A slight metallic sound echoed in my ears.
It took me a while to realize that it was the sound of the door opening and closing.
Open your eyes slightly and look at the alarm clock beside your pillow.
[04:21]
Isn't it already half past four?
However, judging from the weather forecast last night, today will be a rare day without snow.
So, at least today I can't take my time as usual.
Last year's JRA Awards and Mejiro Farm, which were just announced a few days ago, won multiple awards including the Horse of the Year with only a few runaway horses. All members of Nishiken Farm also celebrated on their own outside of the award ceremony.
But on the other side, there is something more worthy of celebration.
Nishiken Farm Anna, who ranks at the top of the list of mothers with an absolute advantage, gave birth to her second foal without incident last week.
She is still the little girl Chestnut Coat of her father Golden Horn, but what is different from her mother and older sister is that the newborn girl has a diamond-shaped shooting star with a missing corner in the upper right corner on her forehead.
Mother Anna was already familiar with parenting after giving birth for the first time. Logically speaking, she didn't need to worry too much, but on the day of the birth, including the members of the night shift team led by Zepp who had just fallen asleep, everyone gathered at Stables to cheer her on.
Although he was not as excited as Little Light, his first calf, when the foal was born without incident, Anna still looked very happy.
Of course, so did all the club members who were watching.
The little girl Chestnut Coat, the first born this year Nishiken Farm, looked a little confused at first, but after she learned to stand, she gradually started jumping around her mother.
When I think of Little Light being born with the same Stables, it always makes me sad, although it's not a coincidence that it's the same Horse Stall.
Thank you for the safety of mother and child, and thank you to Mr. Golden Horn and all the members for their hard work. In addition, for this year's breeding work that is about to be put on the agenda, except for the cooperation of M-chan and Flight Path, there is probably no particularly expensive breeding fee.
Although this is the case, it always feels like this time of year becomes extra long, like a slow spell has been cast on it.
Hopefully there will be less to worry about this year.
Having said that, the snow on the other side of Honshu and Kanto seems to have disappeared.
As a result, the construction of Inzai City and Training Farm must also be put on the agenda, which will in turn be a terrifyingly large expense.
He stood up while lifting the quilt.
"It's so cold!"
After changing clothes as quickly as possible and washing up, I did not wander to the lounge like when the weather was not too cold. Instead, I had breakfast in my room with a quick sandwich.
When we arrived at Stables, everyone who had replaced the lounge members was basically gathered here.
To be precise, it is the enlarged size Horse Stall specially prepared for pregnant mothers and little ones.
The few people in charge of the morning inspection were still going from house to house Horse Stall in a decent manner, but everyone else basically set their sights in the same direction.
After being the first to say "good morning" and greeting, Mr. Deputy Stable Manager turned his head and looked inside Horse Stall, still mumbling words such as "so cute".
Anna The little girl who gave birth to her second child had a little difficulty standing up like her sister, but she quickly stood up without any external help and drank milk in large gulps. Then she immediately fell asleep in her mother's arms.
A cute girl who is worry-free and energetic.
However, if I remember correctly, Little Light also had this reassuring look at the beginning.
While I was thinking this, I heard the mutterings of Kikuchi and RacheIHo, or simply the sound of an open and honest discussion.
"Looks even stronger than yesterday. The hindquarters are exactly the same as Little Light at that time."
"Illusion, it's an illusion. Obviously there are no easily visible changes in the horse's body - but its hooves are indeed standing more firmly than yesterday... This child is indeed very smart."
After saying that, RacheIHo adjusted her glasses and looked very serious as she showed the horse body comparison photo saved on her phone.
Amid the jokes from other club members about "being too strict", Nishiken Farm's "Horse Body Analysis Responsible Person" seemed to be very proud and opened the trap door.
Anna is grazing for the first time after giving birth, and it is also the first time for little girl Chestnut Coat to be grazing after she was born.
First, check whether there are any problems with the limbs and body condition of the mother and daughter respectively, and then start from a specially prepared smaller grazing land.
Fortunately today is slightly warmer than a few days ago, making it a good day for grazing for the first time.
The little girl Chestnut Coat looked so happy when she saw snow for the first time that she couldn't control her steps and fell into the snow several times.
Despite this, I was still immersed in the content other than Horse Stall with a happy look like "Wow! It's so fun, let's play it for a while longer!"
world.
On the other hand, it was Anna on the mother's side. Although she also looked like she wanted to let herd out to her full extent, she still waited patiently by her daughter's side instead of running around.
Thanks to her mother's constant care, the little girl Chestnut Coat enjoyed her first outdoor time.
In addition, there is only one little one born in this period, so this child has been loved by everyone since he was born, and even attracted the attention of most Nishiken Farm when he was grazing.
"I'm going to hit you"! Sorry for hugging me... Really, it almost scared me."
Into Mischief Successful RacheIHo smiled and walked in the direction of Stables. At the same time, Zepp on the tractor looked helpless and shook his head.
"Really, my neck is obviously extremely sore. It almost scared me to the point of dislocating my joint just now."
