Tokyo Racecourse.
"Jockey Sasaki, are you confident about this race?"
"I have some confidence. After all, Japan Jordan performed quite well in the last Autumn Tenno Sho."
Koichi replied as he looked at the interviewer.
After returning to Tokyo, he had ridden Japan Jordan in training twice, and the horse had recovered quite well.
The fatigue from the previous race had almost completely faded, so competing in the next race would certainly be no problem.
"We can also see from the recent training footage that Japan Jordan is still in excellent form."
The interviewer nodded.
Although people were not as optimistic about Japan Jordan as before, the horse was still ranked fairly high this time.
Whether that last race had burned through everything would become clear in the next one.
"Then who do you think will be the toughest opponents in this race, Jockey Sasaki?"
The field was packed with formidable contenders. All four horses coming from abroad for the Japan Cup were strong.
"The two toughest horses this time would naturally be Lovely Scenery and Dan Shan Meng."
Koichi did not have to hesitate over that answer.
The greater threat was undoubtedly Special Week's daughter. After all, she was familiar with Tokyo Racecourse.
The Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe champion, on the other hand, had only recently arrived at Tokyo Racecourse. Over the past few days, he had often seen her training alongside the runner-up from that race.
The official interview with Koichi mostly covered how Japan Jordan had felt during their training rides and his thoughts on the horse.
"Then we look forward to seeing how Jockey Sasaki and Japan Jordan perform in the coming race."
"I'll head back, then."
Koichi picked up the bottle of mineral water on the table.
After talking for so long, he really