Summer of Carrots

Perhaps it was the summer heat, or perhaps daily life with the foals simply made people lose track of time, but more than half of June had vanished in the blink of an eye.

By the time they noticed, it was already the last week of June.

During this rare, relatively relaxed month, the only real headache was probably Chongli's situation.

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As usual, he underwent a full-body examination on the day he returned to the farm to begin his rest period.

Then, the X-rays revealed a faint swelling on the palmar side of the fetlock.

Although it had not worsened enough to be called inflammation, they still followed an early rehabilitation plan based on mild sesamoiditis.

—Specifically, that meant manual treatments such as soft-tissue massage and joint mobilization, along with adjustments to his feed formula.

There had been some concern that the temporarily altered feed formula might reduce his appetite, but it turned out to be needless worry after all.

"So—"

Ravide, seated across the low table, raised his head.

"What's the budget for this auction?"

Though it had been a relatively leisurely month by usual standards, there were still travel plans for this July.

The destination was a field inspection of racecourses in the United Kingdom and France.

Additionally, since Ikee's friend, a trainer in France, had retired several years ago, there was also the underlying intention of finding a partner for an overseas campaign.

As for the auction Ravide mentioned—whether by coincidence or by design—

In any case, while gathering information for the overseas campaign, they had naturally come across information about overseas auctions.

This Saturday, Goffs Auction House in Dublin would hold the Goffs Classic Two-Year-Old Select Sale.

Since it was a select sale rather than the open sales common in Europe, the number