October 23, Kyoto Racecourse.
Today, Kyoto Racecourse had become the center of attention among all the racecourses.
Would the seventh Triple Crown Winner emerge today?!
There had been plenty of people in the morning, but even more spectators arrived in the afternoon.
After all, the important races were scheduled for the afternoon.
Many people along the way carried banners of support. Though those were prohibited in the stands, they were certainly allowed at the Parade Ring.
Golden Masterpiece.
Koichi Sasaki.
This new pairing would leave their names in racing history!
After watching a few races in the morning and having lunch at noon, Koichi waited on standby in the Jockey Room.
Partway through, someone suddenly called Koichi outside.
"Assistant?"
"Be as careful as you can in this race. Those people aren't too keen to see another Triple Crown Winner emerge so soon."
Fujitani Kotomi pointed upward.
The intentions of those big shots were obvious.
Though they could not dictate everything, they could still have a considerable impact.
"Understood. I'll be careful."
Koichi looked at the rather serious Assistant as he spoke.
This was probably the Young Lady's message.
After all, they belonged to different camps, and those veterans would not go easy on him.
"You don't need to worry, either. They certainly won't form a large-scale blockade. Just run at your own pace."
Fujitani Kotomi did not want to put pressure on Koichi, but there was no helping it.
Golden Masterpiece's rise meant that Aoe Ranch would also secure a place for itself.
The pie was only so big.
When more people came along, someone was bound to be pushed out.
But their friendship with the Shadai Line remained quite solid. Compared with racing, they were more enthusiastic about selling horses.
Even the strongest stallion would eventually enter Shadai's Stallion