Neeeigh-
"All right, all right, I'll give you a pat."
Unlike Gold Ship, who only wanted to eat, Epiphaneia snuggled up to Koichi first.
They had not seen each other in a long time.
Koichi naturally enjoyed his enthusiasm, too.
"All right, all right, eat your dinner first. It'll get cold if you leave it any longer."
Once his feed tub had been filled, Epiphaneia started eating his dinner.
What bothered him was that he had not been able to go out and play for the past few days. Being cooped up in the stable all the time was far too boring.
His trainer's trip home had also brought his training to a halt.
Koichi took this opportunity to look over Epiphaneia as he ate.
Compared with when Koichi had left, Epiphaneia had certainly grown quite a bit. He seemed to be rapidly putting on muscle, too.
It looked as though his recent training had been quite effective.
As for his running style, Epiphaneia would lean toward pressing the pace.
His newcomer race would definitely have to wait until the second half of next year.
Before that, he would have to pass two starting gate tests, just like Gold Ship.
If Koichi did not have the time, he could only ask a few of his senior colleagues to help out. He had gotten to know quite a few people in jockey circles lately.
"There'll be carrots after you finish. I'll come back to see you in a bit."
Seeing how happily Epiphaneia was eating, Koichi stopped disturbing him.
He would go check on Gold Ship again.
Epiphaneia raised his head slightly, then went back to eating his dinner.
He had originally wanted to play with Koichi.
"You really cleaned that out."
By the time Koichi returned, Gold Ship had finished