Hokkai Ranch.
With Koichi away, Ayano Aoe had naturally come over to steal Gold Ship again.
More precisely, she happened to have some free time that day.
Koichi had devoted all his energy lately to Golden Masterpiece. After being turned out to pasture, the horse had clearly recovered from his fatigue and was maintaining good form.
"Did you see that message Sasaki posted?"
"You could tell at a glance that Miss Ikegami posted it. Still, I didn't expect him to be so conscientious. He went to Shoryu Racecourse to check things out so quickly."
Standing beside her, Megumi Mitsumori was also holding carrot sticks.
The two of them were standing in the passage between One-Way Passage's and Gold Ship's paddocks.
"When you put it that way, it does make sense. He's never been much of a social person."
Ayano Aoe agreed.
Still, judging by their conversations lately, she felt that things were going quite smoothly for him over there. He would soon be meeting that trainer.
She hoped his career as a jockey in France would go well.
"Even though he's no longer in the country, Sasaki still has plenty of influence. A single post gets lots of shares, and people even leave comments."
Ayano Aoe had naturally learned this from her assistant.
The video Mirai had made had also given her a new idea.
Since they had time now, they could make a similar video for Golden Masterpiece. She had already worked out the concept; now all that remained was to wait for the day they left the country.
"Epiphaneia's race is this week, isn't it?"
This was the season when the two-year-old newcomers were out in force.
She had also looked over Epiphaneia's physique and training data. He should have no trouble being the favorite.
As for their