Gaming was over. Time for a workout.
Koichi would also spend some of his remaining time checking on the ranch's recent operations.
Thanks to their current relationship, the neighboring Aoe Ranch had been providing their ranch with some support.
Overall, everything at the ranch was running smoothly.
It wasn't making much money, but it wasn't losing money either.
Someone in his position only needed to review the finances and decide on the overall direction.
Naturally, their ranch hoped to build up its horse racing business gradually.
Gold Ship's victory in the Satsuki Sho had given them a considerable boost in confidence.
Breeding had to come first in horse racing, and they knew a few people who were selling broodmares.
Aoe Ranch also had quite a few mares it wanted to sell.
Of course, broodmare auctions were still the main source, but most of those mares were being sold on because they hadn't produced any good results for several years.
Koichi didn't know much about that side of things.
Still, he would certainly put some money toward supporting the venture.
A ranch couldn't rise to prominence in just a day or two.
Their ranch could afford to keep a few broodmares without any trouble. If things didn't work out, they could simply sell them at auction.
Once the racehorses owned by their ranch retired, they could also try breeding them themselves.
Breeding was essentially a lottery.
Every day could bring something unexpected.
As for Black North's mother, he would leave her to Megumi Mitsumori for now. She could choose whichever stallion she wanted.
After Gold Ship's victory, he felt that she had become much more confident, too.
"Phew-finally finished reading all that."
Koichi stretched.
A few senior jockeys had invited him out that evening. Naturally, this time they would be talking