Tokyo, hotel.
After seeing Golden Masterpiece off, Koichi returned to Tokyo.
He turned his head and asked:
"Another notice that they're changing jockeys, right?"
He had grown used to what had been happening over the past few days.
"Yes."
Saki Ikegami, who had just finished a phone call, gave a wry smile.
Although several days had passed since the Tenno Sho, its repercussions were still being felt.
The threads attacking Koichi Sasaki already had hundreds of replies.
And this had indeed made some of the owners and trainers he had worked with hesitate.
Clearly, most people were not satisfied with the statement Aoe Ranch had released. No matter how they looked at it, it was a statement protecting Koichi Sasaki.
And they might still use Koichi Sasaki in the next race.
"If they want to change jockeys, let them. It'll give me a chance to rest."
Koichi continued playing his game.
He did not even want to look at his phone anymore.
"Actually, most of the changes involve people further down the schedule. The main issue is still Sunday Club. They've been hesitating since the Tenno Sho too."
Saki Ikegami sat down beside Koichi and spoke.
Naturally, she had learned all this through her contacts.
Sunday Club had previously chosen Koichi because there had been strong support for him. Now the situation had completely reversed.
And they certainly had no shortage of good jockeys.
They now seemed inclined to bring in Yasuo Iwata, but nothing had been finalized yet.
"You mean Gentildonna? There's really not much we can do about that."
Koichi's hands paused on the controller before he spoke.
No matter how many times people asked him, he would never regret it.
Without Golden Masterpiece, he would never have reached the heights he had today.
"I'll try to fight