"It really wasn't easy, but I finally won one from the front."
On the way back to Paris, Koichi stretched in the back seat.
August was almost over, and he needed to start preparing for the upcoming races at Longchamp Racecourse.
Compared with Normandy, he clearly had more work lined up in Paris than before. After all, everyone had seen how he had performed recently.
After three weeks of racing, he had finally managed a win, including one in the Grade 3 Prix de Revi.
The main thing was that the race was run over a straight 1,600 meters. He also had a skill bonus, and his horse had been in excellent form that day.
And so he had pulled off an upset victory.
His second win had come in an ordinary middle-distance race.
He was already delighted to have won two races in Normandy.
After all, he had been here for over a month and finally had something to show for it.
As for his earnings, Mirai would have to transfer them into his account later.
"Thanks for all your hard work lately, Sasaki. The all-important races at Longchamp Racecourse are coming up, and we've received quite a few more bookings."
Saki Ikegami turned around from the front passenger seat.
Sasaki's graded stakes victory here had caused quite a stir. No matter how they looked at it, Grade 1 races were still far beyond their reach. They could not even get rides in them.
She hoped the races in Paris would go more smoothly.
"Then can we treat ourselves to a nice dinner when we get back to Paris tonight?"
After stretching, Koichi started playing on his phone.
By now, he had more or less adjusted to the rhythm of racing in Europe and had even developed a thorough