレースではなかったので、1のパターンに当てはまってしまった典型である。皐月賞惨敗後、奇跡的なV字回復を遂げてダービーを制したので結果として良かったが、決して本番のクラシックにおける体調は万全とは言えなかった。

今年はヴィクトワールピサが3連勝で臨んでくる。昨年のロジユニヴァースの臨戦過程と似ているが、唯一の救いは、一度負けているという点だろう。無敗のままクラシックに突入してしまうと、陣営はおろか馬にも余計なプレッシャーが掛かってしまう。無意識のうちに、ギリギリに仕上げようとしてしまうのだ。角居勝彦調教師はその辺りは知り尽くしているはずなので、今回は負けても良いぐらいの仕上げで出走してくれることを願いたい。

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