Tokyo.
"Welcome to Yutaka Take TV, everyone. Let's welcome jockey Yutaka Take once again."
Although Yutaka Take was a jockey, he also had his own channel.
"Hello, everyone. I'm Yutaka Take. I hope to bring you some exciting races this week as well."
Sitting beside the interviewer, Yutaka Take gave a slight bow.
"This has been quite a difficult month for you, Mr. Take, especially with the recent Satsuki Sho and Derby."
The host smiled.
Yutaka Take had failed to achieve any particularly good results in either of those classic races. Instead, a newcomer had won both.
Some people had even started calling that newcomer Yutaka Take's Nemesis.
"Those two races were certainly a shame, but there's no questioning the ability of a racehorse like Golden Masterpiece. If he goes for the Triple Crown, he'll certainly be the strongest contender."
Yutaka Take thought very highly of Golden Masterpiece.
The ability Golden Masterpiece had displayed during the final acceleration in both races had been simply overwhelming.
In the first race, he had beaten the runner-up by five lengths. In the second, he had finished seven lengths ahead of third place, even in the rain.
"We could also see that you changed your racing tactics during the Derby."
"Everyone wanted to shut Golden Masterpiece down in the Derby, but none of us expected him to change his running style. So I had no choice but to adjust my strategy."
As a participant in the race, Yutaka Take naturally knew exactly what had happened.
Unfortunately, Triumph Ballet had seized the advantage in the final stretch.
He, meanwhile, had been boxed in among the pack.
All he could say was that if he had reacted a little faster and gotten past Triumph Ballet, he might have taken second place that time.
But Golden Masterpiece's