The next day.
Koichi naturally skipped Gold Ship's training again that day. After all, he had said when he returned that he was going to give himself a holiday.
The morning training routine had changed as well.
Their main focus during this period was training Gold Ship to run down the straights.
Although the racecourses differed, the layout of the 1,800-meter courses was the same.
Shortly after leaving the gates came a small bend, followed by an exceptionally long straight. After the final turn came the home straight leading to the finish line.
Both turns in an 1,800-meter race were important, but so was the charge down the straights.
Naturally, they had brought in One-Way Passage, who would soon be entering a Newcomer Race, as a training partner.
"Let's begin."
Neigh-
At the command, One-Way Passage immediately took off.
Though unsure what these two-legged creatures wanted to do today, One-Way Passage was willing to cooperate for a carrot reward.
Only after a few seconds did Megumi Mitsumori give Gold Ship the command to run.
The main focus of today's training was having Gold Ship come from behind.
The main reason Koichi and Megumi had chosen this approach was that Gold Ship was decidedly unreliable when leaving the starting gate.
Whether Gold Ship got away smoothly depended entirely on the horse's mood.
That made a come-from-behind run extremely likely in the upcoming race.
Naturally, they needed to strengthen that aspect of the training too.
"Are you planning to use a closer's strategy, Sasaki?"
Trainer Futawatari, standing nearby, thought it was a shame.
With Gold Ship's build and stamina, any running style would work, but the horse clearly had a strong advantage when racing near the front or breaking far clear of the field.
Of course.
He had watched the Tokyo Yushun