After Gold Ship finished training, the data was uploaded to the official website.
Many fans quickly left comments below it, convinced that Gold Ship would have no trouble in the Kikuka Sho.
Hao Yiyi naturally attended the interview afterward, and then drew stall one.
Gold Ship's stall draw was a major problem in its own right.
Stall one was a good draw, but only for horses that broke well and accelerated quickly.
The issue naturally came up during the interview, and Koichi said that their team had its own strategy.
Apart from front-running, they had tried all three other racing styles.
And Gold Ship was in excellent form at the moment.
"Stall one really is a headache."
Yamana Takuto spoke.
There were eighteen runners in this year's Kikuka Sho. Another horse might have been able to break clear from stall one, but that was completely impossible for Gold Ship.
As the favorite, and with an Undefeated Triple Crown on the line, the other jockeys certainly would not give them a chance to burst clear.
Once the interview ended, the team began discussing their tactics for the coming race.
"If we could use the draw to our advantage and burst straight out along the rail, that would be a great approach, but..."
Megumi Mitsumori also ran through how the race might unfold.
The stall numbers and jockeys were now confirmed, so they could predict their opponents' tactics based on the horses' previous performances and their riders' personalities.
"But with Gold Ship's acceleration, it'll be hard to get clear at the start. We'll most likely be trapped against the rail with nowhere to go, boxed in all the way to the final straight."
Koichi continued.
The situation they anticipated was very likely to happen. Although Gold Ship was large, forcing several horses