Hokkai Ranch.
"Ship, I'm back! Did you miss me?"
The first thing Megumi Mitsumori did after returning to the ranch was visit her two precious darlings.
Unfortunately, Gold Ship took one look at her, then turned his head away.
It would be best if this two-leg never came back. Nothing good ever happened when she showed up.
"I'll be really hurt if you act like that. I even came back early just to train you."
Seeing that he had no intention of acknowledging her, Megumi Mitsumori sighed.
She would certainly have plenty to do now that she was back. First, she needed to expand the staff; second, she had to wait for the other racehorses to be delivered.
Even Ayano Aoe had entrusted her with two yearlings.
But she could clearly tell that the main intention was to have Sasaki ride those two horses.
Of course.
The most important thing right now was to arrange for Gold Ship to resume training and prepare for the trip to Tokyo.
Gold Ship would be spending pretty much the entire first half of the year in Tokyo.
After running three races, he would return to Hokkai Ranch to rest.
"Ship, you shouldn't behave like that."
Mirai immediately launched into a lecture.
His unwillingness to acknowledge her was far worse than when he saw the Young Master.
For Gold Ship, it simply went in one ear and out the other.
None of this had anything to do with him.
Carrots came first, his little sidekick second, and the Carrot Dispenser third.
Of course, because he had been resting, his condition hadn't been particularly good lately. Luckily, he could go out and play for a while when he had nothing to do.
"It's fine. We're starting training again tomorrow. After training for a while, we'll