With Man o' War's race over, Megumi Mitsumori arranged for the horse to stay at the ranch in Chiba.
Epiphaneia and Gold Ship continued training as usual.
"Welcome to our latest Arima Kinen prediction video."
The sports channel naturally had staff dedicated to horse racing.
Their predictions focused primarily on assessing the horses' condition and who had the best chance of winning this race.
Gold Ship, Japan Jordan, Epiphaneia, Triumph Ballet, Nakayama Knight, Chikiri Meikyu.
Any racehorse selected for the Arima Kinen was naturally among the best.
"I'm giving Gold Ship and Epiphaneia an S rating. Their abilities speak for themselves. Out of these sixteen horses, those two are definitely among the strongest."
The host raised the little placard in his hand.
There was no question that those two horses would take the top two spots in the popularity rankings.
"I'm giving Japan Jordan and Triumph Ballet an A rating. Both horses have been regular contenders in Grade 1 races."
Of them all, Triumph Ballet had had the roughest time.
The misfortune lay in competing in the same era as Golden Masterpiece, followed by an injury-enforced break. By the time Triumph Ballet returned, it was already time for this year's Arima Kinen. Still, there was no denying that everyone acknowledged the horse's ability.
The horses that followed received less favorable ratings.
Gold Ship also sat firmly at the top of the popularity rankings.
Everyone knew Gold Ship was about to retire, and no matter what, they wanted to give the horse a magnificent retirement ceremony.
Now they were just waiting for Gold Ship's workout gallop data.
In her interview, Megumi Mitsumori also said that Gold Ship's recent morning workouts had gone extremely well, with clear signs of the exceptional form shown at last year's Arima Kinen.
Koichi Sasaki also spoke