Hanshin Racecourse
Gold Ship had also successfully completed his starting gate test.
Besides the staff, Ayano Aoe had come over as well. She had hardly missed any of Gold Ship's races.
Of course.
Besides watching the races, she had recently been looking into the game Koichi had proposed.
For now, they only had a goal and had made some inquiries with professionals. How things developed would depend on coordination on several fronts, with the most important question being whether they could secure support from the authorities.
The game would naturally run on modern smartphones, though older phones were still more common in Japan. For now, it was mainly young people who preferred higher-performance smartphones.
But young people were exactly the audience they wanted to reach.
An industry always needed fresh blood and new energy.
There was certainly no shortage of people entering the industry itself.
They also had their own training systems, whether for children following in their fathers' footsteps or those whose parents already worked in the industry.
But having more spectators would be a good thing for them too.
Horse owners were also people looking for new goals in life.
Horse racing offered them a new challenge. Every day, they could imagine which race their horse would run next and what results it might achieve.
"Here, have another carrot stick."
Ayano Aoe had once again switched into feeding mode.
Getting Gold Ship to pay attention to her was easy enough. All she needed was a carrot.
The Hanshin Daishoten still brought back some unpleasant memories for her, though this year's lineup made it a relatively easy race for Gold Ship, no matter how she looked at it.
Even now, looking back, it all seemed unbelievable.
Especially how Golden Masterpiece had still managed to claw his way back in