Gentildonna did Wednesday's workout gallop alongside Password.
Password and Gentildonna were both racehorses owned by the Sunday Club, and both ranked among its strongest.
After all, Password had finished third in the Satsuki Sho.
His performances after the Satsuki Sho had been fairly ordinary, though.
"Gentildonna really does have the stronger final kick."
Watching the two racehorses galloping across the dirt track, Password's horse trainer shook his head.
Even this was enough to reveal the gap between them. By comparison, Password had been much more impressive as a two-year-old.
"It's only a simple workout gallop, after all, not a race."
Tadashi Ishisaka knew there was no need to console him.
The Sunday Club had entered two racehorses this time, naturally hoping to claim the title for itself.
Ideally, the colt would win, but no matter how they looked at it, Gentildonna had the better chance.
They were all waiting for the starting stall numbers to be announced.
The participating racehorses and jockeys had already been confirmed.
Koichi, of course, was focused on the workout gallop currently underway.
The horse beside him now had a foreign jockey in the saddle.
Quite a few foreign jockeys came to ride in Japan at this time of year. Their work back home was nearing its end, while things in Japan were only just getting started.
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Once Gentildonna settled into her workout gallop, she took it very seriously.
Now in the second half of her four-year-old season, her weight had been kept at 470 kilograms.
Her muscles were already well developed, and every area that needed strengthening had been strengthened.
At this stage, her horse trainer only needed to maintain her condition. A racehorse could not keep improving forever, after all.
Meanwhile, Password beside her was gradually falling behind.
Although he was now