Tokyo.
After the Oka Sho at Hanshin, Koichi had come to Tokyo.
There was only one week left until Gold Ship's race.
As Gold Ship's regular jockey, he naturally had to ride the horse on the track for a final tune-up before the last adjustments to its condition.
The updated Satsuki Sho entry list, stall numbers, and body weights had all been posted online.
With an unbeaten record, Gold Ship naturally ranked fairly high in popularity.
Gold Ship had first caught everyone's attention because of Golden Masterpiece, but now people had gained a fresh appreciation of Gold Ship's ability.
It had talent and personality.
The gray horse had quite a personality, but that also made many spectators reluctant to back it. After all, its performances hardly seemed consistent, whichever way they looked at them.
Still, with the added distance, a slightly slow start would not be much of a problem.
The pace in longer races was not particularly fast, after all, so a horse that broke slowly could make up the ground later.
Judging by its performance in the Kyodo News Hai, Gold Ship would certainly have no trouble running two thousand meters.
"It's been ages since I was last here. I didn't expect everything to look exactly the same."
After getting off the plane, Koichi had taken the train back to the hotel room he had stayed in before.
Megumi Mitsumori was naturally there waiting for him.
Gold Ship was about to race, and as its trainer, she had to remain in Tokyo during this period to monitor its final condition before the race.
"You did well in the Oka Sho. You went straight out and won your first Grade 1 of the year."
Megumi Mitsumori spoke as she followed him inside.
She had been waiting for Koichi in