On Wednesday, Koichi naturally began his workday, taking the horses through their morning exercises at the Training Center.
In the afternoon, he took the horses out for workout gallops.
That evening, Koichi still had a horse owners' gathering to attend.
More and more horse owners had been inviting Koichi to dinner lately. After all, his standing was now fairly secure.
His work schedule was practically packed for the entire week, and the opportunities available to him were top-tier as well.
They called it dinner, but the main point was really to chat.
It was also one way horse owners showed their enthusiasm. If they wanted you to ride their horse, for instance, they would invite you to dinner before the race.
If the results were poor, the owner would discuss things with the trainer. Owners with strong opinions would even choose their own jockeys, contacting them personally or inviting them to dinner.
"Ah-today's finally over."
After walking out of the hotel, Koichi stretched.
He had come with his agent this time. The horse owner knew Saki Ikegami and had contacted him through her.
"Thanks for your hard work today, Sasaki."
Saki Ikegami had also called a taxi for Koichi.
It had been a heavy day's workload. After all, they were only staying in Japan for two weeks, and he had spent a little time riding some of the horses scheduled for his upcoming races that day.
"That's the price of going on a trip. It's actually not too bad."
Koichi felt that he had gotten back into much better form over the course of the day.
Once he returned to the hotel that evening, he could do his lucky draws.
He still had a little work tomorrow, but on Friday he could focus on preparing for his races.
"Tell me