After seeing his agent off, Koichi stopped by a nearby supermarket.
The hotel had a fridge reserved for his use anyway, so he could just put whatever he bought inside.
He had already made arrangements with the ranch. Everything else could wait until after the Arima Kinen.
Some parts of Hokkaido had already started getting snow.
It was a little colder this year, but still manageable. Besides, Tokyo rarely got snow.
"This should save me from having to go shopping for half a month."
Koichi packed the hotel fridge full.
He wouldn't be able to take it easy over the coming days, since he had races in both Tokyo and Nakayama.
And given his current situation, he would definitely need some time to adjust.
Racing did take a lot of stamina, after all.
His seniors rode three, five, or even six races a day, while he only had to ride one.
Whether in terms of intensity or anything else, he certainly hadn't adapted to the pace of the jockeys back home.
He would be heading to the racecourse for work next weekend.
Of course, he also needed to visit the training grounds beforehand to get used to the horses he would be riding that weekend.
The owners were now pinning their hopes on him, the Tokyo Racecourse War God.
He had won four Grade 1 races, so winning a two-year-old Newcomer Race shouldn't be a problem, right?
Time to slack off!
After checking everything over, Koichi leaped straight onto the beanbag sofa.
Roll, roll, roll.
After rolling around on the sofa a few times, Koichi sat up again.
Tomorrow, he would probably head over to Chiba to see Golden Masterpiece.
He would take his agent along, too. His agent was also a fan of Golden Masterpiece.
He had already contacted