Koichi Sasaki had gone abroad. Too bad he wasn't partnered with Golden Masterpiece (lol).
He hadn't even figured out racing at home yet, and now he was going abroad? Wasn't he just asking for a beating?
I think he really believes he's that good. Going abroad in only his second year-he's throwing his jockey career away.
Hopefully the big-name foreign jockeys will go easy on him.
Aoe Ranch should have switched to a more famous jockey ages ago. At least they made a decent choice this time and brought in the great Mirco Demuro!
Once the news of Koichi's trip abroad was confirmed, discussions sprang up on the forums.
Quite a few people still felt that Koichi Sasaki was taking far too big a step.
Of course, even more were optimistic. How would he know whether he could do it without giving it a try? Besides, he was still young and could afford to fail.
As things stood, most of their own racehorses were ridden by jockeys from other countries.
They also hoped to develop a jockey of their own who could compete overseas.
And Koichi Sasaki was now their best prospect-a prodigy among domestic jockeys who was still improving all the time.
Jockey Sasaki, we're behind you! Wishing you a smooth trip overseas.
You might have missed out on Golden Masterpiece this time, but we're only just getting started. I think Gold Ship is a great prospect.
Go, Jockey Sasaki! Try to win plenty of races abroad too!
Then Hokkai Ranch's official account posted a highlight reel of Koichi Sasaki's graded stakes races over the past year and a half.
The Classic Triple Crown, the Autumn Triple Crown, this year's consecutive titles, Gentildonna's two crowns, and the Takarazuka Kinen that had just ended...
Naturally, Mirai had specifically hired someone