One, two, three, four.
Two, two, three, four.
Man o' War bobbed his head as he took Koichi back after work.
He had been in pretty good form that morning.
He had clearly improved since before, and his responses to commands were getting better and better.
Mirai, who was standing at the entrance, quickly took out her phone to capture the scene.
Gold Ship was training at that moment, and Koichi was naturally waiting for him to finish.
Gold Ship had thrown a few tantrums lately. After all, he usually got a break after a race, but with the schedule so tight this time, they had only reduced his workload. His daily jogs had continued.
"What are you filming?"
Koichi waved to Mirai.
Most of the morning's work was done. Kenichi Ikezoe should be coming out with Epiphaneia before long.
The horses racing this season were certainly being trained separately, especially Epiphaneia and Gold Ship.
They were also trying vision-restricting headgear on Epiphaneia. Gold Ship had long since grown used to it, but he could still sense certain things.
His archrival Japan Jordan, for instance. Gold Ship had even looked for him after the race.
"I'm filming Man o' War nodding. He's got quite a sense of rhythm."
Mirai answered with a smile.
There were so many racehorses she could film now.
Of course, deep down, she still felt a little sad. Once this year ended, she would have to say goodbye to Gold Ship.
Shadai Ranch certainly wasn't somewhere she could enter whenever she pleased.
"He really is in a pretty good mood today. He did very well in training this morning, too."
Koichi dismounted and handed Man o' War over to the stablehand.
Before Man o' War headed back, Koichi stroked his neck.
There were still two weeks