The days that followed were a genuine break for Koichi.
He no longer had to train the racehorses every day as he used to, or work hard to prepare for races.
Aside from running a few laps around the ranch each day, he could do whatever he liked.
Today, apart from chatting with the ranch staff, he watched some horse races, both domestic and overseas.
One day, he would take Gold Ship abroad to race, too.
Whether he could take Golden Masterpiece along would depend on Ayano Aoe.
To be honest, racing overseas was an extremely expensive undertaking. Entry fees alone were high abroad. One reason Japan had so many racehorses was that there were no entry fees, and there were even subsidies for participating.
Owners overseas had to be especially careful when choosing races.
They had to pay for travel, entry fees, and the considerable cost of keeping their racehorses themselves.
Nobody's money grew on trees.
"Watching races again?"
Returning from an outing, Megumi Mitsumori glanced at Koichi, who was watching his tablet.
Their ranch owner had certainly been taking it easy lately.
Fortunately, his weight hadn't shot up along with all that leisure. If he put on weight, he would have to shed it frantically before his next race.
"Yeah, I'm watching races in Europe."
Koichi nodded.
Running on heavy ground was extremely common in Europe.
Unless there was a typhoon or a torrential downpour, races there generally went ahead, and most racehorses trained as usual even in the rain.
"I didn't expect you to set your sights on Europe in your very first year."
Megumi Mitsumori rolled her eyes.
When it came to Europe, the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe was undoubtedly the race that meant the most to them.
Especially after Nakayama Festa's outstanding performance last