Time to eat.
After a whole morning, Koichi was naturally hungry.
Yes, he still had important races that afternoon, so he couldn't eat too much. He stuck mainly to high-calorie foods, just enough to replenish his energy.
"There's another race for horses aged four and older this afternoon?"
"Yes, there's a 2,200-meter turf race this afternoon, followed by a special race over the same distance."
Saki Ikegami glanced at the day's schedule.
The last race of the day was the Shinsan Memorial, and it was also the most important.
Gentildonna had naturally already arrived at one of the horse stables around Kyoto Racecourse and was going through her final preparations.
She might still have been sleeping at this hour.
But according to the data the trainer had sent back, she was indeed in excellent condition.
"Okay, got it."
Koichi now had a rough idea of what lay ahead.
The dirt race he was watching would soon be over.
There were three races left today.
He felt he was in pretty good shape for today's race, and his touch was there too. That was definitely a good sign for the races to come.
His form was picking up.
"Sasaki, your helmet."
"Thanks. I'll go change into my racing silks."
Koichi took the helmet from her and hurried toward the changing room.
There was so little time between races, yet the preparations beforehand and the interviews afterward took up the most time.
With this race over, he naturally needed to head over early to prepare for the next one.
Saki Ikegami let out a soft breath. She still had to prepare Koichi's helmet for the next race.
Though she was his agent, she was also his jockey's assistant.
After every race, the helmet cover had to be changed to a different color,