"Congratulations. I'd thought that filly would win even before the race started, but I never expected her to open up such a huge margin."
"Thank you."
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"Congratulations, Kou! That really was an incredible showdown. Don't get so excited that you can't sleep tonight."
"Thank you."
After smiling and responding to each of the owners offering their congratulations, he finally pressed the elevator button and headed downstairs.
Having been delayed for quite some time, he did not know whether he could still meet up with the connections outside the weighing room, so he simply went straight to the track entrance leading to the winner's circle ceremony.
"Congratulations, Mr. Kitano. Thanks to you, the farm is considering sending this horse's full brother to Japan's Select Sale."
After meeting Mr. Rong Tianpeng, who was representing the farm at this race, the other man said this half-jokingly.
"Is that so? Then I'll have no choice but to dip into my personal little treasury and join the bidding."
He responded in kind, and before long, Ikee arrived in person, leading Traveler over by her lead rope.
"Y-You... ah, thank you for your hard work."
"Not at all. President, you're the one who's had it hard. You must be exhausted from rushing back from the United Kingdom."
He had first been about to bow deeply, but upon seeing the hand extended before him, he hurriedly switched to a Western handshake, leaving Ikee equally unsure of what to do.
Beside them, Traveler stopped in response to the tug on her lead rope. While still fiddling with the Emperor's Prize winner's sash around her neck, she suddenly turned her head and let out a loud snort that seemed to say, "Hah—."
She even pulled back the corners of her