The day after their meal, Koichi saw the poster for the Tenno Sho.
Golden Masterpiece naturally took center stage, with Triumph Ballet and Japan Jordan behind.
Judging by the picture, though, Japan Jordan's jockey seemed to be him too. They had used a shot of him crossing the finish line in first place at the Japan Cup.
Of course, none of that really had anything to do with him. It was official promotional material, after all.
But the buzz was certainly building fast, and Golden Masterpiece would soon enter the final phase of race preparation and draw a stall number.
Before that, Koichi naturally had to finish his work at Tokyo Racecourse first.
As last year's Tokyo Racecourse War God, he had more bookings than anyone this week. Even the dirt horses weren't letting him off, and almost every race on his daily schedule was filled.
Next up would be the second leg of the fillies' Triple Crown and the Derby.
Both races would be held at Tokyo Racecourse in the coming month of May.
He needed to work out and get back into form.
Mirai could take a little break during this period too. Gold Ship had already been sent to the ranch they had booked to begin a spell out at pasture.
Her first trip away had lasted so long, and the work had been so exhausting that she deserved a proper rest. Besides, he was especially eager to go back and see the newborn Black North.
Megumi Mitsumori had discussed it with him, then bought Mirai a plane ticket so they could return together.
Once his work for the day was finished, he would naturally head back to continue training the horses.
Epiphaneia had successfully passed the test, but the other horses still had a few issues.