Anjing Zhen was not unaware of what Kitasan Black had said.
After all, Satono Crown's race schedule was no secret; anyone could look it up on race-related platforms.
Honestly, from a Trainer's perspective, there was nothing wrong with the decision to withdraw from the Kikuka Sho and run in the Tenno Sho Autumn instead.
Especially from the perspective of a conglomerate like the Satomi Family.
Besides Satono Crown and Sato no Takarazuka, who had competed alongside Kitasan Black, there were quite a few active Horse Girls from the Satomi Family among the Shining Series racers.
For example, Satomi Noble was a Horse Girl senior to Kitasan Black and the others. She had debuted one generation after Gold Ship and was still active on the track.
However, compared to Kitasan Black, Satono Crown, and Gold Ship, Satomi Noble's results were not particularly outstanding.
Second place in the Kikuka Sho was currently her best result.
In this year's races, she had finished eleventh in the New Year's Cup and tenth in the Sankei Sho. None of her few starts had gone well.
Besides that, many other "Satomi" racers did not even qualify for Major Races and had been competing in OP, Pre-OP, or other events.
With so many Horse Girls to support, even a wealthy family like the Satomi Family could not possibly distribute its resources evenly among every one of them. There had to be priorities.
Satono Crown and Sato no Takarazuka were clearly receiving more attention.
At the same time, that attention had its own priorities—or rather, strategies that would better benefit the family's development.
You couldn't put all your eggs in one basket. Japan had a similar proverb.
Since both of them had the strength to challenge G1 races, one would run in the Tenno Sho Autumn while the