Hanshin Racecourse.
With everything else arranged, Koichi began his races for the week.
Once this week's races were over, he planned to get ready to return to his home in Tokyo.
He had had enough of staying in hotels, though fortunately, he spent most of his time at the Training Center.
On Friday night, Koichi went to bed early.
He was especially careful during his preparations now. After all, catching a chill had caused an unexpected problem last time.
As for the dormitory in the preparation area, he quite enjoyed staying there.
Early to bed, early to rise.
After getting up, Koichi did a little light exercise, then greeted the people in the other rooms and went to have breakfast.
Before starting work, he also met Saki Ikegami outside the jockeys' room.
He had to admit that he needed to confirm everything with her before each race. Forgetting which horse he was riding or the distance would be a disaster.
Fortunately, all of those details could be checked again before the race.
Many older jockeys had also spoken to him about this.
"Good morning, Sasaki."
"Mm, good morning."
Koichi also adjusted the weights he was carrying.
"Your first ride today is in the first race. The owner's racing silks are... and the distance is..."
Saki Ikegami ran through all his work for the morning.
Most of the morning's races were on dirt.
At this time of year, the dirt races were mainly debut races and maiden races for two-year-olds.
Koichi Sasaki's forward urging certainly played an important role on dirt, and after familiarizing himself with the track over this period, he had also begun to show what set him apart.
That was why they had entered quite a few dirt races lately. It also served to build experience for future