Although the photo session with the horse afterward had not gone very smoothly.
But Megumi Mitsumori was still delighted. In the Trainer profession, results were what mattered.
She had now secured her first win on the central racing circuit.
And a share of Gold Ship's prize money belonged to her, too.
That gave her a little more confidence about going home for the New Year. She could tell her parents she had started earning money.
In the blink of an eye, another year would be over.
"What should we do with this banner?"
Megumi Mitsumori looked at Koichi Sasaki, who had finished talking to the organizers, and asked.
Compared with a novice trainer like her, the people running these races naturally paid more attention to this newly emerging jockey.
Most of the conversation had been about hoping he would come back more often, anyway.
They had made a tidy profit from this two-year-old Newcomer Race. If Koichi Sasaki could keep racing here, that would be the best outcome they could hope for.
But they also knew their venue did not have races prestigious enough to attract top jockeys.
As for Yutaka Take, who had lost the race, he had already left with a dark expression.
Going over to speak to him now would not have been a good idea, either.
"If you want it, just cut it in half. You can have one half, and I'll take the other. The writing is the same on both sides, anyway."
Koichi had naturally seen what Megumi Mitsumori was thinking.
This was certainly a race worth commemorating, so there was nothing wrong with her wanting to keep half.
After all, the banner had no value to anyone other than the trainer and jockey.
"Great! Then I'll find a frame for it when we