A dead heat in the Arima Kinen.
Excellent.
Both men on the track breathed a sigh of relief.
Sharing first place was pretty good, too.
After all, the chances of a dead heat were incredibly slim.
Golden Masterpiece had finished his final race perfectly, while Gold Ship had claimed the Arima Kinen title he had never won before.
On their way back, both men acknowledged the enthusiastic spectators around the track.
Golden Masterpiece-
Ship, we'll keep supporting you!
Jockey Sasaki, you're so handsome-
Jockey Ikezoe, you really gave it everything this time.
That battle down the final straight was incredible!
Gold Ship and Golden Masterpiece made a short circuit of the track before returning to the Waiting Area.
Hitachi Yosuke and Mirai were already waiting there.
"Congratulations."
"It went all right. A dead heat was a pretty good result this time."
Hitachi Yosuke and Koichi chatted briefly.
This counted as a win-win.
Golden Masterpiece, however, was still in a rather bad mood.
Neigh, neigh-
He still hadn't gotten his revenge on Carrot Dispenser!
Meanwhile, Gold Ship glanced over at Golden Masterpiece several times.
Since the race had ended in a dead heat, both teams would attend the award ceremony together.
The extra trophy and winner's banner would have to be supplied later.
The Authorities hadn't expected a dead heat in the Arima Kinen, either.
They could use one set for now, taking Golden Masterpiece's photos first before handing it over to Gold Ship. Naturally, both would go through the same formalities.
"Let's go."
"This is our first joint interview."
"Haha, I suppose we both got the job done."
Kenichi Ikezoe was naturally in a wonderful mood.
A shared first place was still first place. He had guided Golden Masterpiece to a solid victory, despite all the tactics aimed at him