Paris, France, had naturally been bustling these past few days, with spectators arriving from all over the world to watch the upcoming Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.
Plenty had come from Japan, too, hoping to see Golden Masterpiece win the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.
Even with a change of jockey and a loss in the previous race, they still felt he had a very good chance of winning.
Koichi had received another interview request from back home, and they had even sent someone specifically to direct the shoot.
Although their overseas campaigns had gone quite well in recent years, the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe remained the race they wanted to win most.
The filming took place at the stable.
Koichi wore his usual clothes and stood beside the door to Golden Masterpiece's stall.
Racehorses usually interacted with their stablehands or jockeys during interviews.
Golden Masterpiece, naturally, wore his usual innocent expression, looking utterly harmless. Anyone who did not know him would certainly have been fooled.
Fortunately, the crew conducting this interview had already learned quite a bit about Golden Masterpiece.
"Sasaki, thank you for all your hard work over these past two months."
"These two months haven't been too bad. I've certainly learned a lot from the races I've ridden in. After all, I used to just watch recordings of jockeys overseas, but now I can compete against them on the track."
By comparison, jockeys overseas clearly had a stronger tradition of passing down their skills, and there were plenty of talented riders.
Koichi felt he had learned a great deal himself.
He was still young and had plenty of experience left to gain. By twenty-seven or twenty-eight, he would probably be at his peak.
And now that he had begun his European campaign, he felt he