"Thank you for your hard work - By the way, would you like Mr. Takahashi to help me?"
He put down the telescope in his hand, raised his head and asked Mr. Deputy Stable Manager in the carriage.
"No, no, no! There isn't much left, so just finish it in one go."
After saying that, Zepp laughed and made a "0K" gesture, then turned his head and continued working.
Although a thick layer of snow has been piled up, if the surface of the grazing land is uneven, the risk of injury during grazing will also increase.
Therefore, it is necessary to keep observation every day and restore the smoothness of the grazing land surface when necessary.
Operating large machinery like today and driving in reverse is much easier than manual work, but it is still a hard job that makes the neck and shoulders very tiring.
However, according to past experience, no matter how much effort is put into leveling the ground and opening up special lanes for grazing activities, the little guys who are one year old and one year old will still carve out new routes on their own and unknowingly create "horse trails" outside the dedicated lanes.
And if I read it correctly, the child Xiban who was following Gozen-sensei over there was still confused and ran the wrong route.
As I turned my telescope back to the grazing land in front of me, I couldn't help but laugh.
When we returned to Stables after grazing that day, what was somewhat surprising was that the little girl from Anna's family fell asleep easily.
"Wake up" and "stand up" are two things that most thoroughbred horses can instinctively master as long as their legs, feet and health are okay.
But the opposite things of "sleeping" and "lying down" are not easy.
For little ones who have just been born and have barely learned to stand, the threshold for cleverly bending and controlling their legs to lie down seems to be quite high in terms of biology and animal psychology.
Putting aside the overly esoteric academic aspects, from the perspective of horse breeders, it is probably because they are afraid of "plopping" directly onto the bedding.
When they really can't lie down and fall asleep, sometimes the stable attendants at Nishiken Farm will help them "lie down" for the first time.
Because it requires mastering the strength and angle, and some movements similar to Aikido, this work in Mejiro Farm is often left to Rachel Ho who has Aikido experience.
However, child Chestnut Coat, who just went out to graze today, fell asleep smoothly on the bedding after drinking milk.
Sleeping like a puppy.
"Top 100 G1 Races of 2030
RatingBest10
126.75 Breeders' Cup Classics 125.25 Kentucky Derby
125.00 Champion Stakes
124.00 King George 123.50 Japan Cup 123.50 Takarazuka Kinen 123.00 Eclipse Stakes
122.50 Ireland Champion Stakes
122.25 Autumn Emperor's Prize 121.50 Belmont Stakes"
"NOtkeiba"
"Congratulations to the 2030 annual Racehorse, Street Hound!
Trainer: Mott Producer: Godolphin Horse owner: Godolphin
Jockey: Hualasuqi"
-NTRA
"The 2030 JRA Awards Award Horse Selection Committee voted at the JRA headquarters of Tokyo Metropolis Minato Ward on the 7th and decided the ownership of each award.
The winner of the award for the representative horse of the year is Mejiro Sawin. It received 113 votes out of 247 votes. Last year, Mejiro Sawin, on behalf of Japan's trained horse, achieved British 2,000 Guineas Stakes's dominance for the first time. This is the second time that Mejiro Sawin has won the award. Since Mejiro Hōso was named, Racehorse, named by Mejiro, has been elected as the representative horse of the year for two consecutive years. At the same time, Mejiro Sawin also achieved the triple honor of being awarded the best 3-year-old stallion and the best miler.
▼Kitano Yuk (representative of horse owner Mejiro Farm) is not the first time to receive an award, but he was still very touched when he received this award. Thank you everyone for choosing Mejiro Sawin. I have not made any contribution myself, thanks to everyone at Wada Stable and Duman Lai Mr. Jockey, Mr. Yan Zhu'an, Mr. United Kingdom Trainer Orix and many other related people have worked hard to have the opportunity to win this award. I am really grateful."
▼Wada division is really honored to receive such an award this time. To be able to receive this award while only playing for Emperor's Prize·Autumn depends on the trust of everyone present. As Trainer sincerely thanks everyone for your support. At the same time, our continuous efforts since the opening of Stables have also been recognized, which makes me very happy. I will go all out in the future to achieve results worthy of this award."
▼Jockey Duman Lai "This time Mejiro Sawin was elected as the representative horse of the year, and I have been able to continue riding it since before my debut. As a Jockey, I feel extremely happy and proud. Thank you to the horse owners Mejiro Farm and Wada Trainer, the hoof trimmer, the Stables staff and the Nishiken Farm staff for all the hard work they have put in. I think he fully deserved his performance last year.
The honor of representing the horse of the year. I will continue to improve in the future and join hands with Mejiro Sawin to present more exciting competitions.
The prize horses for each department are as follows:
Representative horse of the year Mejiro Sawin The best 2-year-old mare the Mask The best 2-year-old mare Needle and Embroidery The best 3-year-old mare Mejiro Sawin The best 3-year-old mare Mejiro Poetry Banquet The best stallion over 4 years old Jade Record The best stallion over 4 years old Mejiro Traveler The best sprint horse Mejiro Hōso The best mile horse Mejiro Sawin"
"NOtkeiba"