Ayano Aoe naturally had her own way of weighing things.
Clubs that currently lacked resources naturally hoped to work with some top jockeys, ensuring that at least some of their racehorses could earn money.
Aoe Ranch, at least, would not have to worry before Koichi Sasaki retired.
Sasaki had already helped three or four of their racehorses advance to the next class this year.
They would naturally have more and more opportunities to work together in the future. After all, she could tell that Koichi Sasaki was someone who truly remembered the kindness others had shown him.
The arrangements on their end were naturally planned around Koichi's schedule as well.
As for the rest of the morning, the two of them spent it chatting.
Sometimes they talked about races or particular racehorses; other times, they discussed things happening in racing circles.
Koichi always picked up plenty of news from Ayano Aoe.
"So have you really made up your minds?"
"She has the final say over that broodmare now. If there really aren't any slots available, we'll just leave it."
Koichi naturally knew how important the first year was.
After all, it was one of the benchmarks ranches used to assess a stallion's quality.
Breeding and raising racehorses took a long time, after all.
"That definitely won't be a problem. We've already reserved a slot for you, after all. You can even come earlier if that works for you."
Ayano Aoe naturally had no objections.
Much of the current interest was because of Golden Masterpiece. The stallion had considerable ability in its own right, of course, but its temperament and size had still caused quite a few ranches to give up on it.
It was small, so it needed something beneath its feet during mating.
That was indeed quite a hassle.