Takane Lui Announces Minecraft Horse-Racing Event for Nov. 8 After Unveiling Racing Outfit

HOLOLIVE — Takane Lui announced a Minecraft horse-racing event, the Holo One Grand Prix, at the end of a stream on Sunday. It is set for Nov. 8 from 6 p.m. to about 9 p.m. Japan time, with roughly 30 Hololive members expected to take part. Lui said the project had been in preparation for several months and was built with help from Dozle Corp. She called the course a full-scale racetrack in the game.

The stream opened with the debut of a new horse-racing outfit. Lui described the costume as a British-style riding look modeled on the outriders who lead horses to the track at big races. It is green, with a horseshoe motif at the collar, glasses she said stand in for blinkers, a hat, and a removable jacket. A small decorative horse sits on her shoulder, and she said it can be taken off. Lui said the outfit was made through a viewer project. “Is it a racing-receptionist look?” one viewer wrote, and chat filled with praise for the design.

“こんな日があったっていいよね。いいレースが見れたんだもん” — Takane Lui, after the Tenno Sho

She then went through the 17-horse field for the Tenno Sho (Autumn), run at Tokyo Racecourse over 2,000 meters, and chose Masquerade Ball as her pick after watching the paddock. Danon Decile won the race, which Lui called a decisive victory. She said she had not come close on her own tickets and lost her bets. She said she was glad for the horses and jockeys regardless, and she told viewers that betting was their own responsibility.

The Holo One Grand Prix will run four races, two on turf and two on dirt. Each participant receives 100,000 yen of in-game money per race and the member with the most left at the end wins overall. Members can look over horses in a paddock, buy racing papers and food at stalls, and place bets at a ticket machine. The bet types run from win and place to trifecta, and each member can buy up to six tickets per race. Between races there will be minigames for those who run out of money, plus special prizes.

Viewers are also part of the format. Shortly before each race, a first-place poll in the Holoplus app will decide the odds in the game. Lui said she will host a full broadcast with a professional race caller on her own channel, while members stream from their own viewpoints. She will also appear as a forecaster alongside other guest forecaster talents, talking about the horses’ temperaments and training. Chat reacted with applause and guesses about who would take part, and Lui said she hoped the event would make racing easier to enjoy for people new to it.