Koichi smoothly won the graded stakes race on the first day, then took the one on the second day as well.
Though this time, he rode a racehorse belonging to the head of Shadai.
After the week's racing ended, Koichi went to the Training Center as usual.
Once Man o' War returned to the Training Center, he underwent an examination and had his condition checked.
His training load would naturally decrease during this period, with mostly walking exercises to maintain his condition. After all, there was not much time left before the Asahi Hai.
And he had not been particularly tired after the Keio Hai Nisai Stakes.
"Are you going to ride in the Queen Elizabeth II Cup this week?"
On Wednesday, Koichi happened to run into Ayano Aoe.
She had come to see her racehorses as well.
"I'll be in Tokyo on Saturday, then I'll need to come here to race on Sunday."
Koichi patted Gold Ship behind him and nodded.
His races had been arranged that way for both weeks. After all, Hanshin Racecourse had Grade 1 races on both weekends, so he would definitely be coming. Though his mounts were not particularly strong, he still had to enter the races he ought to.
"All that traveling back and forth must be tiring. I hope you get a good result."
Ayano Aoe gave a faint smile.
She was not particularly interested in those two races. What interested her most was naturally the Japan Cup at the end of the month, where all the top contenders would clash.
Gentildonna and Gold Ship would face each other again.
As things stood, Gentildonna would most likely be entrusted to Ryan Moore. After all, he had recently been seen taking Lady through some simple training.
He would be a formidable opponent for