The gates opened!
The instant they broke from the starting gate, Koichi could clearly feel that Gold Ship had gotten away even more slowly.
Looks like we'll have to come from behind again.
After a brief moment to react, Koichi had already settled on their tactics for this race.
The other Racehorses had surged ahead of him. Trying to fight for position now would only make it easy for them to box him in.
Although he had grown somewhat used to riding a closer, he still felt a little disappointed. Pressing the pace might have given them a greater advantage and a better position.
After a brief pause, the commentator began analyzing the race.
"Sure enough, Gold Ship was slow out of the gate again."
"Number ten on the outside accelerated sharply and quickly seized the lead."
He felt he had gotten used to Gold Ship's slow starts. Last time, Gold Ship had clearly broken more slowly than the others. This time was slightly better, but the other Racehorses had still left Gold Ship trapped behind them.
Although the other Racehorses had been restless when entering the Starting Gate, none of them had been slow to break.
"They're through the first turn. Number ten has secured the lead, with number one a length behind, followed by number eleven, Grand Colt."
"Best Deal, the third favorite, is in the middle of the pack."
"The final three are number three, Pink Champagne, number six, Gold Ship, and number four."
"There are roughly fifteen lengths between first and last."
Although all these horses were competing in the Sapporo Nisai Stakes, there were still clear differences in their ability.
Then Kenichi Ikezoe spotted Koichi running alongside him.
That acceleration after the start was genuinely impressive.
Both Racehorses were accelerating, but he could clearly feel