The ninth episode of the TBS Sunday Theatre drama "The Royal Family" (Sundays at 9pm), starring Satoshi Tsumabuki, will be broadcast on December 7th.
In the previous episode... In 2024, the Royal Family restarted their race with a new jockey, Nozaki Shohei (Ichihara Shogo), replacing Saki Ryujiro (Takasugi Mahiro). The family was in the limelight after three consecutive wins, but a rival horse, So Perfect, stood in their way. The horse was purchased by Shiina's (Sawamura Kazuki) son, Nobuyuki (Taishi Nakagawa), and was ridden by Saki, who had left Team Royal.
On the day that So Perfect won the race by a landslide, Nobuyuki ran up to Koichi (Ren Meguro), whom he had spotted at the racetrack, and happily reported, "Thanks to Koichi cutting off Ryujiro, we suddenly had the strongest horse combination!" He then said, "I'm sorry, you had your eye on (So Perfect), too!"
"Not at all. As long as I have my family, that's all that matters to me," Koichi replied, before taunting him with, "I don't care about being the strongest or being from the strongest generation. I want to win the Arima Kinen with my family. That's all that matters. It's okay to have an owner like this, right?
In episode 9... Team Royal, led by Kurisu (Tsumabuki) and Koichi, is united in their big dream of winning the Arima Kinen two years from now. Shohei, who has become the Royal Family's main jockey, is taking on the autumn G1 season. But just then, Shohei gets caught up in an unexpected major problem...
Koichi's rival, Nobuyuki, was aiming to win the classic triple crown, something that Shiina had not been able to achieve.
With a series of problems, is their goal of competing in the Arima Kinen hopeless? Nevertheless, Kurisu and Koichi work hard to protect the team and keep their dream alive.
The original work is the novel of the same name by Hayami Kazuma (Shincho Bunko).
