After Golden Masterpiece finished throwing a tantrum, the Horse Transport Truck took him back to his training base.
Naturally, the Authorities were discussing the incident as well. None of them thought Golden Masterpiece could win the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe anyway, and Japanese Horse Racing brought them plenty of publicity and entry fees every year.
Even Deep Impact had failed at the height of his fame, and Nakayama Festa hadn't won either, had he?
Barring Golden Masterpiece from competing wouldn't really be a good idea.
In the end, after the entire organizing committee discussed the matter, they settled on a light penalty.
For various reasons, quite a few of Europe's strongest horses couldn't compete this time.
But as the hosts, they still had confidence in their home advantage.
They officially ruled that Golden Masterpiece had been startled by some slight drifting, which had led to his subsequent rampage. Besides, the rampage hadn't caused much damage.
Apart from his jockey taking a fall and being sent to the hospital.
In the end, a Japanese jockey who had come to further his training had brought the whole fiasco under control.
The incident also made the news on the Horse Racing Channel.
Many spectators at the scene went online to leave comments and share their impressions, but the reaction back in Japan was naturally even more explosive. None of them had expected what happened that day.
Golden Masterpiece had actually lost.
Although the competition in this race hadn't been weak, it certainly couldn't compare to the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.
"Koichi, do you think we might have another chance to team up?"
"Team up? Aren't we doing that right now?"
Koichi smiled as he bathed Golden Masterpiece.
Back when he first started, he had been one of Golden Masterpiece's little attendants.