Tokyo Racecourse.
With the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe over, the first day of racing at Tokyo Racecourse officially began.
Although he had stayed up a little late the night before, Koichi felt pretty good after waking up that day.
Most of their conversation that morning revolved around yesterday's races in France, especially the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. After all, everyone had gone to bed after watching it, without discussing it in detail.
That was also the main topic in the dining hall over breakfast.
After competing in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, Yutaka Take would return to racing before the Kikuka Sho.
The runner-up in the Kobe Shimbun Hai was also set to be entrusted to Yutaka Take.
No matter how they looked at it, they still needed a legendary jockey like Yutaka Take to take on Koichi Sasaki.
"There's nothing to regret about losing that one."
"Yeah, the gap was pretty big. No matter how hard they chased, they couldn't catch up."
Yuichi Fukunaga chatted with Koichi.
They would be rivals again that day. This time, he would ride Eishin Flash, while Koichi Sasaki would ride One-Way Passage, his usual mount.
It made for an interesting matchup.
"Go easy on me out there today, Sasaki."
"I should be the one saying that. You've clearly got much better rides than I do."
Koichi rolled his eyes.
Although they were at Tokyo Racecourse, he felt that his form yesterday really hadn't been very good.
The two of them also went head-to-head in the morning's races.
Although their mounts sometimes weren't particularly good, they also shared a tacit understanding when working together, cutting off the favorite's path forward.
Of course.
The day's main event was still the Mainichi Okan, and the horses taking part were all strong contenders.
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