First came introductions to the different stallions, followed by answering all kinds of questions from reporters and visiting breeders. Though she had been somewhat flustered due to her inexperience, she managed to get through it without incident.
The situation she had worried about for days—being publicly called out over errors or omissions in the stallion handbook—never occurred.
That was truly cause for celebration.
Still, the whole affair had been exhausting.
The reporters naturally focused on the more famous Baozuo and Noah, but the visitors, represented by local breeders from Mitsuishi and Hidaka, were more interested in the relatively affordable Pegasus and Better Next Time.
It was said that major farms usually focused their stallion showcases on the leading stallions promoted by their own operation, or on newly retired stallions.
As for unpopular stallions, they would deliberately shorten every stage, from the entrance presentation to on-site questions.
Such seemingly biased practices were not entirely difficult to understand.
After all, whether one was running a stud farm or applying for coverings, aside from matters breeders had to consider such as bloodline compatibility, they also had to take into account the potential market for the offspring.
It was said that back in the Showa Era, if a stallion was relatively unknown, or had just been imported from overseas and had no notable offspring, he might stand for an extremely low fee or even cover mares for free.
Some stud farms would even go door to door like NHK employees, promoting their stallions to potential clients.
A few stud farms even advertised through methods such as raffling off cars or offering overseas trips.
Even if they earned little or suffered losses in the first three years, once the offspring began winning races, the early investment would have paid off.
From that perspective, Baozuo's discounts