Episode 16

Meetings (出会い, Deai) is the 3rd episode of the 2nd season Uma Musume: Pretty Derby anime.

Summary
Early in the morning, Tokai trains by herself at the racetrack.

On the night of the new year festival and all of Team Spica attend it. Tokai along with McQueen and Trainer talk about the past year. They're then approached by Twin and Nice who introduce their newest team member, Matikane Tannhauser. Later Team Spica pray at the temple each giving their own prayer.

The day after, Tokai practices with her team around the racetrack and when she spots Symboli watching her, gives her the energy to speed up. Tazuna then approaches Trainer and notifies him that Tokai and McQueen have been selected for the URA awards. During the awards, the two criticize each other over each other's credentials to receive their respective award. After they states their goals, Team Canopus who watched the play back the following day, announce their resolve to take down Team Spica. They then shoot an arrow with a message attached to it at Team Spica's base. The contents to the message is a badly written challenge to the Team, written by Turbo. It's then that Tokai announces her plans to enter the Spring Tennoushou race and her resolve to live up to her goal as an undefeated horsegirl. McQueen who was also planning on racing in that race, confidently accepts Tokai entering that race and Trainer allows it. In order for them to qualify for the Spring Tennoushou race, Tokai has to win the Osaka Hai and McQueen the Hanshin Daishoten.

From there on out, both McQueen and Tokai earnestly train and Team Canopus hold an informal meeting on how to defeat Team Spica. As this goes on, Ikuno watches Tokai's training stating, she'll analyze her every move as she's her rival in the Osaka Hai race. Late that afternoon, Tokai and McQueen walk together and reflect on how they first met each other in school.

A rainy day opening for the Hanshin Daishoten race, but it doesn't hinder McQueen in the slightest as she wins her race with ease.

Characters

 * Tokai Teio
 * Daiwa Scarlet
 * Special Week
 * Vodka
 * Gold Ship
 * Meisho Doto
 * Matikanefukukitaru
 * Mejiro McQueen
 * Trainer
 * Twin Turbo
 * Nice Nature
 * Matikane Tannhauser
 * Symboli Rudolf
 * Maruzensky
 * Grass Wonder
 * Narita Brian
 * Tazuna Hayakawa
 * Ikuno Dictus
 * Misato Akasaka
 * Junko Hosoe