Aoe Ranch.
"Good afternoon, Jockey Sasaki."
"Jockey Sasaki."
Everyone was noticeably warmer when he visited Aoe Ranch again.
Koichi exchanged a few quick greetings with them, then headed toward Golden Masterpiece's paddock.
They had already finished preparing for the trip and would take Gold Ship to Hakodate Racecourse first thing tomorrow morning.
Compared with traveling to races by plane, this was much easier, and it also cut their expenses considerably.
That was why the two-year-old Newcomer Races at Sapporo and Hakodate were their first choices.
Neigh-
Neigh-
When Koichi arrived, Golden Masterpiece was happily running laps around his paddock.
After competing for so long without a break, Golden Masterpiece had finally gotten the rest he wanted.
The conditions at Aoe Ranch were certainly much better than those in the stables at Tokyo Racecourse, and he had much more room to move around every day.
"Asho, I came to see you."
Koichi waved at the dark gray racehorse galloping around the paddock.
He really had been rolling in the mud again.
This was practically standard behavior among racehorses: first they ate all the grass nearby, then scraped away the earth with their hooves, and finally rolled around on it.
It looked like Yosuke would have more work to do today.
Fortunately, Golden Masterpiece had not broken his water bucket.
Neigh-?
Hearing Koichi call, Golden Masterpiece suddenly stopped running.
Then he looked over at Koichi.
Why was the carrot dispenser here again?
I'm on vacation now. I don't have to work at all during this stretch.
After giving it some thought, Golden Masterpiece still walked over to Koichi.
He had been splattered with mud during the last race, and he had yet to settle that score with Koichi.
Snort-
Golden Masterpiece rested his head on the fence and looked at Koichi.
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