There were no evening activities at the ranch, so Koichi returned to his room after dinner.
The trophies and certificates he had earned were all displayed on the cabinet, now joined by a 100 Wins plushie.
Beneath the cabinet was, of course, the first set of jockey gear he had used.
His collection kept growing.
The more items he had, the more races he had won. Looking back at them in the future would give him plenty of confidence.
"I still have that ten-pull from the Derby. Should I just use it now?"
After washing up, Koichi sat cross-legged on his bed.
There was nothing else for him to do on the evening of his return. At most, he could play around on his phone.
His game console and other things were still at the hotel in Tokyo, of course. Carrying all that stuff everywhere was far too tiring.
He had one chance from the Derby, and if things went smoothly, he could get another from the Takarazuka Kinen.
Those were his only two opportunities left in the first half of the year.
As for which races he could enter in the second half, he could not be sure yet. The only certainty was that Gold Ship would compete in the upcoming Kikuka Sho and Arima Kinen.
If he went to Europe, Gold Ship would naturally need a different jockey for the Kobe Shimbun Hai.
He would most likely have to give up riding Gentildonna as well. With the trip there and back, he probably would not make it in time.
Sometimes, he simply had to give something up to gain something else.
But none of this had been finalized yet, and there were still plenty of things to consider.
"I'll leave this to my agent. Thinking about all this