A Horse That Could Read Newspapers

After walking for a while, the phone in his pocket suddenly vibrated.

He took it out and saw only a single LINE notification on the lock screen.

Though it vanished quickly, he understood it without needing to swipe it open again.

They were messages from the advisors.

Opening LINE, he indeed saw three red dots for unread messages at the top of the screen.

The first was, as usual, Advisor Nagamine's recommendation.

[Nagamine:

Seemingly having inherited his father Victory Within Reach's ability to thoroughly read diagnostic reports, his physique, which had developed over the winter, precisely met the demands of Hanshin's track. He could be called a "horse that could read newspapers" of the Reiwa era.

For the 2,000-meter turf race at Hanshin, the ideal physique was one with a relatively compact underline. During last year's Japan Derby and Japan Cup, he had looked longer-bodied than his father. Only this time, after his winter training, his underline appeared more compact.

In truth, his underline was not all that short. The thick muscles around his shoulders and hindquarters might easily bring to mind a muscular miler-type racehorse, but there was room for extension at the connections between each part of his body. It was a comfortably balanced build that seemed capable of handling even middle-distance races up to 2,500 meters.

Compared with his disastrous Japan Cup performance, his body had clearly become more toned. The muscles in his neck and shoulders in particular had grown noticeably fuller, while the excess flesh that had long troubled him had also improved to some extent.

The foremost priority now was to maintain his current condition and preserve this toned physique until race day.

Recommended Jockey: Ryan Moore (foreign)]

As he scanned through Advisor Nagamine's words line by line, his expression gradually became more complicated.