Japan Jordan successfully took first place in the Sapporo Kinen.
Koichi also said he was willing to ride Japan Jordan in the Autumn Emperor's Cup.
With his first job taken care of, Koichi naturally had to start helping Gold Ship get used to the Racecourse Track at Sapporo.
Overall, the Racecourse Track at Sapporo Racecourse was relatively flat, something quite rare among racecourses.
That made the Racecourse Track here the easiest to adjust to.
The Racecourse Track itself had almost no effect on race strategy.
Back when they raced at Tokyo Racecourse, they had found it quite challenging. There were two uphill stretches there, after all, and the last one was right by the finish line.
Neigh-
Gold Ship once again looked curiously at the people around the Parade Ring.
Compared with Hakodate Racecourse, Sapporo naturally had more people.
After all, this was Hokkaido's largest central racecourse, located right in the heart of Hokkaido.
Most other racecourses were on the outskirts of cities, while Sapporo's was in the city center.
There were bound to be more people here.
"Jockey Sasaki, good luck in this race too!"
"What a cute little horse..."
"Gold Ship, look over here~"
Gold Ship had now made something of a name for himself.
Once he won this race, he would be eligible to enter a Grade 3 race.
"Let's go."
After lingering for a little while, Koichi gave the command to set off.
Neigh-
With his summer break just over, Gold Ship was a little out of form.
They would have to step up his training for a while.
This time, however, Gold Ship hadn't gained weight. He had lost quite a bit instead.
That was mainly because the summer heat had left Gold Ship with little appetite lately.
Fortunately, his appetite had returned before they